RSM adds member firms in Bulgaria and Costa Rica RSM has kicked off the new year by adding two new member firms in Bulgaria and Costa Rica, expanding its global network to cover more than 120 countries. By Joe Stanley-Smith January 11 2018
New tax partner at Loyens & Loeff in the Netherlands Loyens & Loeff has promoted Michiel Beudeker to partner in its Amsterdam office. By Joe Stanley-Smith January 10 2018
Hogan Lovells promotes two to counsel Hogan Lovells has announced two promotions in its tax departments in London and New York. By Joe Stanley-Smith January 03 2018
Will US tax reform spark a new ‘race to the bottom’? The US’s long-awaited tax reform has brought the country’s corporate tax rate down to 21% - below 2017’s OECD average rate of around 25%. By Joe Stanley-Smith January 02 2018
EU to step up information sharing in digital VAT fraud plan The European Commission (EC) has proposed new tools to help its member states combat VAT fraud through greater information sharing. By Joe Stanley-Smith December 04 2017
‘Moderate’ Pakpahan to become new Indonesia tax authority chief Robert Pakpahan will be the new director general of taxation at the Indonesian tax authority, taking over the post from Ken Dwijugiasteadi when he retires. By Joe Stanley-Smith November 29 2017
UK budget targets tech titans – or does it? Technology companies may feel targeted by the UK’s budget, which introduced measures that will hit companies including Amazon, eBay, Google, Facebook and Twitter, but there were also some sweeteners to... By Joe Stanley-Smith November 24 2017
UK budget – will it be a whimper or a bang? Ahead of next week’s UK budget, beleaguered British Chancellor Philip Hammond is said to be considering a major VAT overhaul, and other tax measures targeting large online businesses like Amazon... By Joe Stanley-Smith November 15 2017
UK under investigation for rules enabling profit shifting The European Commission (EC) has opened a state aid investigation into the UK’s tax laws, which it says exempt multinationals with certain types of subsidiaries in tax havens from controlled... By Joe Stanley-Smith October 27 2017
