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February 15, 2019
Companies in the private equity and real estate sectors are increasingly turning to tax-specific insurance to expedite M&A deals.
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February 14, 2019
The leading proposal in the OECD’s two-week consultation on four possible approaches to taxing the digital economy focuses on marketing intangibles, expanding the number of businesses that could fall under its scope.
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February 12, 2019
Tax heads are spending millions on new technology and staff to deal with what can be unfair audits by tax authorities looking at county-by-country reports (CbCR), adding data to what is already an increasingly dispute-prone environment.
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February 11, 2019
Brazil's tax authorities have noted that 'non-resident' US companies listed as privileged tax regimes ought to be considered from a US, not Brazilian perspective
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February 11, 2019
We are pleased to announce the official launch of World Tax and World TP 2020.
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February 11, 2019
Tax departments are partnering with other corporate functions to obtain the skills required to comply with technology-driven tax policies as they try to find a way around limited budgets and resources.
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February 08, 2019
India will abandon its significant economic presence (SEP) rule and drop the equalisation levy once OECD members come to an agreement on how to tax the digital economy, a leading government figure has said. But taxpayers want clarity on SEP thresholds now.
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February 06, 2019
Corporate tax rates continue to fall due to increasing cross-border competition through tax reform, but tax heads have more to consider when investing overseas than just rates.
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February 06, 2019
Companies should be wary of tax authorities investing in new technology, particularly those that are willing to innovate; but, say in-house tax chiefs, there can be major advantages to being in an ‘early adopter’ country.
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February 04, 2019
India can be resilient against the competitive tax policies of neighbouring countries and the US, but tax experts at International Tax Review’s India Tax Forum want the country to amend corporate tax rates and expand the base to maintain this.
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February 04, 2019
Some tax directors are unimpressed by the direction of the OECD’s digital tax proposals, with one warning they will bring “a whole new world” with wide-ranging implications.
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February 04, 2019
Multinationals are being forced to implement complex automated solutions to comply with the differing reporting frameworks across Europe because local tax authorities are more focused on tackling VAT fraud than the increasing compliance costs.
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February 01, 2019
Investors are giving serious consideration to their targets’ corporate tax policies before agreeing on the deal, but there are a number of companies that still have no such policy in place.
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February 01, 2019
India has confirmed its aim to move to anonymised tax return assessments (ATRAs) within two years, a measure which is dividing the tax community.
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February 01, 2019
Businesses are increasingly using data modelling to more accurately determine their tax liabilities and prove their compliance to tax authorities amid the political pressures that are constantly changing the goal posts.
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January 30, 2019
The OECD has stunned the tax world by signalling countries’ willingness to consider radical steps to drag the global corporate tax system into the 21st century by addressing the challenges of the evolving world economy.
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January 29, 2019
Russian legal entities that make capital gains from the sale of shares are eligible for a 0% tax rate, yet the criteria for satisfying this arrangement may not always be so simple.
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January 29, 2019
The UK’s tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), has recently published updated guidance on the tax treatment of cryptoassets. Kate Habershon, Neil McKnight and Nelson Yates II of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius examine the guidance and how it compares to the US’s perspective.
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January 28, 2019
Keith Brockman, VP of global tax at Manitowoc Foodservice, explores how the World Trade Organisation could influence the US foreign-derived intangible income (FDII) regime, base erosion and anti-abuse tax (BEAT), and global intangible low-taxed intangible income (GILTI) provisions.
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January 28, 2019
Tax directors examining tax technology opportunities know that regulating internal data and establishing a global reporting standard is a must when it comes to the successful cross-border adoption of any digital platform. Blockchain is no different.
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January 28, 2019
Tax competition between Switzerland’s cantons is expected to become even stronger following tax reform, say tax directors at leading companies.
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January 28, 2019
In-house tax teams are implementing tailored software solutions due to the low cost of technology, but should beware of ‘over-tooling’ and employ a coherent purchasing strategy, writes Danish Mehboob.
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January 28, 2019
Tax transparency initiatives such as the CRS, AEOI and FATCA, and the upcoming mandatory disclosure rules, are having a profound impact on the operations and IT infrastructure of financial institutions (FIs) worldwide. Ronald Frey, chief product officer of the RegTech product unit within BearingPoint, discusses how these are creating trends towards data alignment and centralisation, and are changing the role of FIs and wealth managers in cross-border tax reporting.
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January 28, 2019
The Dutch Supreme Court has provided clarity on deductibility of acquisition and disposal costs. Kuba Grabarz and Wessel Dekker of Baker McKenzie Amsterdam explore the consequences.