Brussels, 26 April 2012 - The European Commission has today formally requested
Spain to modify its rules on excise duties to bring them into line with EU legislation.

Convention against double taxation agreement (DTA) between Switzerland and Turkey became effective on May 8 following the recent exchange of diplomatic notes.

The last 13.avril in Bern, President of the Helvetic Confederation Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf and Austrian Finance Minister Maria Fekter signed an agreement on the taxation at source.
This agreement, based largely on those signed by Switzerland with Germany and Great Britain allows persons domiciled in Austria to their banking relationships in Switzerland, either by paying an additional single tax or by revealing their accounts.

Officially to support economic growth, the goal is to coordinate fiscal policies.
This is especially to accelerate the adoption of the proposed directive on the common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB).

The Chancellor and the President said in their joint letter to the President of the European Council of 17 August 2011. The ministers were asked to submit specific proposals for the convergence of the tax base and rate of corporation tax in Germany and France. Several potential areas of convergence were selected.
These proposals should be implemented from 2013. The objectives are ambitious and timing if not untenable.
Remember that this convergence does not appear to be the taste of Francois Hollande and the electoral situation of Chancellor looks tricky in 2013. The success of one and / or failure of the other could jeopardize the whole process of convergence.

Malta and Norway sign an avoidance of double taxation agreement.

Dans le but de faciliter l'accomplissement du devoir fiscal via les nouvelles technologies, la
loi a institué le cadre légal autorisant la dématérialisation des obligations fiscales.