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How companies create tax regimes in emerging countries
Multinational companies, especially in the energy and extractive industries, are playing a significant role in structuring the tax systems in emerging countries. Joanna Faith discovered how businesses balance their commercial objectives with a wider role in helping with governments May 2008
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FIN 48: Quantifying the unknowable
As FIN 48 enters its second year, Bob Reynolds discovers that it remains a thorn in the side of many corporate
tax departments April 2008
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New prosecutor steps in to take on evasion
Nathan Hochman has just become the government's chief prosecutor of the US tax code. He tells Catherine Snowdon about his strategy for convicting taxpayers who don't abide by the rules May 2008
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Fay arrives to strengthen AIG's tax force
AIG turned to private practice when it needed someone to run its tax department in Asia. Tony Fay came to the role in awe of the size of the company and the issues he and his team have to deal with throughout the region.
Ralph Cunningham spoke to him in Hong Kong about how he intends to embed tax as a key part of the company. May 2008
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Managing a company's effective tax rate
Adrian Windsor and Jeremy Curd, of PricewaterhouseCoopers in the UK, discuss the value of managing a company's effective tax rate May 2008
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Voluntary disclosure becomes a necessity
Scott Michel of tax boutique Caplin & Drysdale argues that companies and tax professionals should seriously consider the Internal Revenue Service's voluntary disclosure programme May 2008
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Tackling global concerns
Werner Stuffer argues that Germany's recent tax reform is a missed opportunity. Joanna Faith spoke to him about the challenges he faces in dealing with revenue authorities as Siemens' vice president of international tax May 2008
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US Senate Finance chief plots course to tax reform
Americas correspondent Catherine Snowdon examines the plans for tax reform in the US Senate May 2008
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Firms reach the heights in tax planning
The biggest professional services firms are near or at the top of International Tax Review's first poll of the world's leading planning practices. And law firms and smaller consultancies are also competing to offer bespoke tax structuring, transfer pricing and indirect tax advice May 2008
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US hi-tech taxation needs addressing
Hillary Clinton recently announced an agenda that would bring significant tax incentives for the hi-tech industry to in-source work and create new jobs in the US, Catherine Snowdon finds out why the tax treatment of US hi-tech companies has become such an area of focus May 2008
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China issues plethora of new tax rules
Jeffery Kadet and Kevin Zhu of Deloitte in Shanghai report on the raft of new rules in China published since the Enterprise Income Tax became law April 2008
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Thin-capitalisation reforms favour high-income earners
Giuseppe Galeano and Alan Rhode of Camozzi Bonissoni Varrenti argue that Italy's replacement regime for thin capitalisation favours high business income earners April 2008
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Darling's budget leaves multinationals waiting on foreign profits
Ralph Cunningham and Joanna Faith report on the UK Budget, gauging comment from industry and advisers April 2008
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Indian Budget aims to boost spending growth
Vispi Patel and Rajesh Athavale, of PricewaterhouseCoopers in India, argue that finance minister Palaniappan Chidambaram's Budget seeks to achieve fiscal consolidation April 2008
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Planning for high turnover
Catherine Snowdon met Sempra Energy's San Diego based tax team and discovered its priorities April 2008
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New rules tighten scope for carrying forward tax losses in share transfers
Ingrid Turner and Christof Zondler of Deloitte in Stuttgart argue that despite simplifying the rules, the new Business Tax Reform Act limits the application of tax loss carryforwards in corporate share transfers April 2008
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A healthy dialogue with taxpayers
Frank Ng seeks consistency and uniformity in dealing with non-compliance. He talks to Americas correspondent Catherine Snowdon about his approach to running the Large and Midsize business group at the Internal Revenue Service April 2008
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Sponsored feature: Outsourcing: fool's gold?
Ian Sadler and Peter Clements of Ernst & Young asks whether compliance outsourcing has been a victory of style over substance and examines what organisations should be looking for from their outsourcing contract and from their service provider April 2008
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The tax talent pool diminishes
Joanna Faith uncovers some alarming trends for businesses seeking to recruit able tax people April 2008
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Sovereign wealth funds become visible
Sovereign wealth funds have recently become a talking point worldwide. Yet Babak Nikravesh, of law firm Heller Ehrman, says that they have been a consistent feature of US investment for decades April 2008
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Ending the flaws in double tax treaties
The purpose and function of double tax treaties is one of the hottest issues in international tax. The OECD at its meeting with tax advisers in Tokyo in March identified this as a critical issue. Monique van Herksen and Haig Oghigian of Baker & McKenzie in Amsterdam examine the principal issues. April 2008
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New UK Chancellor starts by listening in first budget
Following on from their Budget web seminar, Chris Sanger and Patrick Stevens of Ernst & Young discuss the measures announced in the 2008 UK Budget and their likely impact May 2008
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Editorial
May 2008
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Canada reduces tax reporting for non-residents
Todd Miller and Michael Friedman of McMillan Binch Mendelsohn explain how non-residents will benefit from new measures announced in the 2008 federal budget April 2008
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Portugal makes stand against abusive tax planning
Rogério Fernandes Ferreira, António Fernandes de Oliveira and Andreia Pereira da Costa, of law firm PLMJ in Lisbon, argue that the government has chosen wide-ranging definition of abuse April 2008
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Editorial
April 2008
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Draft regulations point to tougher transfer pricing audit regime in China
May 2008
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Australia-South Africa protocol reforms withholding tax rates
May 2008
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French consult on documentation rules
May 2008
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Roche scores significant victory over Australian Taxation Office
May 2008
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APA report shows drop in figures
May 2008
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Spanish court rejects intra-group services appeal
May 2008
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Marks & Spencer comes out on top in teacake VAT judgement
May 2008
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High taxes drive pharmaceutical company out of UK
May 2008
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CCCTB proposal date is in doubt
May 2008
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Cargill India wins transfer pricing documentation row
May 2008
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Merz sets up working group on Swiss tax competition
April 2008
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Talks to revise double tax treaty between India and Mauritius fail
April 2008
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Canada's provinces focus on tax changes
April 2008
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Treasury and Congress struggle with derivatives taxation
April 2008
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EC consults on reduced VAT rates
April 2008
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NZ ministers act on stapled securities
April 2008
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Mumbai court postpones Vodafone capital gains judgement
April 2008
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European Commission challenges Spain on anti-abuse rules
April 2008
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Thai government seeks to cut corporation tax rate by five percentage points
April 2008
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East African Community aims for elimination of double tax
April 2008
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US produces new guidance on contract manufacturing and subpart F
April 2008
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ABI boosts tax team
May 2008
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KPMG moves senior tax specialist to the Gulf
May 2008
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McGowan leaves Shearman & Sterling
May 2008
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Green fronts new London international tax team
May 2008
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Ernst & Young bags two transfer pricing specialists from Deloitte
May 2008
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Derouin moves on from Linklaters
April 2008
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Key transfer pricing appointments made worldwide
April 2008
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Jefferson Wells announces two high level tax recruits
April 2008
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Ong Sim Ho moves to bigger firm
April 2008
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Choong to leave Drew & Napier
April 2008
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Bassett leaves Fenwick & West
April 2008
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Castillo joins Transfer Pricing Associates in Madrid
April 2008
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Davison named tax partner at Freshfields
April 2008
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Washington DC law firm recruits Breen from the IRS
April 2008
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Tax relief
A monthly commentary on the notable facts, figures and goings-on in the tax world, so called to give you a gentle exit from International Tax Review each month May 2008
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Tax relief
A monthly commentary on the notable facts, figures and goings-on in the tax world, so called to give you a gentle exit from International Tax Review each month. April 2008
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Who's worked on the biggest deals
May 2008
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Who's worked on the biggest deals
April 2008
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US real estate tax critical in Irish utility deal
Joanna Faith reports on Scottish and Southern Energy's acquisition of Airtricity April 2008
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