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Belgium

EU Commission calls out harmful tax practices in Belgium, Cyprus, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands

The EU Commission took tentative steps toward reducing harmful tax competition among EU member countries today, publishing European Semester country reports that identify seven EU countries as potentially facilitating tax avoidance by multinationals. The Commission today also released a taxation paper detailing economic evidence that suggests that particular tax avoidance structures , , ,

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Belgium

EU Commission to investigate tax ruling practices of all EU states

The European Commission has enlarged its state aid investigation into private tax ruling practices to cover all 28 European Union states. “The Commission will ask Member States to provide information about their tax ruling practice, in particular to confirm whether they provide tax rulings, and, if they do, to request a list of all companies that have received a tax ruling from 2010 to 2013,” the Commission said December 17 in a press release . . .

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Asia-Pacific

Switzerland and Cyprus sign tax treaty

Switzerland and Cyprus, on July 25, signed an agreement for the avoidance of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and on capital. It is the first tax treaty to be signed between the countries. The agreement includes a provision for the exchange of tax information on request.