Strong recruitment plan crucial to appoint the best judges, says Chief Counsel Kristen Kane, chief counsel of California's Office of Tax Appeals (OTA), talks to ITR about how the agency manages the struggle to recruit the best judges. By Anjana Haines August 04 2020
How California’s Office of Tax Appeals decides cases within 100 days California’s Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) explains how it delivers its final opinions on appeals within 100 days of a hearing, despite receiving more than 120 new appeals every month. By Anjana Haines July 30 2020
Women in Business Law Awards Americas 2020: Shortlists announced All the shortlisted firms, teams and individuals have been announced for this year's Americas Women in Business Law Awards. By Anjana Haines July 24 2020
EU state aid cases raise fundamental questions about TP practices The Apple case is just one of many disputes between the European Commission and multinational companies that revolve around fundamental questions about transfer pricing (TP), in particular the arm’s-length principle... By Anjana Haines & Josh White July 16 2020
The Women in Business Law Europe Awards Shortlist 2020 The European Women in Business Law (WIBL) Awards recognise the firms advancing diversity in the profession and the lawyers providing exemplary services and driving success for their practices. By Anjana Haines July 16 2020
Tax Reports: July edition ITR’s team of reporters highlight the key trends and topics that have dominated the news over the past few weeks and the upcoming developments that may influence your tax plans... By Anjana Haines July 06 2020
Constructive engagement is vital for mutual MNE and tax authority trust James Karanja, head of the Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) Secretariat, tells ITR how multinational enterprises (MNEs) need to adapt as tax administrations gain auditing skills through TIWB initiatives. By Anjana Haines June 15 2020
Changing structural racism: Starting at the bottom Companies need to work harder to ensure senior leadership and management in any business is more diverse, but the problem of racism in the tax sector needs to be dealt... By Anjana Haines June 11 2020
Tax sector is failing to address racism Anti-racist protests in the US and worldwide have brought attention to a global problem. Racism still exists in the tax sector and more needs to be done to tackle the... By Anjana Haines June 11 2020
James Karanja reflects on five years of Tax Inspectors Without Borders In this two-part interview, outgoing Head of the Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) Secretariat James Karanja talks to ITR about what TIWB has achieved over the past five years, the... By Anjana Haines June 08 2020
