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European corporate tax base: making business easier and cheaper

date:  16/03/2011

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the European Commission has proposed on 16 March 2011 a common system for calculating the tax base of businesses operating in the EU. The aim of this proposal is to significantly reduce the administrative burden, compliance costs and legal uncertainties that businesses in the EU currently face in having to comply with up to 27 different national systems for determining their taxable profits.