This article deals with the decision taken by the Court of Justice of the European Union in September 2014 regarding the compatibility of inheritance taxation with the fundamental freedoms (Commission v. Spain (Case C-127/12) and Commission v. Germany (Case C-211/13)).The authors welcome the...

This article deals with the decision taken by the Court of Justice of the European Union in Groupe Steria SCA (Case C-386/14), in respect of which the Second Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) delivered its decision on 2 September 2015, following the Opinion of Advocate...

This article deals with the decision taken by the Court of Justice of the European Union in Sopora (Case C-512/13), which was decided by the Grand Chamber of the ECJ on 24 February 2015. It concerns the question of whether a specific requirement to obtain a tax advantage for foreign (incoming)...

This article deals with the decision taken by the Court of Justice of the European Union in Miljoen and others (Joined Cases C-10/14, C-14/14 and C-17/14), in respect of which the Third Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) delivered its decision on 17 September 2015,...

This article examines the decision of the CJEU in Brisal and KBC Finance Ireland (Case C-18/15) of 13 July 2016. Following a Portuguese reference for a preliminary ruling, the Court's decision provides further clarification on the permissibility of withholding taxation within the European Union....

This article examines the decision of the decision of the ECJ on SECIL (Case C-464/14), in which the 5th Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) delivered its decision on 24 November 2016, following the Opinion of Advocate General Wathelet of 27 January 2016. The case...

Globally, tax systems are continuously discussed. That is more than a good thing! Taxes are in the midst of society and should, therefore, also be discussed in and by societies. Tax research can contribute to these discussions.In a number of countries, such as New Zealand, the Netherlands and...

Legal fictions have been included in various tax laws in many countries. In respect of tax treaties, they may give rise to various questions, such as:• Does the inclusion of a legal fiction in a national tax law after the conclusion of a tax treaty constitute tax treaty override?• Does the...