IRELAND: Ireland fails to implement three EU directives

Ireland has failed to implement three EU directives, prompting the European Commission to issue it with a letter of formal notice.

It has not implemented on the VAT fraud directive, the Emissions Trading System Directive nor the Common Charger Directive.

There are 26 member states which have not yet notified full transposition measures for 11 EU directives in the fields of justice, internal market and SMEs, taxation and customs, health, climate, home affairs, and financial services.

Member states concerned now have two months to reply to the letters of formal notice and complete their transposition, or the Commission may decide to issue an opinion.

28 February 2025

EU: Italy demands 12.5 million euros from X over tax probe

Italy is demanding 12.5 million euros ($13 million) from Elon Musk’s social network X following a tax probe linked to a broader investigation into Meta. The case, which focuses on value-added tax

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16 August 2024

PANAMA: Panama to join international tax convention on Thursday – OECD

Panama will take a big step towards ending its status as an offshore tax haven on Thursday by signing a multilateral convention to share foreign taxpayer details with other governments, the OECD’s

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6 December 2024

EU: EU ends tax aid probes into major companies

The European Commission announced the closure of its state aid investigations into tax rulings granted to Amazon, Fiat, and Starbucks by Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Initially, the Commission

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1 November 2024

NEW ZEALAND: CA ANZ pushes for quick passage of AML/CTF amendments

The legislation for the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing amendments must be finalised as soon as possible to ensure sufficient time for implementation, CA ANZ has told the government.

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