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15 Amendments of Marian HARKIN related to 2016/0107(COD)

Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) The European Parliament in its resolution of 16 December 2015 on bringing transparency, coordination and convergence to corporate tax policies in the Union18 acknowledged that increased transparency in the area of corporate taxation can improve tax collection, make the work of tax authorities more efficient and, ensure increased public trust and confidence in tax systems and governments and improve investment decision-making based on more accurate risk profiles of companies. __________________ 18 2015/2010(INL)
2017/03/21
Committee: ECONJURI
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) Enhanced transparency and public scrutiny of corporate income taxes borne by multinational undertakings carrying out activities in the Union is an essential element to further foster corporate responsibility, to contribute to the welfare through taxes, to promote fairer tax competition within the Union through a better informed public debate and to restore public trust in the fairness of the national tax systems. Such public scrutiny can be achieved by means of a report on income tax information, irrespective of where the ultimate parent undertaking of the multinational group is established.
2017/03/21
Committee: ECONJURI
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) To ensure that cases of non- compliance are disclosed to the public, statutory auditor(s) or audit firm(s) should check whether the report on income tax information has been submitted and presented in accordance with the requirements of this Directive and made accessible on the relevant undertaking’s website or on the website of an affiliated undertaking. Cases of infringements by undertakings and branches to the reporting on income tax information, giving rise to penalties by Member States, in conformity with Article 51 of Directive 2013/34/EU, should be reported in a public registry managed by the European Commission.
2017/03/21
Committee: ECONJURI
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The report on income tax information shall be published in a common template available in an open data format and made accessible to the public on the website of the undertaking on the date of its publication in at least one of the official languages of the Union. On the same date, the undertaking shall also file the report in a public registry managed by the European Commission.
2017/03/21
Committee: ECONJURI
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The report on income tax information shall be published in a common template available in an open data format and made accessible to the public on the date of its publication on the website of the subsidiary undertaking or on the website of an affiliated undertaking in at least one of the official languages of the Union. On the same date, the undertaking shall also file the report in a public registry managed by the European Commission.
2017/03/21
Committee: ECONJURI
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 b – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The report on income tax information shall be published in a common template available in an open data format and made accessible to the public on the date of its publication on the website of the branch or on the website of an affiliated undertaking in at least one of the official languages of the Union. On the same date, the undertaking shall also file the report in a public registry managed by the European Commission.
2017/03/21
Committee: ECONJURI
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 c – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) names of undertakings, a brief description of the nature of the activities and geographical location;
2017/03/21
Committee: ECONJURI
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 c – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the number of employeeworked man-hours;
2017/03/21
Committee: ECONJURI
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 c – paragraph 2 – point b c (new)
(bc) value of tangible assets other than cash or cash equivalents, and annual cost of maintaining those assets;
2017/03/21
Committee: ECONJURI
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 c – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) the amount of income tax paid which is the amount of income tax paid during the relevant financial year by undertakings and branches resident for tax purposes in the relevant tax jurisdiction; and
2017/03/21
Committee: ECONJURI
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 c – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) stated capital;
2017/03/21
Committee: ECONJURI
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 c – paragraph 5
5. The report on income tax information shall be published in a common template available in an open data format and made accessible on the website in at least one of the official languages of the Union. On the same date, the undertaking shall also file the report in a public registry managed by the European Commission.
2017/03/21
Committee: ECONJURI
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 i – paragraph 1
The Commission shall report on the compliance with and the impact of the reporting obligations set out in Articles 48a to 48f. The report shall include an evaluation of whether the report on income tax information delivers appropriate and proportionate results, and assess cost- benefits of lowering the consolidated net turnover threshold beyond which undertakings and branches are required to report on income tax information as well as evaluating the possible necessity to take further complementary measures, taking into account the need to ensure a sufficient level of transparency and, the need for preserving and ensuring a competitive environment for undertakings and private investment.
2017/03/21
Committee: ECONJURI
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Chapter 10 a – Article 48 i a (new)
Article 48ia Common template for the report The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, lay down the common template to which Article 48b(1), (3), (4) and (6) and Article 48c(5) refer. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 50(2).
2017/03/21
Committee: ECONJURI
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Directive 2013/34/EU
Article 51 – paragraph 1
Member States shall provide for penalties app(3a) in Article 51, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: Member States shall ensure that undertakings are held licable tofor the infringements of the national provisions adopted in accordance with this Directive and shall take all the measures necessary to ensure that thosepursuant to this Directive. Without prejudice to the right of the Member States to impose criminal penalties, Member States shall designate or establish competent authorities to adopt appropriate administrative measures and impose administrative penalties for the infringement by undertakings of national provisions adopted for the purpose of transposing this Directive. Member States shall ensure that those administrative measures and penalties are applied and enforced. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.’ administrative measures and penalties shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shall provide the Commission with the names and other details of the competent authorities responsible for adopting and imposing administrative measures and penalties pursuant to the second paragraph. The competent authorities shall submit an annual report to the Commission on their activity in monitoring the application of this Directive.’ Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?qid=1489418875325&uri=CELEX:32013L0034)
2017/03/21
Committee: ECONJURI