News articles written by Pascal Janssens

Brexit update: European Commission proposes amendments to the EU rules on VAT

10 August 2020

European Commission proposes amendments to the EU rules on VAT to facilitate trade between EU Member States and Northern Ireland once Brexit will become effective The European Commission recently proposed a key amendment to the Value Added Tax (VAT) Directive in order to facilitate trade between Northern Ireland and EU Member States in a proper

Brexit update – UK now formally rejects the extension period

12 June 2020

The UK today formally informed the EU that it will not seek any extension of the transition period. Hence the transition period which started on 1 February of this year will come to an end on 31 December 2020. The idea behind the transition period was for both parties to secure a trade agreement and

Brexit and COVID-19: another extension debate?

18 May 2020

As, today, companies‌ ‌are‌ dealing, as a priority, with the impact of ‌the COVID-19 crisis on their overall business, the question arises what impact COVID-19 will have on the Brexit timeline. ‌ The‌ ‌UK‌ ‌formally‌ ‌left‌ ‌the‌ ‌EU on‌ ‌31‌ ‌January 2020.‌ Unless an extension is requested before 1 July, the agreed transition period will

COVID-19: a multi country overview of supportive measures – update

10 April 2020

COVID-19 presents significant challenges to people and organisations around the globe and the disruption continues to evolve. We know that your business is facing several potentially significant tax challenges to which you need to respond rapidly. To help you cut through the complexity, PwC’s team of specialists collaborated to create a resource for you to

COVID-19: a multi country overview of supportive measures – update

30 March 2020

COVID-19 presents significant challenges to people and organisations around the globe and the disruption continues to evolve. We know that your business is facing several potentially significant tax challenges to which you need to respond rapidly. To help you cut through the complexity, PwC’s team of specialists collaborated to create a resource for you to

COVID-19: a multi country overview of supportive measures

23 March 2020

The continued spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) is forcing governments to take drastic measures to take back control over the human impact of COVID-19 and reduce the number of contaminations. There is no doubt that this pandemic is equally having a detrimental impact on the global economy.  Throughout the world, countries take a multitude of

COVID-19: a multi country overview of supportive measures

21 March 2020

The continued spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) is forcing governments to take drastic measures to take back control over the human impact of COVID-19 and reduce the number of contaminations. There is no doubt that this pandemic is equally having a detrimental impact on the global economy.  Throughout the world, countries take a multitude of