Clifford Chance promotes partners in Europe Clifford Chance has promoted both Floris van de Bult and Alexandre Ooms to partner positions in the tax, pensions, & employment departments in Amsterdam and Brussels, respectively. By Amelia Schwanke May 17 2016
Revised India and Mauritius treaty ends decade-long tax debate India and Mauritius have signed a protocol that amends certain measures in their Double Tax Agreement (DTA), which will help to prevent tax avoidance as part of the India Government’s... By Amelia Schwanke May 12 2016
Banking question hangs over Egypt’s VAT The Egyptian Government still has not decided how the banking sector will be treated under the new VAT regime, which is expected to be implemented in five months’ time, on... By Amelia Schwanke May 11 2016
GCC implements VAT Ibrahim Al-Assaf, Saudi Arabia’s finance minister, confirmed, on May 4 the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) would implement VAT by 2018. By Amelia Schwanke May 11 2016
Reputational risks from the Panama Papers for taxpayers The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has published a database including information about 214,000 offshore entities in 21 jurisdictions. By Amelia Schwanke May 10 2016
Asia Tax Awards 2016 Congratulations to all the companies, firms and individuals that joined the International Tax Review at the 2016 Asia Tax Awards at the Goodwood Park Hotel in Singapore on May 5. By Amelia Schwanke May 09 2016
Taxing concerns over Brexit: VAT perspective With the referendum looming, UK voters are now under pressure to decide whether to remain in the European Union (EU) or leave. By Amelia Schwanke April 28 2016
Planning and litigation veteran joins Akerman Trusts and estates planning and litigation specialist, Paul Collins has joined Akerman as a partner in New York. By Amelia Schwanke April 27 2016
What the US presidential hopefuls are saying on tax reform Election day – November 8 – may still be some way off, but the buzz around the battle for the presidency is already at peak levels, largely driven by the... By Amelia Schwanke April 27 2016