#52026SC0177Evaluation of the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive
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This evaluation reviews how the EU’s Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive has worked since its main rules began applying in 2019. The directive sets common minimum rules across the EU to limit corporate tax avoidance, including limits on interest deductions, exit taxes, controlled foreign company rules, hybrid mismatch rules, and a general anti-abuse rule. The review finds that the directive helped reduce fragmentation between Member States and made it harder for companies to exploit gaps between national tax systems. But it also notes that many optional carve-outs and safe harbours led to different national approaches, especially for interest limitation and controlled foreign company rules. Multinational businesses, tax teams, and Member State tax authorities may need to watch for future EU efforts to simplify or tighten the framework.
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Key Changes
- Reviews the implementation and impact of the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive from 2019 to mid-2025
- Finds that common EU minimum rules reduced fragmentation and limited tax arbitrage between Member States
- Highlights that optional carve-outs and safe harbours still created different national approaches