Taxpayers struggle to win tax disputes in Brazil Taxpayers have won less than a third of cases in Brazil’s Carf (conselho administrativo de recursos fiscais) courts since it reopened in December 2015, leading to expensive appeals. By Joelle Jefferis October 06 2016
Donna McComber returns to Baker and McKenzie The former assistant director of the advance pricing and mutual agreement programme at the IRS in the US has rejoined Baker and McKenzie as a director of economics. By Joelle Jefferis October 05 2016
Australia’s CbCR exemptions The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released guidance on how multinationals could be considered for exemptions from submitting country-by-country reports in the jurisdiction. By Joelle Jefferis September 29 2016
Developing countries eye tech companies for new taxes Indonesia, Japan and Thailand are targeting tech companies like Google and Apple as developing countries hunt for tax revenue. By Joelle Jefferis September 27 2016
Baker & McKenzie grows its London TP team Baker & Mckenzie in London have expanded its tax practice by hiring new transfer pricing partner, Steve Labrum. By Joelle Jefferis September 26 2016
Bird & Bird enters TP agreement with Questro International The international law firm expands its European transfer pricing offering in a cooperation agreement with the TP boutique. By Joelle Jefferis September 22 2016
Facebook potentially facing $5 billion tax bill A US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) investigation into Facebook could land the technology company with a bill that would have “material adverse impact” on the company’s finances. By Joelle Jefferis July 29 2016
EXCLUSIVE: OECD loses second TP expert Andrew Hickman, former head of the transfer pricing unit, left the OECD in June. In this exclusive interview, he discusses the trials and tribulations of BEPS and why there is... By Joelle Jefferis July 22 2016
BEPS survey: Tax departments are juggling resources Many companies adjusting their tax departments for a post-BEPS world say they don't yet have enough resources to deal with the extra work. By Joelle Jefferis July 07 2016
Amadeus in Indian AMP dispute Taxpayers in India face uncertainty about how to account for advertising, marketing and promotion expenditure in transfer pricing, as the Supreme Court accepts the tax authority’s appeal on Amadeus India’s... By Joelle Jefferis June 27 2016