Stauffer Case
On 14 September, 2006 the ECJ released its judgement in the so called “Stauffer Case” (C386/04). The ruling of the ECJ is a significant step for the income tax treatment of non-profit organisations operating in European countries.

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Walloon Case & Formal Request Against the UK
On the 10th of July 2006 the European Commission sent the United Kingdom a formal request to end discrimination of foreign charities. This comes on the heels of the Walloon case in Belgium, which focused attention on discrimination against foreign charities.

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Poland
In early September, Polish authorities accepted an amended government proposal extending current deductions for corporate donors supporting charities to cover donations to Public Benefit Organisations in other European Union states. With this new regulation, Poland will be only the second EU country after the Netherlands to allow tax deductions for donations to foreign PBOs.

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The Transnational Giving Europe network extends to Ireland
The Transnational Giving Europe network (TGE) is a practical and secure solution for donors in a specific European country to ensure income tax deductible cash donations to a foreign beneficiary. The TGE network, a partnership between the Charities Aid Foundation, the King Baudouin Foundation, the Fondation de France, Oranjefonds, Maecenata International, the Foundation for Poland and since a few weeks the Community Foundation for Ireland, enables donors, both corporations and individuals, resident in one of the participating countries, to financially support non-profit organisations in other member countries, while benefiting directly from the tax advantages provided for in the legislation of their country of residence.

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