How patent boxes became the new normal

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How patent boxes became the new normal

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Since October 2015, authorities have been reacting to the outcome of the BEPS Project. The implementation of new legislation and adaption of existing regulations to match the new OECD guidelines has already begun to impact multinationals worldwide. The undeniable headline change has been a broad move to implement country-by-country reporting (CbCR); however the other policy that stands out from the crowd is in the area of patent boxes, as Joelle Jefferis explains.

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