This article deals with compatibility of limitation-on-benefits (LoB) clauses with the EU fundamental freedoms, based on decisions of the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The context of this statement is the Commission's infringement procedure against the Netherlands with regard to the LoB...

This article aims to do a comprehensive analysis of the compatibility of the EU Commission's proposal on a Digital Services Tax with the European Union and WTO Law.The DST aims to answer concerns expressed by many EU citizens that were further amplified by non-governmental organizations and the...

This case deals with a Portuguese decision on the qualification of amounts due from image and economic rights of football players.The football industry involves billons of euro each year. Thus it is understandable that tax authorities have been paying increasing attention to the incomes of...

This article deals with the decision taken by the Court of Justice of the European Union in of 26 February 2019 in N Luxembourg I et al. (Joined Cases C-115/16, C-118/16, C-119/16 and C-299/16) and T Danmark et al. (Joined Cases C-116/16 and C-117/17).The authors acknowledge that the "Danish...

This article deals with the decision taken by the Court of Justice of the European Union in Sofina. In the authors' view, it may have extended the standard of comparability, requiring (foreign) non-dividend income of the recipient to be taken into consideration in comparing the tax treatment of...

This article deals with case, X-GmbH (Case C-135/17) concerning the compatibility of German CFC legislation with regard to third countries. In Germany, CFC legislation only applies in cross-border situations and not in purely domestic situations. In general, the application of CFC legislation...

Portuguese Abstract: Este artigo examina o enquadramento jurídico e tributário da taxa. Proporciona uma visão panorâmica das condições que deve ser tidas em consideração pelo legislador (seja este estatal ou infra-estatal) quando cria ou modifica taxas

Portuguese Abstract: Este artigo conclui que as contribuições obrigatórias para a segurança social, em Portugal, revestem o caráter de imposto. Consequentemente, os requisitos impostos pela Constituição devem sempre ser observados. Esta conclusão retira a validade de alguns aspetos do...

Portuguese Abstract: Este artigo procede a uma análise exaustiva da decisão do TJUE em Geurts, publicada a 25 de outubro de 2007. Procede ainda a uma análise e antecipa o possível impacto desta decisão para a tributação espanhola nos âmbitos regional e local

Portuguese Abstract: Este artigo procede a um exame compreensivo da jurisprudência do Tribunal de Justiça da União Europeia no que se refere ao conceito de abuso em matéria de fiscalidade direta. O artigo tem como ponto de partida a jurisprudência do Tribunal nesta matéria, começando com...