India and Japan work on mutual agreement but ignore crux of issue India and Japan are working to resolve a number of disputes through the mutual agreement programme (MAP) showing a resolution to improve the dispute atmosphere in India. By Sophie Ashley May 28 2015
How Indonesia plans to curb transfer pricing abuse through Singapore Indonesia is planning to cut its corporate tax rate to compete with Singapore and curb the amount of taxable profit leaving the country. By Sophie Ashley May 13 2015
SARS criticised by judge for failing to curb TP abuse The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has been criticised for its failure to curb transfer pricing abuse by a judge in charge of Parliament’s tax review committee. By Sophie Ashley May 11 2015
Korean court sides with customs service over marketing fees dispute An administrative court in South Korea has sided with the customs service in a dispute relating to a Korean taxpayer’s marketing fees paid to the corporate entity headquarters. By Sophie Ashley April 30 2015
France clarifies abusive tax structures for multinationals The French tax administration has released a list of 17 structures or schemes it considers to be abusive and has described each structure and outlined the potential liability of re-assessment. By Sophie Ashley April 09 2015
Italian tax authorities accuse gaming website of €300 million tax evasion Online gaming site, PokerStars, has been accused of tax evasion totalling €300 million ($326 million) by the Italian tax authorities. By Sophie Ashley April 08 2015
PokerStars gaming website accused of €300 million tax evasion The Italian tax authorities have accused online gaming websites PokerStars of tax evasion amounting to €300 million ($326 million). By Sophie Ashley April 08 2015
OECD paper on risk and re-characterisation could threaten arm’s-length principle says i... Industry representatives are concerned about the continued viability of the arm’s-length principle in light of the OECD’s paper on risk and re-characterisation, released as part of the base erosion and... By Sophie Ashley March 27 2015
How HMRC is tackling tax arrangements similar to Starbucks’ The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) met last month to ask HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) about its efforts to curb tax avoidance, including how HMRC has developed its transfer pricing... By Sophie Ashley March 03 2015
ICC attempts to close gap between TP and customs The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has released a statement on the challenges of harmonising indirect tax and transfer pricing. By Sophie Ashley February 19 2015