This content is from: Direct Tax Survey reveals 10 ways Sarbanes has changed tax advice The cover story of the April issue of International Tax Review uncovers how tax executives doing business in North America have changed the way they receive tax advice as a result of the Sarbanes Oxley Act March 21 2005
This content is from: Poland Poland proposes a flat tax system The fashion among new EU members for a single flat rate for all major taxes gained momentum after Poland’s Finance Ministry proposed a flat 18% rate for corporate tax, value-added tax (VAT) and individual income tax March 21 2005
This content is from: United States Dubert returns to PwC after Treasury stint The US Treasury’s former deputy international tax counsel has moved to private practice after a two-and-a-half-year stint in government March 21 2005
This content is from: United States Everson emphasizes enforcement The commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service in the US has warned taxpayers that have not paid their fair share of tax that he and his staff are determined to catch them March 21 2005
This content is from: Direct Tax UK Budget misses the mark The UK Budget, released last Wednesday, focused on increasing government revenues by clamping down on tax avoidance March 21 2005
This content is from: Direct Tax European court dilutes insurance VAT exemption The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has dealt a blow to outsourcers in the insurance industry with its judgement in the Dutch case of Staatssecretaris van Financien v Arthur Andersen & Co Accountants C S on March 3 2005. March 13 2005
This content is from: Direct Tax Tax Court must disclose judicial reports Companies are set to get more ammunition to fight tax disputes in the US after the Supreme Court ruled that special trial judges at the US Tax Court will have to make their reports public. March 13 2005
This content is from: India Appeal is likely in Samsung India’s shrink-wrap software case Samsung, a Korean electronics company, has won a victory before a Bangalore tax tribunal on the tax implications of shrink-wrap software imports March 06 2005
This content is from: Netherlands LECG newcomer emphasizes more client contact Multinational companies are looking for more contact with high-level transfer-pricing advisers according to Dick de Boer, a new director at LECG, the tax and transfer-pricing boutique March 06 2005
This content is from: Ireland KPMG puts focus on Irish tax advice KPMG, an accounting, tax and advisory firm, has set up an Ireland Tax Centre of Excellence to help US companies with operations in Ireland and those that are thinking of setting up a base there March 06 2005
This content is from: Direct Tax UK moves against use of transfer-pricing rules for tax avoidance The scope of the UK’s transfer-pricing rules are being extended to stop investors who share control of companies from avoiding tax by raising debt finance of more than an arm’s-length amount March 06 2005
This content is from: India India releases business-friendly Budget A reduction in the corporate tax rate for domestic companies grabbed the headlines after India’s Budget was released on February 28 2005 March 06 2005
This content is from: Netherlands Bush praises Slovakia’s uncomplicated tax system President George Bush betrayed his feelings about the path he would like US federal tax reform to take when he expressed his admiration for Slovakia’s flat-tax system during a visit to the new EU member state last month March 06 2005