EUROPEAN-COMMISSION

Tim Sarson

The tax policies of President-elect Trump and the new European Commission are among the recent developments reviewed by Tim Sarson (KPMG).

Dominic Robertson

Amaury de Galbert

Does the CJEU’s judgment in Apple signify a major shift in tax State aid cases? Or is Apple likely to be a one-off? Amaury de Galbert and Dominic Robertson (Slaughter and May) investigate.

Reinhart Devisscher Paul Radcliffe Ramzan Bashir

Current EU withholding tax procedures are costly, inefficient and prone to fraud. Is the Commission’s ‘FASTER’ proposal the answer? Paul Radcliffe, Reinhart Devisscher and Ramzan Bashir (EY) investigate.

Paul Davison

Helen Buchanan

The judgment reads as something of a ‘whitewash’, supporting the Commission on every ground, write Paul Davison and Helen Buchanan (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer).

Tim Sarson

Delay and a lack of political consensus on BEPS feature in this month’s review by Tim Sarson (KPMG).

Timothy Lyons QC

Timothy Lyons QC (39 Essex Chambers) discusses the main areas of difficulty which will be facing the negotiators in the coming months.

Jordan Serfati

Nikolaas Van Robbroeck

1 December 2019 marks the start of the new European Commission led by incoming President Ursula von der Leyen. Jordan Serfati and Nikolaas Van Robbroeck (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer) consider what's in store for tax policy.