EU COUNCIL ADOPTS TRANSPARENCY RULES ADOPTED FOR TAX INTERMEDIARIES

On 25^th May, the EU announced that the Council had approved a Directive that targets intermediaries such as tax advisors, accountants and lawyers that design and/or promote tax planning schemes. It will require them to report schemes that are potentially aggressive.  The information received will be automatically exchanged through a centralised database.  Penalties will be imposed on intermediaries that do not comply.  The draft Directive is at –

http://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-7160-2018-INIT/en/pdf

http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2018/05/25/corporate-tax-avoidance-transparency-rules-adopted-for-tax-intermediaries/

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