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EU General Court strikes a blow to Commission approach to fiscal State aids in the Apple tax case

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The General Court has upheld a challenge to a 2016 Commission decision that had required Ireland to recover €13.2 billion in illegal State aid from Apple, on account of alleged preferential tax treatment for the...more

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EU State Aid Tax Ruling Cases: Not Yet the End of It?

More than a couple of years ago, a lot of fuss was made around the first string of State Aid tax rulings cases of the European Commission (Starbucks, Fiat, Apple, the Belgian scheme relating to the excess profit of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

International Taxation in the Digital Era: The Rapidly Evolving European Perspective

Europe’s politicians worry that international tax rules have not kept pace with the digital economy and too easily allow multinationals to organize their global operations to minimize net taxable profits in high-tax European...more

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EU & Competition Law Update – November 2017

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EU opens investigation into UK tax scheme for multinationals - The EU State aid rules are designed to stop Governments and local authorities giving companies a selective advantage, as doing so would create an unequal...more

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European Commission Opens State Aid Investigation Into Finance Company Exemption From UK CFC Rules

On 26 October 2017, the European Commission (the Commission) opened an in-depth investigation into UK statutory rules that exempt certain financing income earned by foreign subsidiaries of UK corporate taxpayers from UK tax....more

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Digesting the €13 Billion Apple-EU Tax Ruling

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King & Spalding experts assess what international businesses need to be aware of following the EC's ruling on State Aid in the Apple case - Partners in King & Spalding’s tax department have shared their perspectives and...more

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10 Steps to Mitigate EU State Aid Exposure on Tax Arrangements

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As the European Commission reviews whether tax arrangements conform with State aid rules, companies active in Europe should ensure their fiscal regimes comply with EU law. In recent years, the European Commission (the...more

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EU tax ruling levies €13 billion state aid penalty on Apple

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On 30 August 2016, Ireland was ordered by the EC to recover up to €13 billion from Apple on the basis that tax arrangements implemented between Apple and Ireland, originally in 1991, amounted to the provision of unlawful tax...more

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European Commission Publishes Anti Tax Avoidance Package

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On 28 January 2016, the European Commission published a draft Anti Tax Avoidance Package in order to ensure increased tax transparency and effective taxation within, and outside of, the EU. The package includes a proposed...more

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The EC Challenge on Tax Rulings. Why it’s Important that Your Business Acts Now in Relation to EU Challenges to Tax Rulings

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21 October 2015: Following state aid investigations, the European Commission has ordered Luxembourg and the Netherlands to recover unpaid taxes of €20-30m from each of Fiat and Starbucks. The Commission has confirmed that...more

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European Commission Launches Action Plan to Review EU Corporate Tax Framework and Close Tax Loopholes

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The European Commission’s Action Plan for Fair and Efficient Corporate Taxation in the EU sets out proposals aimed at making corporate taxation in the EU more transparent and efficient, by reforming a system which is seen as...more

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European Commission Unveils Tax Transparency Package

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The European Commission has laid out its plans in a new Tax Transparency Package to clamp down on tax deals made between EU governments and multi-national corporations. As of next year, EU members would have to declare their...more

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