In the shadow of Starbucks, McDonald’s and Fiat…

 … and the Amazon and the Apple decisions are coming. Although, in the last 12 months, our attention was captured by the G20/OECD BEPS Project today all eyes are on the European Commission’s state aid work. It is undeniable that...

Starbucks v EU Commission: Alleged aid to Starbucks

Today’s blog is from Dick van Sprundel, Assistant Professor International and European Tax Law at the Erasmus University Rotterdam plus International Tax Partner Mazars Netherlands Executive Summary: Today, the European Commission published its preliminary view concluding that that the APA...

European Commission kindles first flames in battle with Amazon

State aid: Commission investigates transfer pricing arrangements on corporate taxation of Amazon in Luxembourg Today, the European Commission announced that it has opened an in-depth investigation to examine whether the decision by Luxembourg's tax authorities with regard to the corporate...

Alleged aid to Apple and Fiat: Transfer Pricing arrangements of Apple and Fiat are under the EU Commission’s scrutiny

State aid: European Commission publishes non-confidential versions of decisions to open investigations into transfer pricing arrangements on corporate taxation of Apple (Ireland) and Fiat Finance and Trade (Luxembourg) On 30 September 2014 the European Commission has published non-confidential versions of...