Czech Rep Tax News

Communication published on application of anti-abuse measures in area of direct taxation – within the EU and in relation to third countries

16 January 2008

ECJ: German transitional rules for taxation of capital gains incompatible with EC free movement of capital

16 January 2008

ECJ:Swedish legislation limiting exemption of third-country dividends justifiable restriction on EC free movement of capital

16 January 2008

Treaty between Czech Republic and New Zealand – details

16 January 2008

Treaty between Czech Republic and New Zealand signed

3 December 2007

ECJ: Advocate General finds Swedish legislation limiting the exemption of third-country dividends justifiable restriction on EC free movement of capital – details

4 November 2007

Tax reform – proposed tax law amendments approved by Senate

4 November 2007

Treaty between Czech Republic and New Zealand to be signed

4 November 2007

ECJ: hearing in case regarding transitional rules in respect of abolished German imputation system

4 November 2007

Treaty between Czech Republic and Belgium – Taxation of industrial royalties to be amended (MFN)

4 November 2007

OECD releases revised draft of Part IV (Insurance) of the Report on Attribution of Profits to Permanent Establishments

2 September 2007

Compatibility of exclusion of indirect ownership through companies in other EU Member States for French tax consolidation purposes with freedom of establishment referred to ECJ

2 September 2007

Tax reform – proposed tax law amendments approved in third reading

2 September 2007

Arrangements to ensure tax neutrality of spin-off adopted

29 July 2007

EU Commission refers Greece to ECJ concerning discriminatory taxation of dividends

29 July 2007

EU Commission progresses infringement procedure against Austria, Germany, Italy and Finland regarding taxation of outbound dividends

29 July 2007

ECJ: Interprets anti-avoidance clause under the Merger Directive with respect to Danish rules on taxation of exchanges of shares – details

29 July 2007

ECJ: Finnish group contribution regime compatible with EC Law – details

29 July 2007

Second Guideline on implications of ECJ Denkavit case on French dividend withholding tax published

29 July 2007

ECJ: Advocate General finds Dutch withholding tax on outbound dividends incompatible with EC free movement of capital – details

2 July 2007

ECJ: Advocate General holds German switch-over provision for low-taxed passive income of foreign PEs incompatible with EC Law – details

2 July 2007

ECJ: Swedish legislation on dividend tax relief in relations with third countries is compatible with EC law – details

2 July 2007

ECJ: German thin capitalization rules reclassifying interests paid to substantial shareholders in third States are not incompatible with EC law

2 July 2007

ECJ: Previous Austrian rules discriminating dividends received from third countries are compatible with free movement of capital under grandfathering clause – details

2 July 2007

Amendment to Investment Incentives Act awaiting president's signature

2 July 2007

International tax conference on CCCTB held in Berlin

18 June 2007

Tax reform – proposed tax law amendments submitted to government

18 June 2007

Protocol to treaty between Czech Republic and Russia – details

18 June 2007

Discussion draft on application and interpretation of non-discrimination article of OECD Model – details

18 June 2007

Treaty between Czech Republic and Cyprus initialled

28 May 2007