Press Release: Fighting evasion: Commission launches consultations on EU Taxpayer’s Code and EU Tax Identification Number

On 25 February 2013 the European Commission launched two public consultations on specific measures which could improve tax collection and ensure better tax compliance across the EU.

The first consultation is on the development of a European Taxpayer's Code, which would clarify the rights and obligations of both taxpayers and tax authorities.

The second consultation is on a European Tax Identification Number (EU TIN), which would facilitate the proper identification of taxpayers in the EU. Both the Taxpayer's Code and the EU TIN were among the measures proposed by the Commission in December 2012 in its Action Plan to tackle tax fraud and evasion. The consultations will run until 17 May 2013.