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„Accountants Face Fines for Aggressive Corporate Tax Planning Under Draft EU Law“

THE NEW YORK TIMES

21. 06. 2017

BRUSSELS — Tax advisers in the European Union risk fines for helping companies to cut their tax bills by shifting profits to low-tax countries, if proposed new EU legislation gets approval.

Under the draft law, proposed by the European Commission on Wednesday, tax advisers including the Big Four accounting firms, banks and lawyers, would be required to inform authorities about „potentially aggressive tax planning arrangements“ set up for their clients.

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EU leftist lawmaker Fabio De Masi called for tougher sanctions, including the removal of business licences for advisers promoting aggressive tax planning.

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