Indirect Tax Newsreader

• 52013PC0276 18/06/2013
  Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, on the proposal to amend the Customs Convention on the International Transport of goods under cover of TIR carnets (TIR Convention 1975)/* COM/2013/0276 final - 2013/0148 (NLE) */
• 62012CJ0191 18/06/2013
  Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 16 May 2013. Alakor Gabonatermelő és Forgalmazó Kft. v Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal Észak-alföldi Regionális Adó Főigazgatósága. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Kúria - Hungary. Non-repayment of the entirety of value added tax unduly paid - National legislation precluding repayment of VAT because it has been passe […]
• 62011CJ0651 18/06/2013
  Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 30 May 2013. Staatssecretaris van Financiën v X BV. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Hoge Raad der Nederlanden - Netherlands. VAT - Sixth Directive 77/388/EEC - Article 5(8) - Concept of ‘transfer of a totality of assets or part thereof’ - Disposal of 30% of the shares in a company to which the transferor supplies […]
• 62011CJ0663 18/06/2013
  Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 30 May 2013. Scandic Distilleries SA v Direcţia Generală de Administrare a Marilor Contribuabili. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Curtea de Apel Oradea - Romania. Request for a preliminary ruling - Directive 92/12/EEC - Excise duties - Products released for consumption in a Member State where the excise duty was p […]
• UK to trial new EU VAT dispute scheme 18/06/2013
  UK among 13 EU countries that have agreed to take part in a test case to pilot a new EU mechanism for dealing with international VAT disputes
• Tax-News.com: Italy Finds Difficulty In Avoiding Property Tax, VAT Hike 18/06/2013
  Tax-News.com: While the coalition Italian Government agreed, on June 15, to certain policies it will put forward to improve tax administration, together with minor tax changes, the pressing problems of the value added tax rate increase, due on July 1, and the removal of local property tax on first residences, remain unresolved.
• Tax-News.com: 300 Calls Per Day To UK Tax Evasion Hotline 18/06/2013
  Tax-News.com: A Tax Evasion Hotline run by HM Revenue and Customs received 72,000 calls from members of the public over the past year, meaning that around 300 calls were taken each day.
• Czech Republic - Liability for VAT; solidarity tax increase 17/06/2013
  Liability for VAT, solidarity tax in Czech Republic
• Weekly VAT News 17/06/2013 17/06/2013
  Consultation on extension of education
• Managing indirect taxes in rapid-growth markets 14/06/2013
  Since 2008, many developed economies have seen flat or negative growth rates. Multinational businesses have responded by transforming their supply chains to reduce production costs and overheads and to pursue growth in new markets. The emerging markets are not only attracting inward investment, they are also creating a new generation of global traders. As a […]
• VAT treatment of charities: The basics 13/06/2013
• India - Investments by retail entities; VAT for SEZ developers 13/06/2013
  Guidance in India for direct investments by retailers, depreciation of automobiles, and SEZ developers affected by VAT rules
• Spain - No expanded VAT return filing requirements in 2014 12/06/2013
  VAT payers will not be reequired to file form 340
• Speech - Fighting tax evasion: proposal to widen scope of automatic exchange of information within the EU 12/06/2013
  European Commission Algirdas Šemeta Commissioner responsible for Taxation and Customs Union, Statistics, Audit and Anti-fraudSpeech - Press conference Brussels, 12 June 2013 Ladies and Gentlemen In the run up to the G8 Summit, which has put tax compliance at the heart of its agenda, the proposal I present to you...
• Australia - Adequate GST clauses in contracts 12/06/2013
  Effect of inadequate GST clauses in contracts in Australia
• Colombian tax reform rewrites VAT system 12/06/2013
  On 26 December 2012, the Congress of Colombia enacted a tax reform that seeks to simplify VAT legislation in the tax code. This reform means that major changes have been introduced to VAT rates, taxable goods and services, VAT recovery and VAT filings. Colombia’s VAT system before the changes In Colombia, VAT is applied to the sale or import of tangible good […]
• Coke Enterprises shares slide after warning 11/06/2013
  (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc shares fell after the company warned that persistent economic weakness in Europe, bad weather, a sharp excise tax increase in France and fierce competition in...
• MEMO 13/527 - Customs: Commissioner Šemeta welcomes EP vote on Intellectual Property Rights Regulation 11/06/2013
  See also the frequently asked questions on customs enforcement of intellectual property rights (MEMO/13/526).