Brussels, 15/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - In an opinion published on Tuesday 14 October 2008, European Court of Justice General Advocate Paolo Mengozzi expressed the view that cross-border charity donations in another EU member state should receive the same tax advantages as donations to domestic charities. He acknowledged the problems for tax authorities to check the exact nature of beneficiary organisations abroad but said these problems were not insurmountable (Case C-318/07).
In his tax...