Lithuania Tax News
Netherlands selective tax exemption for public companies partially carrying out economic activities terminated
Treaty between Lithuania and Morocco signed
Multilateral action between United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Spain to counter tax evasion
Treaty between Lithuania and Morocco signed
Treaty between Kuwait and Lithuania signed
Finnish Supreme Administrative Court rules on imputation credit for dividends received from a group's parent company in UK
Withholding tax under EU Savings Directive to be abolished
Heavy restrictions on capital movements enter into force
Netherlands Supreme Court: Reinvestment reserve taxable in Netherlands also if a company had its place of effective management in Luxembourg at time of sale of immovable property located in Netherlands
Government Council adopts amendment to exit tax provisions on capital gains to implement National Grid Indus decision
Court of First Instance Bruges decides that non-deductible part of the foreign dividend deduction can be included in loss carry-forward
Treaty between Mexico and Lithuania enters into force
Supreme Court: Business merger facility not applicable to contribution to subsidiary followed by subsequent contribution to grant daughter company of all assets except a business building
Treaty between India and Lithuania enters into force
Netherlands Supreme Court decides that Dutch thin capitalization provisions in the case of financing companies are not incompatible with ICCPR and ECHR
Supreme Court decides interest paid on debt-claim towards low-taxed group company resulting from transfer of immovable property not deductible
Court of First Instance Leuven decides that fine imposed by European Commission due to violation of EC competition law is not deductible
Treaty between India and Lithuania – details
Budget for 2010 and tax laws amendments adopted
Draft Budget proposals and other amendments approved by government
Tax laws amended – 2010
Dutch dividend withholding tax exemption extended to certain EEA countries
ECJ: Netherlands' non-exemption of dividends paid to certain EEA countries from withholding tax found incompatible with EEA Agreement
ECJ: Cobelfret extended to domestic situations and potentially to dividends received from third countries
ECJ finds Finnish dividend withholding tax regime incompatible with EC freedom of establishment
European Commission refers Germany to ECJ over taxation of outbound dividends
Amendments to tax laws – CIT
ECJ: Advocate General finds French legislation on group consolidation excluding lower-tier subsidiaries indirectly owned through companies resident in other Member States justifiable restriction on EC freedom of establishment – details
ECJ: Advocate General finds Belgian withholding tax on interest paid to companies resident in other Member States compatible with EC freedom of establishment – details
Preliminary ruling requested from ECJ regarding Belgian anti-abuse provision concerning exceptional and gratuitous advantages
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