The European Court of Justice with its decision in case C-285/07 held that the double carryover basis requirement imposed under German law to accord tax free treatment to the shareholders of the target corporation in a EU cross-border transfer of shares violates the EU mergers directive and EC law.
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Italy’s Tax Administration Rules on Cross-Border Tax Free Mergers
With ruling n. 470/E of December 3, 2008 Italy’s tax authority extended non recognition treatment to a merger falling outside the scope of the EU mergers directive, facilitating the possibility to carry out cross-border reorganization involving Italian assets or Italian companies without immediate recognition of gain.
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ECJ Ruled That Restrictions to Tax Consolidation Violate EC Treaty
By Marco Rossi on
Posted in ECJ Case Law, European Union Tax Law
European Court of Justice in Société Papillon (C-418/07) ruled that French national laws that limit access to tax consolidation in EU cross-border situations violate the EC Treaty. The ruling offers taxpayers opportunities to claim access to consolidation at the EU level every-time that such option is granted at domestic level and to offset losses and profits of the EU members of a consolidated group.
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