Digital tax proposals spur arm’s-length principle debate The European Commission’s proposals for taxation of the digital economy has prompted new discussions on whether the arm’s-length principle has a future or if a move towards formulary apportionment could... By Lena Angvik April 25 2018
EU’s digital sales tax could prompt new MLI Tax experts have criticised the EU’s digital sales tax for being unfair towards digital companies and questioned if a new multilateral instrument is necessary to amend the PE definition in... By Lena Angvik April 20 2018
Corporates factor reputational risk into transfer pricing strategy An increased focus on substance has contributed to companies being less worried about reputational damage from heightened public and media scrutiny of their tax affairs. By Lena Angvik April 18 2018
Brazilian companies hope arm’s-length principle reform will counter costly disputes In-house tax professionals anticipate a Brazilian OECD membership will solve problems with complex transfer pricing rules and costly disputes with the tax authority. By Lena Angvik April 16 2018
BEPS awareness becomes embedded in boardrooms Corporate heads of tax and Philip Green, the former CFO of Deliveroo and Groupon, share their perspectives on why tax and transfer pricing are taking up an increasing amount of... By Lena Angvik April 12 2018
India accepts use of customs valuation for transfer pricing purposes A recently concluded APA spells good news for importers to India. The agreement paves the way for customs valuations to be accepted as at arm’s length for inter-company transactions. By Lena Angvik April 10 2018
Q&A: Norway’s finance minister Siv Jensen favours tax cuts Norway is one of the most heavily taxed countries in the world and Finance Minister Siv Jensen wants tax cuts for businesses to remain competitive and deter profit shifting. By Lena Angvik April 05 2018
Q&A: BNY Mellon talks tax risks for the asset management industry BNY Mellon’s head of global tax services, Mariano Giralt, and head of UK tax services, Chris Mitchell, tell TP Week about tax risk management and the technology they use to... By Lena Angvik April 03 2018
Switzerland tables revised tax reform with IP proposals Switzerland is attempting to legislate the Swiss Tax Proposal 17 under a new guise after the previous proposal was rejected in a referendum. By Lena Angvik March 28 2018
Former Microsoft tax counsel joins Vertex Inc Mike Bernard, former tax counsel at Microsoft responsible for tax risk and transfer pricing issues, has joined Vertex Inc as chief tax officer. By Lena Angvik March 28 2018