(Google translation) EU Commission wants to prevent legal tax avoidance The European Commission wants to take action against alleged that companies and wealthy citizens escape by moving within the EU taxation. The EU Member States should include an "anti-abuse clause" in their national tax laws to remedy the situation, told the German newspaper "Handelsblatt" (Wednesday edition), citing Commission circles. The clause is intended to enable the tax authorities to check migration willing companies and individuals. Affected businesses and citizens would have to show that there is in addition to the tax or otherwise, for their move to another country.[...] http://orf.at/stories/2152177/
Is it only within EU countries? I tried to read the german article but can't understand everything. What would be the penalties?
Soviet style authority comes to the EU. Stalin would be delighted. When do they start building the wall?
Handelsblatt says there must be other reasons for moving than just to circumvent the FTT. If not, they'll overrule it (the EU). That's what it says.
only within the eu. and it's a completely unrealistic plan, which has thousands of practical impossibilities and which will never pass anyway. let's not get worked up about someone's brain fart, when the real danger (FTT) is right around the corner.