This content is from: India India extends concessions for stock option schemes Indian employees of pharmaceutical, biotech, and entertainment companies based in India will benefit from lower tax rates if they receive global depository receipts (GDRs) from their employers under employee stock opt... November 25 2001
This content is from: France Commission rules against French tax scheme The European Commission has declared that a French tax scheme granting tax breaks for setting up branches abroad is incompatible with the European Coal and Steel Community Treaty November 25 2001
This content is from: Direct Tax Tax havens question OECD fairness Tax havens have criticized the OECD’s work on unfair tax competition after the international organization published a report last week on the project so far November 25 2001
This content is from: Germany Shearman lures top A&O and Cleary partners in transatlantic push Shearman & Sterling has completed a crucial phase of its transatlantic expansion after a three-pronged raid on some of the firm's main rivals November 25 2001
This content is from: Direct Tax Anti-terror law to end tax-free bribery UK anti-terrorist legislation will stop companies avoiding tax on payments to secure foreign contracts November 25 2001
This content is from: United States US extends online sales tax ban The US Senate has extended the three-year moratorium on the taxing of internet sales by another two years November 18 2001
This content is from: Direct Tax OECD extends deadline for tax havens The OECD is to give tax havens more time to commit to ending harmful tax practices November 18 2001
This content is from: Direct Tax Consultancy recruits senior BDO Stoy Hayward adviser November 18 2001
This content is from: Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong debates tax strategy Hong Kong’s advisory Committee on Broad Based Taxes is meeting to discuss submissions on how the territory can extend its tax base November 18 2001
This content is from: Direct Tax UK opposes EU harmonization push The UK could throw into disarray European Commission plans to allow companies a single tax rate for all their EU activities November 18 2001
This content is from: Australia Australia fails to quash convertible-bond confusion Investors in convertible notes could remain uncertain as to their tax liability, despite amendments to Australian law November 18 2001
This content is from: Italy Chiomenti partners leave for Freshfields Four partners from Chiomenti Studio Legale are jumping ship to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, just months after the Italian firm formed an alliance with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom November 18 2001
This content is from: France Ernst & Young team leaves for Andersen Legal Andersen Legal is strengthening its Paris-based international corporate tax practice after hiring a three- strong team from Ernst & Young November 11 2001
This content is from: Australia PwC Legal chairman quits John Churchill has resigned as chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal November 11 2001
This content is from: Italy Italian banks hit back at Monti ruling Italian banks are lobbying against a ruling on tax breaks by EU competition commissioner Mario Monti that could cost them billions of euros in repayments November 11 2001
This content is from: Chile Capital gains reforms to boost Chile’s stock market Authorities in Chile have approved new capital gains tax legislation that will help modernize the country’s securities markets and attract more foreign investors November 11 2001
This content is from: Italy Lawyers attack constraints on Italian securitization market Italy’s tax laws are hindering the development of a commercial paper market in the country, local analysts and lawyers say November 11 2001
This content is from: France OECD forum to tackle stock option concerns Tax officials from 30 OECD member states, and representatives from the EU and IMF, will meet next week to discuss the policy goals they should be pursuing for taxing employee stock option schemes November 11 2001
This content is from: Direct Tax New partner strengthens Baker & McKenzie’s Chicago team Baker & McKenzie is continuing the expansion of its international tax capability after strengthening its Chicago practice with a new partner November 11 2001
This content is from: France OECD prepares guidelines for stock option harmony The OECD is to push member countries to agree on ways to tackle the cross-border taxation of stock options, as a preliminary step to issuing official guidelines November 04 2001
This content is from: Direct Tax KPMG partner defects to business advisory rival Accounting and business advisory firm PKF has hired a director of taxation after raiding KPMG November 04 2001
This content is from: United States Senate split delays US stimulus package The debate over the economic stimulus package proposed in the wake of the September 11 attacks is continuing as Democrats and Republicans argue over two rival packages November 04 2001
This content is from: Germany McDermott launches German tax practice with BBLP team McDermott Will & Emery is setting up a German tax practice as part of the opening of an office in Munich in January next year November 04 2001
This content is from: Japan Japanese lawyers doubt impact of capital gains tax cuts Japanese lawyers have cast doubt on the effectiveness of government plans to stimulate the country’s troubled economy through capital gains tax cuts November 04 2001
This content is from: Direct Tax Former OECD regulator brings boost to Ernst & Young Ernst & Young is strengthening its UK transfer pricing team with the appointment of a former Inland Revenue and OECD regulator November 04 2001
This content is from: Belgium Lawyers uncertain about Belgian liquidation rules Uncertainty surrounds the date from which the Belgian government will tax liquidation proceeds after it announced sweeping corporate tax cuts in its October budget November 04 2001
