Johan Barros

Deja vu! Last ECOFIN reached an agreement on VAT in digital age (ViDA) but as the final agreement differs significantly from original @EU_Taxud proposal, @EUCouncil will request @Europarl_EN to provide a new opinion. Without EP opinion the file cannot become EU law. Stay tuned 🧐

The Commission has adopted this morning its proposal for a DAC9. It will facilitate the implementation of Pillar 2 by allowing MNEs to report in one Member State only instead of 27. #Taxes #OECD @EU_Taxud

.@EUCouncilPress ECOFIN finance ministers will aim for political agreement on @EU_Taxud #VAT in the digital age (ViDA) proposal at their 5 November meeting. This proposal, if adopted, would contribute to reducing companies' & SMEs' admin burdens in the future, so fingers crossed!

👉EC to look into taxation & harmful fossil subsidies 👉VAT exemption for financial services is "outdated" Next step: all nominees grilled by MEPs on 4-12 November & then confirmatory vote. New COM could start Dec 24 otherwise early 2025 Written replies: shorturl.at/OIIA1

👉COM has initiated a study to look into possible ways of taxing financial sector 👉Aviation tax as part of a wider reflection that the COM has started on future of VAT, incl special schemes for travel agents and passenger transport operators

Written responses from @EU_Commission Commissioner nominees to @Europarl_EN questions now public! For #tax note the following commitments: 👉Align tax & energy policies 👉Examine how to broaden our tax-mix (in light of ageing population, new ways of working etc.)

New @Europarl_EN briefing paper on behavioural #taxes in Europe has just been published, very timely & relevant! europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/d…

.@Europarl_EN Plenary will adopt in November its opinion on the @EUCouncil agreement on FASTER withholding #tax @EU_Taxud proposal. After that the text can be published in the EU Official Journal & will become EU law 🤓

Ahead of this hearing, @EP_Taxation @Europarl_EN research services have published an informative briefing about #tax compliance costs in the EU. Check it out! europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes…

.@Europarl_EN @EP_Taxation Committee will hold on 17 October a public hearing titled "Simplification and and Transparency", focusing in particular on compliance costs & administrative burdens related to #tax. Impressive speaker line-up & a must-watch! europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/…

My latest #TaxPolicyUpdate now available! New #tax @EU_Taxud Commissioner nominated, @EU_Commission takes 4 countries to @EUCourtPress on Pillar 2, @EUCouncil updates EU list of non-coop jurisdictions, @Europarl_EN plans fast-track for FASTER & more! shorturl.at/Kg5nZ

🌐The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes promotes transparency & fair taxation globally. Today 🇪🇺EU ministers @EUCouncil decided to update the list. This means: ➡️11 countries on Annex I ➡️9 countries on Annex II More info 👉 europa.eu/!NjgJrf

New mandate, new #tax priorities! What could @vonderleyen Commission 2024-2029 mean for tax? Check my latest @tax_journal article for some (educated) speculation 🧐 DISCLAIMER: no one knows for sure what will come so take it with a pinch of salt 😇shorturl.at/T1T3L

Accountancy Europe has just published its factsheet on the @EUCouncil final agreement on @EU_Taxud #FASTER withholding #tax legislation. Handy overview of the provisions and what they will change, have a look! 🥳 accountancyeurope.eu/publications/t…

Joint call by 🇱🇺🇨🇿🇦🇹🇭🇷🇨🇾🇩🇰🇪🇪🇫🇮🇩🇪🇮🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇲🇹🇳🇱🇵🇱🇵🇹🇷🇴🇸🇰🇸🇮🇸🇪 on priorities for the new @EU_Commission in the 🇪🇺 Single Market. To increase #competitiveness we need to relaunch the #SingleMarket as a matter of priority. ➡️ bruxelles-rpue.mae.lu/fr/actualites/…

👉Improve tax data collection & sharing notably through technology and AI 👉work on implementation of international tax reform Full mission letter here: commission.europa.eu/document/downl…

@WBHoekstra @vonderleyen @EU_Taxud @Europarl_EN 👉develop a “coherent tax framework” for the EU’s financial sector 👉Continue reform of corporate tax, including by concluding negotiations on the “corporate tax package” 👉fight against tax fraud, avoidance and evasion

.@WBHoekstra has just been appointed by @vonderleyen as the next Commissioner in charge of @EU_Taxud. Next step is for @Europarl_EN MEPs to quiz the candidates, and then approve the new Commission as a whole. So nothing is 100% confirmed yet 🫢