Overview Taxation and Customs e-learnings

The European Commission’s electronic learning materials are produced in collaboration with customs and taxation administrations and representatives of trade. Most material is available for download freely, however, some courses contain sensitive information and their use might be limited to specific target audiences. Customs Explained Short introduction fiches on essential customs concepts Customs Procedures and Customs […]

US targets Airbus as it raises import tariffs on EU aircraft

President Donald Trump’s administration has announced it will raise the import tariff on EU aircraft from 10 to 15% in March. It’s mainly targeted at giant European plane manufacturer Airbus. The 10% tariff was introduced back in October after the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruled the US could legally impose tariffs worth €6.9 billion. That […]

EU provides €2 million to Global Forum in support of tax transparency and exchange of information in developing countries

Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Union, Pierre Moscovici is co-signing today a €2 million grant contract with OECD partners today on the 26 November 2019, in support of developing countries’ efforts to meet global standards in tax transparency and information exchange. The signing takes place in the margins of the 10th […]

EU tax transparency tools prove effective in the fight against tax evasion and tax avoidance

EU tax transparency rules on the automatic exchange of information between Member States are delivering added-value when it comes to countries’ ability to crack down on tax avoidance, according to an evaluation published on 16 September 2019 by the Commission. The report provides a first snapshot of the commonly agreed legislation underpinning the exchange of tax […]

VAT Cross Border Rulings (CBR)

EU Pilot project What is it? A pilot project has been set up to allow taxable persons to obtain advance rulings on the VAT treatment of complex cross-border transactions. Several Member States are participating in this project, set up by the EU VAT Forum. Taxable persons envisaging cross-border transactions between two or more of the participating […]