European Union officials on Tuesday waded into the fight against international tax dodging, calling for the world’s biggest companies to disclose more data about their tax arrangements with the bloc’s member governments and to share information about offshore havens where they shelter money.The proposed rules were in the planning before the recent leak of millions of documents from a Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca. But European officials adjusted the plans in recent days to pay more attention to offshore holdings in light of the revelations in the Panama Papers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/13/business/international/european-union-corporate-taxes.htmlAlso see:EU privacy watchdogs could seek U.S. data pact review in two years
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http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-eu-dataprotection-usa-idUKKCN0X92AW
European Union Calls for Big Companies to Disclose More Tax Data
European Union officials on Tuesday waded into the fight against international tax dodging, calling for the world’s biggest companies to disclose more data about their tax arrangements with the bloc’s member governments and to share information about offshore havens where they shelter money.