Ecuador hikes taxes in response to earthquake Ecuador will increase VAT and implement a new profits surtax as temporary relief measures in response to the devastating earthquakes that hit the country this week. By Matthew Gilleard April 21 2016
JITSIC to convene in response to 'Panama Papers' The OECD will convene a meeting of the Joint International Tax Shelter Information and Collaboration (JITSIC) network on April 13 to "agree collaborative action" in light of the 'Panama Papers'... By Matthew Gilleard April 08 2016
European Commission presents VAT Action Plan The European Commission today [April 7] presented an action plan which establishes ways to improve and modernise the EU VAT system. By Matthew Gilleard April 07 2016
Indirect Tax Leaders Guide 2016 - nominations open Who are the leading indirect tax advisers in the world? Nominate now. By Matthew Gilleard April 01 2016
BEPS: The impact survey In May 2015, TP Week surveyed in-house tax professionals and found that 54% of them have been proactively taking steps to prepare for BEPS implementation. By Matthew Gilleard March 31 2016
Q&A: Rosen Group: Talking tax in turbulent times for the oil sector Carolina Graterol, global head of tax and transfer pricing at Rosen Group, discusses boardroom expectations and the evolving role of tax across the company’s other functions. By Matthew Gilleard March 30 2016
ANALYSIS: Osborne perpetuates UK core conflict on tax with Budget 2016 George Osborne, UK chancellor of the exchequer, has delivered his Budget 2016 speech, criticising “large companies that exploit loopholes” while lowering corporation tax to attract multinationals. By Matthew Gilleard March 30 2016
NEW GUIDE NOW AVAILABLE - BEPS Is Broader Than Tax: Practical Business Implications of ... A new guide focusing on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) developments - BEPS is Broader Than Tax: Practical Business Implications of BEPS, published in association with EY - is... By Matthew Gilleard March 12 2016
UK PAC: Impossible to judge fairness, but Google’s £130 million settlement ‘seems ... The UK parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has failed to reach a verdict in its report on the legitimacy of Google’s £130 million ($181 million) tax settlement with HMRC. By Matthew Gilleard February 24 2016
Impact of the OECD’s BEPS Project: The latest news in country-by-country reporting Country-by-country reporting (CbCR) represents one of the biggest tax compliance and accounting changes that taxpayers must contend with in the post-BEPS environment. Are you prepared? By Matthew Gilleard February 15 2016