News archive February 2017

List of articles in category News archive February 2017
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Members of the European Parliament: “Citizens should get access to data on firm owners to fight money laundering”
New Zealand - Bill enabling legislation for New Zealand’s participation in the AEOI received Royal assent
Carousel Fraud with an airplane
The European Parliament publishes the responses received from the UK on its request for information regarding tax related offences
Uruguayan – Singaporean DTA to enter into force
The Protocol amending the existing Indian – Singaporean DTA entered into force
Singapore – CAAs for CRS with Australia, Korea, Italy, Canada and Latvia entered into force
Text of the Protocol amending the Dutch – Uzbek DTA has been published
Singapore and Lithuania conclude a Competent Authority Agreement on the Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information
European Parliament publishes the responses received from Italy and Slovenia on its request for information regarding tax related offences

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INTERESTING ARTICLES

Strike 1 - CJEU annuls the European Commission’s decision that the Belgian system relating to the excess profit of multinational companies constituted an aid scheme
CJEU judges in Case C-562/17, Nestrade (VAT – VAT refund sought by an undertaking not established in the EU)
CJEU judges in Case C-531/17, Vetsch Int. Transporte (VAT – Intra-community transfer – Acquirer committing tax evasion with a subsequent taxable transaction)
Guernsey deposits its instrument of ratification for the MLI
Mauritania signed the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters
Armenia joined the Inclusive Framework on BEPS
Ireland deposits its instrument of ratification for the MLI
CJEU judges in Case C-165/17 Morgan Stanley & Co International (VAT – Deduction of input tax – Goods and services used for both taxable transactions and exempt transactions (mixed-use goods and services))
Panama has signed the MCAA on the Exchange of Country-by-Country Reports
Papua New Guinea signs the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI)
The opinion of the AG in Case C-133/18, Sea Chefs Cruise Services (VAT – Interpretation of Article 20(2) of Council Directive 2008/9/EC of 12 February 2008)
CJEU judges in Case C-410/17, A (VAT – Do the services carried out constitute one single transaction or do they comprise two transactions?)
The opinion of the AG in Case C-607/17, Memira Holding (Freedom of establishment – Deduction of losses of a foreign subsidiary in the State of the parent company in the context of a merger)
The opinion of the AG in Case C-608/17, Holmen (Freedom of establishment – Deduction of losses in a subsidiary in another Member State)