International tax transparency: Past, present and future

September 30 2013

Harm Oortwijn, director of international tax and reporting at Paramount Pictures, and owner/director of EA Tax Services BV, looks at the background and present trends regarding international tax transparency, exploring the objectives of key parties and examining the most likely outcomes.

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