16 July 2020

European Commission: Action Plan for fair and simple taxation supporting the recovery

The Tax Action Plan sets out measures to:

• Reduce tax obstacles and unnecessary administrative burdens for businesses in the Single Market. Tax simplification will improve the business environment, enhance business competitiveness and contribute to economic growth. 
• Help Member States enforce existing tax rules and improve tax compliance, ensuring they can secure reliable tax revenues. 
• Help tax authorities better exploit existing data and share new data more efficiently, in a way which will improve the enforcement of tax rules and help combat tax fraud and evasion more effectively. 
• Promote taxpayers’ rights, by increasing their awareness of their rights under EU law, simplifying their obligations and facilitating their compliance. 

More information

• Communication from the Commission to European Parliament and the Council - An action plan for fair and simple taxation supporting the recovery strategySearch for available translations of the preceding link•••
• Communication from the Commission to European Parliament and the Council - An action plan for fair and simple taxation supporting the recovery strategy - AnnexSearch for available translations of the preceding link•••

Revision of the Directive on administrative cooperation (DAC7)

The Commission has proposed to amend the Directive on Administrative Cooperation, to extend the EU tax transparency rules to digital platforms. Member States will automatically exchange information on income generated by sellers on digital platforms. This will not only allow national authorities to identify situations where tax should be paid, but will also reduce the administrative burden placed on platforms, who have to deal with several, different national reporting requirements. 

More information

• Proposal for a Council directive ameding Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxationSearch for available translations of the preceding link•••
• Proposal for a Council directive ameding Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation - annexSearch for available translations of the preceding link•••
• Executive summary of the impact assessmentSearch for available translations of the preceding link•••

Communication on Tax Good Governance in the EU and beyond

The Communication on Tax Good Governance aims to further strengthen how the EU can promote transparency and fair taxation. This includes a reform of the Code of Conduct and improvements to the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions. The Communication also outlines the EU’s approach to assisting developing countries in the area of taxation, in line with the 2030 Sustainable Development agenda.

More information

• Communication from the Commission to European Parliament and the Council on Tax Good Governance in the EU and beyondSearch for available translations of the preceding link•••

More information

• Press release
• MEMO
• Communication from the Commission to European Parliament and the Council - An action plan for fair and simple taxation supporting the recovery strategySearch for available translations of the preceding link•••
• Communication from the Commission to European Parliament and the Council - An action plan for fair and simple taxation supporting the recovery strategy - AnnexSearch for available translations of the preceding link•••
• Proposal for a Council directive ameding Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxationSearch for available translations of the preceding link•••
• Proposal for a Council directive ameding Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation - annexSearch for available translations of the preceding link•••
• Communication from the Commission to European Parliament and the Council on Tax Good Governance in the EU and beyondSearch for available translations of the preceding link•••

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