Tax Alert: EU Commission publishes proposal to implement Debt-Equity Bias Reduction Allowance (‘DEBRA’)
The European Commission has published an EU Directive proposal regarding a debt-equity bias reduction allowance (DEBRA) and a limitation of the tax deductibility of exceeding borrowing costs (the proposal). This proposal, published 11 May 2022, is one of the Commission’s key actions on corporate tax, as set out in the Communication on Business Taxation for the 21st Century.