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December 2015
December 18, 2015
We are living in an era where ‘tax avoidance’ is a popular theme amongst voters and, hence, politicians. This is in spite of the fact that tax avoidance is legal – it is tax evasion that is illegal.
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December 15, 2015
China will be at the forefront of BEPS implementation in 2016, as president of the G20. Ralph Cunningham says it is a big opportunity for a non-OECD member to shape the international tax system.
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December 15, 2015
Drafters of the new base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) actions and precision watchmakers share a common wish; that their immeasurable efforts devoted to refining and juxtaposing complex parts result in an instrument that is respected and trusted around the world.
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December 15, 2015
Matthew Gilleard introduces this exclusive, comprehensive insight into the work of the OECD in the area of countering tax base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS). Within these covers you will find out about the key messages delivered under each of the OECD’s 15 Actions, direct from the individuals responsible for putting each aspect of the project together.
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December 15, 2015
Luis Abrantes, tax director and head of transfer pricing at Carlsberg Group, draws on practical experiences to unpick the intricacies of intercompany charges.
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December 15, 2015
With the final deadlines for the OECD’s BEPS Project falling at the end of this year, 2016 was always going to be a year dominated by questions about implementation. While BEPS-related activity is not the only issue on the horizon, that alone will ensure multinationals are kept busy over the next 12 months. Joe Stanley-Smith and Matthew Gilleard look through the peephole to analyse taxpayer hopes, fears and expectations for the year ahead.
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December 14, 2015
India and South Korea have signed a new MoU [memorandum of understanding] tax treaty on December 9 to strengthen the ease of doing business in each country.
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December 11, 2015
Pfizer’s $160 billion acquisition of Allergan shows that highly-mobile American companies are still looking to “self-help” action such as inversion as the US tax code fails them on competitiveness.
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December 10, 2015
Companies and firms can now enter for the European Tax Awards 2016.
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December 09, 2015
The 5th edition of China - Looking Ahead, published in association with KPMG, is now available online.
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December 08, 2015
A new double tax treaty (DTT) between South Africa and Kenya has been passed by officials which will strengthen capital import rules and will take effect from January 1 2016.
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December 07, 2015
Taxpayers in Luxembourg are waiting nervously for the European Commission to add to the list of companies it is scrutinising under state aid laws after McDonald’s became the latest multinational to be investigated.