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On 24 October 2023, the Commission published the annual VAT Gap study, which measures the difference between theoretically expected VAT revenues and the amount actually collected.

Today marks the start of the second edition of the high-level EU Tax Symposium in Brussels. Over the next two days, our speakers and participants will discuss a wide range of topics under the theme "The future of taxation in the EU: challenges ahead & changes needed". Follow online!

On 17 October 2023, EU Member States added three jurisdictions – Antigua and Barbuda, Belize and Seychelles – to the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. 

European Union Finance Ministers have adopted new tax transparency rules for all service providers facilitating transactions in crypto-assets for customers resident in the EU. 

Right holders and their representatives are invited to submit only electronical applications for action (eAFAs) to customs through the IP Enforcement Portal (IPEP) or national portals in Germany, Italy and Spain.

We talked to Ioanna Mitroyanni, Deputy Head of the Company Taxation Initiatives unit and to Ana Xavier, Head of the Economic analysis, evaluation and impact assessment support unit on the reasoning behind the Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT) proposal.

On 1 October, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will enter into application in its transitional phase.

The Commission has launched a new market study aimed at improving future calls for tenders and identifying potentially interested organisations to support the work related to the Customs Laboratories European Network (CLEN).

The  proposal, called “Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation” (BEFIT), will make life easier for both businesses and tax authorities by introducing a new, single set of rules to determine the tax base of groups of companies.