The European Commission has formally requested Belgium to change the provision of the Inheritance Tax Code of the Brussels Capital Region which provides for a reduced rate applicable to taxation of gifts of real estate in the Brussels Capital Region because to qualify the person has to live in Brussels for at least five years. […]
taxation and custom union
IP/11/158 – Taxation: Commission requests UK to amend two anti-abuse tax regimes
The European Commission has formally requested the United Kingdom to amend two discriminatory anti-abuse tax regimes which concern the transfer of assets abroad and attribution of gains to members of non-UK resident companies. The requests take the form of Reasoned Opinions (the second step of an infringement procedure). In the absence of a satisfactory response […]
IP/11/158 – Taxation: Commission requests UK to amend two anti-abuse tax regimes
The European Commission has formally requested the United Kingdom to amend two discriminatory anti-abuse tax regimes which concern the transfer of assets abroad and attribution of gains to members of non-UK resident companies. The requests take the form of Reasoned Opinions (the second step of an infringement procedure). In the absence of a satisfactory response […]
Taxation: Anti-fraud network EUROFISC starts operational work
Anti-fraud experts from the EU’s 27 national tax administrations convene on 7 and 8 February in Paris in the framework of EUROFISC. This will be the launch of the first EUROFISC working field, soon to be followed by three others. EUROFISC is a mechanism provided for Member States to enhance their administrative cooperation in combating […]