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Small business slams HMV's tax move

The Forum of Private Business in the UK and HMV, a music retailer, have clashed over why the UK music retailer is setting up an e-commerce operation in the Channel Islands
July 31 2005
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Finland reforms tax regime for foreign silent partners

New rules confirmed on July 15 abolish capital gains tax in Finland for foreign silent partners in equity funds
July 31 2005
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US states approve streamlined sales tax scheme

The streamlined sales tax project (SSTP) in the US will come into effect on October 1, after a meeting between state governments on July 1 in Chicago confirmed the project's thresholds will be met
July 31 2005
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Repatriation costs McDonald's
July 31 2005
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Deloitte loses transfer pricing leader

Jill Weise, a former New England transfer pricing leader and firm director at Deloitte in Boston, has left the firm to join CRA International
July 31 2005
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VAT decision spells trouble for UK retailers

The UK Court of Appeal on July 18 dashed the hopes of retailers, after it overturned a previous court decision in a long-running value-added tax (VAT) dispute between Debenhams, a UK retailer, and HM Revenue & Customs...
July 31 2005
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Haarmann Hemmelrath loses Haarmann

Wilhelm Haarmann, a founding partner of German law firm Haarmann Hemmelrath, has decided to leave the firm after internal disagreements about its future direction
July 31 2005
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PCAOB in tax shelter vote

The body that oversees the work of auditors of public companies in the US will vote on July 26 on proposed rules that would ban an accounting firm from supplying tax shelter advice to its audit clients
July 24 2005
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Chinese authorities issue new circular on business tax exemption
July 24 2005
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US corporate tax revenues soar

The federal US tax authorities have increased the amount of corporate tax collected by more than 40%
July 17 2005
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Hong Kong and China to begin tax treaty talks
July 17 2005
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Venezuela demands more tax from oil industry

Two more international oil companies have been caught up in the Venezuelan government's campaign against alleged tax evasion in the industry
July 17 2005
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Vodafone hires interim tax director
July 17 2005
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Tax court opens up to taxpayer scrutiny

The US Tax Court last Monday published proposed new rules allowing claimants to scrutinize the opinions of special trial judges in an effort to dispel its covert reputation
July 17 2005
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Tax reform panel will discuss possibilities
July 10 2005
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Tribunal clarifies Indian PE rules

Multinational companies with operations in India have received some welcome clarification on the country's international tax rules after a Delhi tribunal delivered a decision in a tax case involving three mobile phone...
July 10 2005
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European court rejects D case arguments

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has surprised much of the tax community in Europe with its decision against the taxpayer in the D case
July 10 2005
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UK may scrap treasury consent rules

After pressure from businesses, the UK government has said it may scrap a controversial anti-avoidance tax measure relating to overseas subsidiaries
July 10 2005
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Latham & Watkins boosts tax controversy practice
July 10 2005
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Transfer Pricing Associates opens offices in seven countries

Transfer Pricing Associates, the international boutique headquartered the Netherlands, has set up operations in the US, France, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, Australasia and South Africa
July 10 2005
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EY launches asset management tax practice

Ernst & Young has announced a new financial services asset management tax practice in the US
July 03 2005
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Royal Dutch Shell restructure hits tax snag

UK shareholders face a £77 million ($135 million) tax bill following the restructuring of Shell Transport and Trading and Royal Dutch Petroleum to create a single company, Royal Dutch Shell
July 03 2005
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US Senate Finance Committee tax counsel joins Alston & Bird

Ed McClellan, Republican tax counsel to the US Senate Finance Committee, will join Alston & Bird as a partner in the firm's Washington, DC office on September 6
July 03 2005
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EU Savings Tax Directive takes effect

The EU's long-awaited Savings Tax Directive and the separate savings tax agreements with five other European countries, designed to combat tax fraud and increase cooperation on tax matters between EU countries, came i...
July 03 2005

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