EU Advocate General: UK and Gibraltar ‘one entity’ for tax issues Companies could continue to face a double tax charge after an Opinion from a European Court of Justice (ECJ) advocate general said that the UK and Gibraltar should be treated... By Joe Stanley-Smith February 01 2017
EU to take ‘nuclear option’ on VAT fraud with reverse charge systems By Joe Stanley-Smith January 25 2017
Constitutions: Could paying a ‘fair share’ of tax already be enshrined in law? Politicians and campaigners are fond of saying that companies should pay their ‘fair share’ of tax, but the phrase is over-used and lacks legal meaning and backing, becoming little more... By Joe Stanley-Smith January 25 2017
Deals of the month See who has done the tax work on this month's biggest deals. By Joe Stanley-Smith January 25 2017
Mattos Filho partner leaves to form new firm in Brasília Marcos Joaquim Gonçalves Alves has left Mattos Filho to set up his own firm, MJ Alves & Burle Advogados e Consultores, taking several Mattos staff with him. By Joe Stanley-Smith January 24 2017
The Italian resident non-dom regime With the Italian Budget Law for 2017 (Law 232/2016), the Italian Parliament continued its efforts to attract foreign capital with a range of interesting new provisions and tax regimes applicable... By Joe Stanley-Smith January 17 2017
General VAT reverse charge: The view from Central Europe Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia are seen as the key supporters of the European Commission’s generalised reverse charge mechanism (GRCM), but not all industries or multinationals in... By Joe Stanley-Smith January 17 2017
Former US Senate Finance Committee Counsel McClellan joins Covington In a sign that tax firms are snapping up government expertise ahead of a turbulent year in the US, Covington has hired former US Senate Finance Committee tax counsel Ed... By Joe Stanley-Smith January 10 2017
Andersen Global announces collaboration with Moodys Gartner in Canada Canadian tax firm Moodys Gartner Tax Law is the latest firm to announce a collaboration with Andersen Global. By Joe Stanley-Smith January 10 2017
EU to take ‘nuclear option’ on VAT fraud and allow reverse charge systems The European Commission (EC) plans to take drastic action to tackle the €50 billion ($53 billion) in annual EU cross-border VAT fraud by allowing member states to deviate from the... By Joe Stanley-Smith January 06 2017