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May 22, 2013
As EU leaders prepare to meet later today to discuss the financial transaction tax (FTT) and improving the efficiency of tax collection, progress must be made on agreeing the scope of the FTT. Even if a consensus emerges, the original timetable for implementation may be delayed to January 2015.
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May 20, 2013
International Tax Review has produced tax disputes reference guides for 26 countries. The guides look at how multinationals can avoid and manage tax disputes in each jurisdiction as well as offering insight about the future litigation strategies of individual tax authorities.
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May 09, 2013
Brazilian taxpayers are left with several options following the Supreme Federal Court’s (STF) judgment on the constitutionality of the controlled foreign company (CFC) rules last month, advisers say.
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April 22, 2013
Pascal Saint-Amans, the head of tax at the OECD, has said the world is coming together over the issue of the automatic exchange of tax information.
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April 16, 2013
After a joint statement from the finance ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK (the G5) that they will push for greater exchange of bank information, other countries have signalled their willingness to join the effort.
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April 10, 2013
Foreign financial institutions (FFIs) now have a good indication of the information they will need to register for compliant status, under America’s Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), and the detail the Internal Revenue Service’s monthly list of compliant FFIs could include.
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April 04, 2013
A Milan tax court has dismissed an appeal by Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana in a dispute over the transfer of the company's brands to Luxembourg. The ruling shows the Italian tax authorities are particularly suspicious of reorganisations involving certain jurisdictions, advisers say.
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March 27, 2013
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January 22, 2013
The Italian tax authorities are targeting multinationals with Italian subsidiaries through assessments focused on hidden permanent establishments (PE).
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September 12, 2011
Tax Controversy Leaders is a guide to the leading tax dispute resolution lawyers and advisers in the world. In addition to highlighting tax professionals, the guide also includes litigators and barristers who may not practise tax on a day to day basis.