08 January 2020

EU Tax Law Highlights of 2019

In the course of 2019 there were several developments in EU tax law. This annual edition of EU Tax Alert provides an overview of those developments.

Highlights in this edition:

In the course of 2019 there were several developments in EU tax law. This annual edition of EU Tax Alert provides an overview of those developments, in which we highlight:

New Commission investigations on State Aid
General Court decisions on State Aid cases concerning certain MNEs
CJ decisions in the field of direct taxation (notably on the interpretation of beneficial ownership and the meaning of final losses)
VAT rules for e-commerce

You can read the new edition of the EU Tax Alert below or download the PDF version.

Bruno da Silva

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