In Budimex SA (C224/18), the CJEU was asked by a Polish Court to determine the time of supply in relation to a construction contract where no invoice was issued in accordance with articles 63 and 66 of the Principal VAT Directive (PVD), which provide that the chargeable event for VAT purposes is when the services are supplied.
Corporate reorganizations often involve waivers of inter-company debt. In general – although perhaps more obviously outside the group context – the waiver of a debt can be seen as producing a profit for the debtor company. Where this is reflected in profit and loss for accounting purposes, a taxable profit may arise in the hands of a UK resident debtor. Typically, however, debt waivers in the context of corporate reorganizations are not problematic.
On 29 October 2018, HM Treasury published a consultation paper on a breathing space scheme and a statutory debt repayment plan, which were both part of the government’s 2017 manifesto commitments.
Welcome to the latest edition of DLA Piper’s monthly newsletter – Pensions Round-Up – in which we provide an overview of developments in pension legislation, case law and regulatory guidance. In this edition we look at key developments from October 2016 including the following. ■ The Pensions Regulator: the publication of reports which look at cases concerning the power to declare scheme amendments void, failures to complete the scheme return, and the potential use of the Regulator’s anti-avoidance powers.
Az ENEFI és a román adóhatóság közötti jogvitában az eljáró bíróság előzetes döntéshozatali kérelemmel fordult az Európai Unió Bíróságához, melyben az uniós jog értelmezését kérte a magyarországi fizetésképtelenségi eljárás romániai joghatásával kapcsolatban. Korábbi blogbejegyzésünkben beszámoltunk az ENEFI és a romániai adóhatóság közötti jogvitában 2016.
At last, a legislative light has appeared at the end of the long dark tunnel of Ukraine's financial sector.
Adopted on 14 June 2016 and published on 19 June 2016, Ukraine's new law "On Financial Restructuring" No. 1414-VII (the "Financial Restructuring Law") is effective for a period of only three years from 19 October 2016 until 19 October 2019.
The current decline in oil prices, which continues to show no signs of a long-term reversal, is having unexpected and unwanted consequences, many of which may turn into long-lasting troubles for the oil and gas industry, especially for its investors.
SFC released consultation conclusions on supervisory assistance. The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) released consultation conclusions on proposed amendments to the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO). The amendments would provide assistance to regulators outside of Hong Kong upon request by making inquiries and obtaining certain records and documents from licensed corporations or their related corporations. The proposed supervisory assistance will be subject to both existing and new legislative safeguards.
UK LEGAL HIGHLIGHTS 2014 AND BEYOND Welcome to our 2014 edition of UK Legal Highlights. This publication is a reminder of some of the most important and significant developments DLA Piper reported in 2014, along with some forthcoming developments to look out for in 2015 and beyond.
A recent Federal Court of Australia decision has granted the Australian Commissioner of Taxation the right to recover, from a failed foreign company’s Australian assets, the pari passu amount the Commissioner would have been entitled to receive (on account of outstanding domestic tax and penalties) if he had been allowed to prove in the liquidation before the assets are remitted to the company’s foreign representatives (the liquidators).