Opinion Statement ECJ-TF 3/2021 on the ECJ Decision of 19 March 2021 in MK v. Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (Case C-388/19) on the Option of Taxpayers to Avoid Discriminatory Taxation of Capital Gains

In this CFE opinion statement, the CFE ECJ Task Force comments on the ECJ decision in MK v. Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (Case C-388/19) of 18 March 2021. The Court confirmed its previous case law and held that the Portuguese (optional) regime for taxation of capital gains from immovable property of non-residents was contrary to the free movement of capital under article 63 of the TFEU since non-residents were taxed less favourably than residents.