Agreement on automatic exchange of information within the EU
On 6 October 2015, the EU Finance Ministers reached political agreement in the Council to amend Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation. The revised directive will require member states to automatically exchange a basic set of information on advance cross-border tax rulings (rulings) and advance pricing arrangements (APAs), both of which
Automatic exchange of information of advance cross-border tax rulings from 1 January 2017
On 6 October 2015, the EU Finance Ministers reached political agreement in the Council to amend the existing Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation (“the Directive”). The Directive will require the Member States to automatically exchange a basic set of information on advance cross-border tax rulings (“rulings”) and advance pricing arrangements
EC presents proposal for mandatory automatic exchange of information on cross-border tax rulings within the EU
In a press release of 18 March 2015, the European Commission (“EC”) announced its Tax Transparency Package, including a proposal to broaden the scope of the EU Council Directive (2011/16/EU) on Administrative Cooperation in the field of taxation (known as the “DAC”). Mandatory exchange of information The EC has released its proposed modification to the
