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November 15, 2011
The European Commission and Spain today won appeals concerning changes to Gibraltar’s tax system that have been deemed to be illegal state aid for offshore companies.
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November 03, 2011
Telefónica is locked in a dispute with the Peruvian government over unpaid taxes.
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August 30, 2011
Spain has joined France in introducing a package of austerity measures in the last seven days, but how does the Spanish government’s approach to cutting the deficit differ from France’s?
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July 05, 2011
In one of the country’s many bids to shed its reputation as a tax haven, Panama inked a double-taxation treaty with Spain on October 7 2010.
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June 16, 2011
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has upheld the Commission’s decision that tax exemptions in the Basque region of Spain constitute state aid and are incompatible with the EU treaty.
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May 19, 2011
International Tax Review broke new ground last night with the presentation of awards for the leading in-house tax teams in Europe for direct and indirect tax.
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April 07, 2011
The shortlists for International Tax Review's European Tax Awards have been announced.
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April 07, 2011
The winners will receive their awards in London in May.
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March 24, 2011
France and Spain’s refusal to back down over taxes they have imposed on telecommunications companies has landed them in conflict with the European Commission, which has referred the two countries to the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
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March 16, 2011
Only five EU member states would see a rise in their GDP as a result of the introduction of a common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB), the European Commission’s own impact assessment study into the plans has found.
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March 08, 2011
They say that the bigger they come the harder they fall. Few could have expected quite how hard Nortel would fall, however, or the unique cross-border tax issues the resulting administration of the group in Europe would cause.
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March 01, 2011
Uruguay has enacted a double tax treaty (DTT) with Spain to strengthen ties with a historical trading partner in the EU.
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February 15, 2011
The BA/Iberia merger, completed in January, was one of the most significant cross-border European transactions in recent years. Salman Shaheen talks to the friends who made the innovative tax structure behind the deal happen.
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February 01, 2011
International Tax Review will present its sixth annual European Tax Awards at the Dorchester Hotel in London on May 18 2011.
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January 21, 2011
The European Commission (EC) has told Spain that it must scrap a 2002 provision of its corporate tax law which provides an advantage to Spanish companies making acquisitions in non-EU countries.
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January 13, 2011
The Spanish Supreme Court has dismissed a request by telecommunications companies Telefónica, Vodafone and ONO to halt payments of the RTVE tax while the court considers its legality.
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January 04, 2011
The rise in UK VAT to 20%, which was announced last June, came into effect today. But while the government and opposition are debating the pros and cons of the controversial move, many other European jurisdictions are following the same trend.
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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.
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May 06, 2011
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March 22, 2011
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March 10, 2011
Watson, Farley & Williams has announced the appointment of Luis Soto as a partner. He will be based in the international law firm’s Madrid office.