29 May 2020
Italy: Law Decree 19 May 2020, no. 34 - "Relaunch Decree": measures for enterprises
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/italy/covid-19-alert-tax-decreto-rilancio

The health emergency in Italy following the coronavirus (COVID-19), and the related economic crisis, has also had important consequences from a tax point of view.

30 June 2020
UK: Crisis driven changes to trading activity
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/crisis-driven-changes-to-trading-activity

Businesses grappling with the broad range issues brought about by the pandemic will be conserving cash wherever possible. In the UK, they may have taken advantage of the Job Retention Scheme to continue paying staff or ...

04 August 2020
Bird & Bird advises Elite World Group on new venture for the creation of digital talents and models
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2020/global/bird-and-bird-advises-elite-world-group-on-new-venture-for-the-creation-of-digital-talents

International law firm Bird & Bird advised Elite World Group ("Elite"), the world's largest model management network, on the establishment of a new agency called EWG Virtual ("EWG").

13 January 2021
Bird & Bird advises London listed DP Poland plc on reverse takeover of Dominium SA.
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2021/uk/bird-advises-london-listed-dp-poland-plc-on-reverse-takeover-of-dominium-sa

International law firm Bird & Bird has advised DP Poland, the UK AIM listed company which owns the Domino’s Pizza franchise in Poland, on its acquisition of a domestic Polish pizza restaurant chain called Dominium SA. ...

12 April 2021
Logistics, Fulfilment, and VAT in the UK
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/uk/logistics-fulfilment-and-vat

Despite the challenges posed by Brexit and COVID-19, there has been an increase in interest in the urban warehousing market in response to an increased demand for storage space. This presents major opportunities for the ...

15 April 2021
DAC7 – Reporting obligations for digital platform operators
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/belgium/belgium-dac7-reporting-obligations-for-digital-platform-operators

On 22 March 2021, the EU Council adopted a seventh Directive on Administrative Cooperation between EU Member States in the field of taxation (2021/514/EU) (“DAC7”). It imposes digital platform operators to collect and ...

15 June 2020
BirdWatch - Ninth Edition
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/birdwatch-ninth-edition

Welcome to the 9th edition of BirdWatch - our regular newsletter to keep US businesses informed on the latest developments in Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.

18 March 2020
IR35 deferred for one year
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/ir35-deferred-for-one-year

The implementation of the new off payroll working rules (or "IR35") has been deferred until 6 April 2021 as part of the government's Covid-19 strategy. This announcement came as a shock, especially after the government ...

30 September 2019
HMRC v Fortyseven Park Street
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/uk/hmrc-v-fortyseven-park-street

Timeshare apartments are not always exempt from VAT according to a recent decision from the Court of Appeal (CoA). In the past, suppliers have treated timeshares as supplies of land which are exempt from VAT. By finding ...

27 May 2020
HMRC Ramps up criminal Investigations for Failing to Prevent the Facilitation of Tax Evasion
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/hmrc-ramps-up-criminal-investigations-for-failing-to-prevent-the-facilitation-of-tax-evasion

In February HMRC announced that nine businesses were under criminal investigation for failing to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion with a further 21 businesses across 10 different sectors under review. We are told ...