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Study to quantify and analyse the VAT gap in the EU-27 Member States 2012
This report provides estimates of the VAT Gap for 26 EU Member States for 2012, as well as revised estimates for the period 2009-2011. It is a follow-up to the report “Study to quantify and analyse the...
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Tax fraud: commission looks at how VAT collection and administrative...
Today the Commission adopted two reports which shed more light on problems linked to fighting Value Added Tax (VAT) fraud within the EU, and which identify possible remedies. The first report looks at...
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What is tax avoidance?
What is tax avoidance? "Tax avoidance is an attempt to exploit legislation to gain a tax advantage that was never intended. This often involves artificial transactions that serve little or no purpose...
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Fighting tax evasion and avoidance: a year of progress 2013
Why has the Commission made fighting tax fraud and evasion a priority? Every year, billions of euros of public money are lost in the EU due to tax evasion and tax avoidance. As a result, Member States...
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Quick reaction mechanism
The Commission has stressed the need to raise efficiency of VAT due to the great need for fiscal consolidation. As it has been estimated, VAT frauds cost the EU and national budgets several billion...
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New EU Study confirms billions lost in VAT gap
New EU study confirms billions lost in VAT Gap An estimated €193 billion in VAT revenues (1.5% of GDP) was lost due to non-compliance or non-collection in 2011, according to a new study on the VAT Gap...
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VAT Fraud
Control and anti-fraud VAT fraud is high on the European Union's political agenda: though the exact amount of money involved is difficult to quantify, some Member States have estimated their losses at...
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European Commission - VAT lost across the EU is estimated at €168 billion
Commission presses Member States on VAT revenue collection VAT revenue collection has failed to show significant improvement across EU Member States according to the latest figures released by the...
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