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

The opinion of the AG in Case C-291/18, Grup Servicii Petroliere (VAT — Directive 2006/112/EC — Article 148(a) and (c) — Definition of a vessel)
Luxembourg deposits its instrument of ratification for the MLI
Brunei Darussalam deposits its Instrument of Ratification for the OECD’s Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters
The Netherlands and Georgia deposit their instruments of acceptance or ratification for the MLI
The opinion of the AG in Case C-71/18, KPC Herning (VAT – Supply of land with building(s))
CJEU judges in Case C-449/17, A & G Fahrschul-Akademie (VAT — Exemption for certain activities in the public interest – Driving school tuition provided by a driving school)
CJEU judges in Case C-647/17, Srf konsulterna (VAT — Supply of services in respect of admission to educational events – Place of taxable transactions)
ECOFIN – VAT on e-commerce
Digital Tax – ECOFIN did not come to an agreement yet
The EU puts 10 jurisdictions (back) on its list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes
Morocco joined the Inclusive Framework on BEPS
ECOFIN to discus the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions and a digital services tax
CJEU judges in Case C-135/17 X (Sociétés intermédiaires établies dans des pays tiers) (Free movement of capital — Movement of capital between Member States and third countries)
CJEU judges in Case C-581/17, Wächtler (Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the free movement of persons – Freedom of movement of self-employed persons)