Johan Barros

Head of Policy @AccountancyEU tweeting mainly tax, occasional memes & SMEs | @TaxCOOP 35 Leaders of the Future | 🇫🇮+🇵🇹+🇧🇪=🇪🇺 | Tweets own/RT ≠endorse

[Johan Barros @JRFBarros]

Deja vu! Last ECOFIN reached an agreement on VAT in digital age (ViDA) but as the final agreement differs significantly from original @EU_Taxud proposal, @EUCouncil will request @Europarl_EN to provide a new opinion. Without EP opinion the file cannot become EU law. Stay tuned 🧐

[Benjamin Angel @benjaminangelEU]

The Commission has adopted this morning its proposal for a DAC9. It will facilitate the implementation of Pillar 2 by allowing MNEs to report in one Member State only instead of 27.

#Taxes #OECD @EU_Taxud

[Johan Barros @JRFBarros]

.@EUCouncilPress ECOFIN finance ministers will aim for political agreement on @EU_Taxud #VAT in the digital age (ViDA) proposal at their 5 November meeting. This proposal, if adopted, would contribute to reducing companies' & SMEs' admin burdens in the future, so fingers crossed!

[Johan Barros @JRFBarros]

👉EC to look into taxation & harmful fossil subsidies
👉VAT exemption for financial services is "outdated"

Next step: all nominees grilled by MEPs on 4-12 November & then confirmatory vote. New COM could start Dec 24 otherwise early 2025

Written replies: https://t.co/IjgUxSZjAw

[Johan Barros @JRFBarros]

Written responses from @EU_Commission Commissioner nominees to @Europarl_EN questions now public! For #tax note the following commitments:
👉Align tax & energy policies
👉Examine how to broaden our tax-mix (in light of ageing population, new ways of working etc.)

[Johan Barros @JRFBarros]

👉COM has initiated a study to look into possible ways of taxing financial sector
👉Aviation tax as part of a wider reflection that the COM has started on future of VAT, incl special schemes for travel agents and passenger transport operators

[Johan Barros @JRFBarros]

New @Europarl_EN briefing paper on behavioural #taxes in Europe has just been published, very timely & relevant! https://t.co/IROBddcv9d

[Johan Barros @JRFBarros]

.@Europarl_EN Plenary will adopt in November its opinion on the @EUCouncil agreement on FASTER withholding #tax @EU_Taxud proposal. After that the text can be published in the EU Official Journal & will become EU law 🤓

[Johan Barros @JRFBarros]

Ahead of this hearing, @EP_Taxation @Europarl_EN research services have published an informative briefing about #tax compliance costs in the EU. Check it out! https://t.co/AuqF5av65S

[Johan Barros @JRFBarros]

.@Europarl_EN @EP_Taxation Committee will hold on 17 October a public hearing titled "Simplification and and Transparency", focusing in particular on compliance costs & administrative burdens related to #tax. Impressive speaker line-up & a must-watch! https://t.co/EuDAFnHz9u

[Johan Barros @JRFBarros]

My latest #TaxPolicyUpdate now available! New #tax
@EU_Taxud Commissioner nominated, @EU_Commission takes 4 countries to @EUCourtPress on Pillar 2, @EUCouncil updates EU list of non-coop jurisdictions, @Europarl_EN plans fast-track for FASTER & more! https://t.co/KBLgHxO75Y

[EU Tax & Customs 🇪🇺 @EU_Taxud]

🌐The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes promotes transparency & fair taxation globally.

Today 🇪🇺EU ministers @EUCouncil decided to update the list.

This means:

➡️11 countries on Annex I
➡️9 countries on Annex II

More info 👉 https://t.co/0jfGYvne8k

[Johan Barros @JRFBarros]

New mandate, new #tax priorities! What could @vonderleyen Commission 2024-2029 mean for tax? Check my latest @tax_journal article for some (educated) speculation 🧐 DISCLAIMER: no one knows for sure what will come so take it with a pinch of salt 😇https://t.co/61oF7is3WF

[Johan Barros @JRFBarros]

Accountancy Europe has just published its factsheet on the @EUCouncil final agreement on @EU_Taxud #FASTER withholding #tax legislation. Handy overview of the provisions and what they will change, have a look! 🥳 https://t.co/b31nli8hXj

[Luxembourg in the EU 🇱🇺🇪🇺 @RPUE_LU]

Joint call by 🇱🇺🇨🇿🇦🇹🇭🇷🇨🇾🇩🇰🇪🇪🇫🇮🇩🇪🇮🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇲🇹🇳🇱🇵🇱🇵🇹🇷🇴🇸🇰🇸🇮🇸🇪 on priorities for the new @EU_Commission in the 🇪🇺 Single Market.
To increase #competitiveness we need to relaunch the #SingleMarket as a matter of priority.

➡️ https://t.co/PkztWJ9CbH

[Johan Barros @JRFBarros]

👉Improve tax data collection & sharing notably through technology and AI
👉work on implementation of international tax reform

Full mission letter here: https://t.co/AVpv0DwIlk

[Johan Barros @JRFBarros]

.@WBHoekstra has just been appointed by @vonderleyen as the next Commissioner in charge of @EU_Taxud. Next step is for @Europarl_EN MEPs to quiz the candidates, and then approve the new Commission as a whole. So nothing is 100% confirmed yet 🫢

[Johan Barros @JRFBarros]

@WBHoekstra @vonderleyen @EU_Taxud @Europarl_EN 👉develop a “coherent tax framework” for the EU’s financial sector
👉Continue reform of corporate tax, including by concluding negotiations on the “corporate tax package”
👉fight against tax fraud, avoidance and evasion