Archive for November, 2005

Article 15 OECD -Model Convention: new circular

Thursday, November 10th, 2005

A new Circular on article 15 of the OECD Model Convention states which conditions are to be fulfilled in order for article 15 to be applicable.

VAT restitution rate increase

Wednesday, November 9th, 2005

VAT, Tax, Tunis, Tunisia, Tunisie, TVA, restitution

Augmentation du taux de restitution de la TVA perçue en trop à 35%

Wednesday, November 9th, 2005

TVA, VAT, Tax, taxes, tunisie, tunisia,restitution de la TVA

European Court of Justice: letting of water-based mooring berths for boats

Tuesday, November 8th, 2005

On 3 March 2005 the Court of Justice has decided over 2 preliminary questions which where submitted by Denmark.
First of all the Court decided that article 13B(b) of the Sixth Directive must be interpreted as meaning that the concept of letting of immovable property includes the letting of both water-based mooring berths for boats and […]

Right to deduct VAT paid on the supply of fuel to employees.

Tuesday, November 8th, 2005

The Court decided that by granting taxable persons the right to deduct VAT on certain supplies of fuel to non-taxable persons in conditions that do not ensure that the VAT deducted attaches solely to fuel used for the purposes of the taxable person’s taxable transactions, the UK VAT law is incompatible with Article 17(2)(a) of […]

Customs code reform

Thursday, November 3rd, 2005

customs, douane, fiscalité, taxes, tax, fisc, tunisie

New Council Regulation: a more uniform application of the common VAT rules in the EU.

Thursday, November 3rd, 2005

The Council on 17 October 2005 adopted a Regulation that ensures more uniform application of the common VAT rules in the Community, thus providing transparency and legal certainty both for traders and for national administrations. The Regulation covers VAT law relevant to, amongst other things, interpretations of elements of VAT law such as “electronically supplied […]

Court of justice: contracting out of back office activities.

Thursday, November 3rd, 2005

On 7 November 2003 the European Court of Justice has ruled the case Staatssecretaris van Financiën v Arthur Andersen & Co. Accountants c.s.
In this case a taxable person (ACMC) has concluded an agreement with a (life) assurance company (UL) in which ACMC undertakes, for a certain remuneration and with the aid of qualified personnel who […]

Réforme du code des douanes

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005

fiscalité, taxation, douanes, tunisie, tunis, tax,

Court of Justice: Distribution of meals to employees below cost price.

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005

On 20 January 2005 the European Court of Justice has ruled the so called Scandic Case. In this case the issue is whether a distribution of meals to employees for a price below the cost price can be taxed on the cost price. The court decided that the tax base for VAT purposes is the […]

New tax imposed on gas-transport rights

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005

The House of Commons examined on the 25th Octobre a bill relating to the royalty coming from the transport of Algerian natural gas through the Tunisian territory.