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EU takes aim at letterbox company tax avoidance

Lena Angvik
April 27, 2018
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Companies are disheartened to learn that they could face yet more anti-avoidance legislation if the EU enacts a proposal for a company law which would prevent cross-border conversions for the purpose of avoiding tax through artificial structures.

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