International updates - June 2018

June 19 2018

International Updates

The latest international updates from our correspondents around the world.

Argentina: Regulations on certain tax reform aspects

Australia: Digital tax and stapled structures

Canada: Selected international tax measures from the 2018 Canadian budget

Chile: Chilean IRS interpretation of Article 12 of Chilean double tax treaties

China: New Chinese tax incentives for innovation and private pension provision

Germany: Post-BEPS challenges and transfer pricing solution requirements in central management functions

Hong Kong: Hong Kong introduces an enhanced R&D tax incentive

India: Supreme Court rules on the tax implications of loan waivers

Indonesia: New regulation issued to identify beneficial owners in support of EOI

Ireland: High Court to hear case on deductibility of foreign withholding tax

Italy: Transfer pricing framework in Italy: formal alignment to the OECD principles

Luxembourg: New opportunities for business cooperation between Luxembourg and Ukraine

Malta: Malta Budget Measures Implementation Act 2018

New Zealand: Tax credit for research and development from April 2019

Poland: New commercial property tax in Poland

Russia: Does an asset deal prevent the transfer of historical tax risks in Russia?

South Africa: The impact of the Multilateral Convention on South African investment structures involving Mauritius

Spain: Participation exemption for real estate rental entities

Switzerland: ALPS: International social security compliance in Switzerland has just gone digital

Turkey: Turkey introduces another tax amnesty

US Inbound: Sale of partnership interest

US Outbound: IRS issues APA statistics for 2017

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A&M Tax launches in Ireland with EY, DLA Piper hires

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‘Taxpayers are thrilled’: local experts hail record-breaking Indian APAs

Booming APA statistics reflect the growing credibility of India’s TP framework and the country’s shift toward a tax certainty approach, ITR has heard

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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader merger approved, debut planned for July

Partners at both firms have voted in favour of the tie-up, which marks ‘the largest law firm merger in history’

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Podcast: Side-by-side or upside down? Analysing the future of pillar two

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Rethinking permanent establishment in the GCC after pillar two

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Ashurst Perkins Coie moves forward with partners’ vote

The combination between Ashurst and Perkins Coie, which will create a $2.8 bn law firm, is expected to close in Q3

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Norton Rose Fulbright hires new TP head from Baker McKenzie

The ‘highly regarded’ Stephanie Pantelidaki, who has big four experience, will be based in the firm’s London office

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Newly-promoted Skadden UK partner talks TP, growth areas and HMRC collaboration

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