More powers introduced for enhanced administrative cooperation in direct taxation
The EU Directive on mutual assistance and the exchange of information was amended on 8 December by extending the cooperation between tax authorities to automatic exchange of cross-border tax rulings and advance pricing arrangements.
The Directive now provides for mandatory automatic exchange of information regarding cross-border tax rulings and advance pricing arrangements with effect from 1 January 2017.
Full details on the development of the Directive since its introduction in 2011, to the recent developments are available on the Commissions website.