European Parliament’s draft report to the revised Parent Subsidiary Directive
On 28 January 2014, the European Parliament provided its draft report and draft amendments to the European Commission’s proposal for revision of the Parent-Subsidiary Directive. 1. Background On 25 November 2013, the European Commission has proposed certain amendments to the EU Parent-Subsidiary Directive in order to significantly reduce tax fraud/evasion and aggressive tax planning/base erosion and profit
EC proposed amendment of the Parent-Subsidiary Directive
On 25 November 2013, the European Commission (hereafter: EC) proposed amendments to the Parent Subsidiary Directive (2011/96/EU; hereafter: PSD) in the context of the fight against tax fraud and evasion and aggressive tax planning/BEPS in the EU. The proposal seeks to tackle hybrid financial mismatches within the scope of application of the PSD and to introduce a general