William Paul is being replaced as IRS chief counsel just two months after starting, it is understood
Wopke Hoekstra implored US officials to ‘truly look into the facts’; in other news, the EU Council has reached a political agreement on DAC9
The US president’s flippant approach to international trade will cause chaos for corporations, but there are opportunities for intrepid tax advisers
What Corporates Want: South American advisers praised on fees
Flexibility and transparency on fees ranked favourably against international counterparts, according to new ITR+ research
Talent Tracker Annual Review: Three firms share US top spot
Holland & Knight, Nelson Mullins and McCarter & English made the joint-most tax partner hires in the US last year, according to ITR's Talent Tracker
Featured Global Tax 50 profiles
ITR presents the 50 individuals who exerted the most influence on tax during 2024 – for better or worse – with world leaders, in-house award winners, activists and others making the cut
Awards
Awards
ITR invites tax firms, in-house teams, and tax professionals to make nominations for the 2025 ITR Tax Awards in the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific
Awards
The firm also won regional awards for Pro Bono Firm of the Year and Tax Law Firm of the Year
Awards
The firm picked up awards for its work in multiple jurisdictions, while DLA Piper walked away with four individual honours
Awards
ITR is delighted to reveal all the shortlisted nominees for the 2024 Americas Tax Awards
Direct Tax
Ahead of another busy year for the World Tax rankings and ITR Awards, we profile some of the UK’s major firms and explore key market trends
The Labor government has done more than any previous administration to crack down on multinational tax avoidance, Andrew Leigh also tells ITR
Companies that come to terms with digitised tax processes now will stand to gain from FASTER’s disruption, argues Carlos Silva of Xceptor
Audit specialist Walsh, a 33-year veteran of KPMG, will assume the leadership role in July; in other news, a think tank has claimed that the UK tax advisory market requires ‘urgent reform’
Transfer Pricing
The court emphasised that TP analysis must adhere to the arm's-length principle, be based on the specific facts of each transaction and comply with domestic regulations, one expert says
Gilles Roth, speaking at the Luxembourg Transfer Pricing Association’s launch event, also said that his country is ‘carefully considering’ the implementation of amount B
The ruling in January was the first time the court had unanimously upheld a taxpayer's position in a case concerning TP, according to a lawyer who worked on the case
The change is understood to include enhancing information comparison
Indirect Tax
Singapore extends GST remission in 2025 budget; UK closes in on e-invoicing; two new partners at RSM Belgium ;and more
The plan, outlined by EU tax commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, would reportedly free 180,000 of the 200,000 in-scope businesses from additional compliance
The enacted legislation, which introduces a suite of new indirect taxes, was ‘highly awaited’ but presents major concerns, advisers tell ITR
India’s budget changes goods and services tax rules; UK private school VAT challenge fast-tracked
Jurisdictions
Features and Special Focus
Features and Special Focus
Transfer Pricing Guide
April 25 2024
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Sponsored by MachadoGabriel Caldiron Rezende of Machado Associados summarises the general aspects of the recently enacted Brazilian tax reform and calls on businesses to conduct a thorough assessment of its potential impact -
Sponsored by PwC ChileLoreto Pelegrí Haro and Rodrigo Winter Salgado of PwC Chile outline the main changes but note that the finalisation of an Internal Revenue Service circular letter will be crucial in clarifying the law’s application
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Sponsored by MDDPMarek Kończak and Tomasz Janik of MDDP say a recent judgment has fundamentally changed the tax landscape for EU/EEA investment funds in Poland by extending corporate income tax exemptions to self-managed investment funds
