Feb 25, 2010
Greece has been referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union, after the European Commission (EC) deemed a series of tax exemptions issued by the jurisdiction to be illegal.
On February 24th the EC released a statement referring Greece to the EU Court of Justice for breaking clauses within the Treaty on the [...]
Greece has been referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union, after the European Commission (EC) deemed a series of tax exemptions issued by the jurisdiction to be illegal.
On February 24th the EC released a statement referring Greece to the EU Court of Justice for breaking clauses within the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). The EC claims that Greece broke EU legislations when it failed to comply with a decision passed by the Commission in ... Read More
Dec 17, 2009
Increasing fiscal transparency was an important issue in the economic and political spectrum of the 2009 year. With only a few weeks remaining in 2009, December happened to be one of the most active month of the passing year, with Governments around the globe completing efforts made in negotiations of Double Taxation Agreements (DTA) and [...]
Increasing fiscal transparency was an important issue in the economic and political spectrum of the 2009 year. With only a few weeks remaining in 2009, December happened to be one of the most active month of the passing year, with Governments around the globe completing efforts made in negotiations of Double Taxation Agreements (DTA) and Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEA).
In an unprecedented step, Switzerland wishes to cease ratification of its DTA with France in protest at the French authorities' handling of account ... Read More
Dec 9, 2009
Within the week ending November 11th, the Greek Finance Ministry will bring forwarx six Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTA) for ratification in the country’s Parliament.
Among the presented agreements, the DTA with Canada is the most significant and unique, being a product of almost 25 years of continued bilateral negotiations. Within the standard stipulations characteristic for [...]
Within the week ending November 11th, the Greek Finance Ministry will bring forwarx six Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTA) for ratification in the country's Parliament.
Among the presented agreements, the DTA with Canada is the most significant and unique, being a product of almost 25 years of continued bilateral negotiations. Within the standard stipulations characteristic for DTAs, the most attention has been drawn to the provisions regulating the tax treatment of Canadian pensions received by Greek nationals living outside of Canada. Taking into ... Read More