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Morgan Lewis adds new partner
July 31 2007
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Paulson promises action on tax reform

President Bush's economic team faced tough questions on tax at a briefing on the US economy on July 27, the day after a Treasury conference on business taxation
July 31 2007
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Academics attack tax competition

Tax competition in the EU has negative consequences for national tax policies and the introduction of a common consolidated corporate tax base will not be enough to regulate it, according to a report on European tax p...
July 31 2007
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UK announces treaty plans

The UK Treasury has set itself an ambitious programme of work on double tax conventions, protocols to DTCs and tax information exchange agreements between now and March next year
July 31 2007
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IRS gets another new acting head
July 29 2007
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Paulson criticises 'broken' tax system

US Treasury secretary Henry Paulson has slammed the country's corporate tax system and announced plans to build support for changing the Internal Revenue Code
July 25 2007
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ATO looks for better links with big business

The commissioner of the Australian Tax Office (ATO) has said he and his staff want "a prevention is better than cure" approach to compliance for large companies
July 25 2007
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Treasury consults on capital allowances

The UK Treasury has published a consultation document on the tax changes to the capital allowances regime announced in this year's Budget
July 25 2007
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US law bars tax patents
July 25 2007
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Finnish taxpayer loses at ECJ

EU member states can operate a tax system that discriminates against a subsidiary and their parent company established in another member state
July 25 2007
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Liberia leaves tax haven list
July 25 2007
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EU attacks dividend policies

The European Commission has called on Austria and Germany to amend national legislation on outbound dividend payments to companies
July 25 2007
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Ernst & Young starts to outsource compliance

Thousands of UK company tax returns will be sent to India to be processed by graduates there after Ernst & Young took the decision to move compliance work offshore
July 19 2007
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Brazil moves towards tax reforms
July 19 2007
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Taj adds three new partners
July 19 2007
This content is from: India

Tribunal throws light on transfer pricing rules

Another week, another significant transfer pricing judgement in India
July 17 2007
This content is from: Canada

Mintz hires new partner
July 17 2007
This content is from: Malaysia

Corporate tax cut boosts private investment in Malaysia

Private investment has increased to more than 45% of Malaysia's total investment following attractive corporate tax incentives introduced by the government
July 17 2007
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France promises review of tax system

A widespread reform of France's tax system has been promised by new finance minister Christine Lagarde
July 17 2007
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Bolivia hits miners with tax increase

Bolivia's president Evo Morales has announced that income taxes on the country's mining sector will rise from 25% to 37%
July 17 2007
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Charges dismissed in KPMG tax shelter case

The US government is to appeal against a federal judge's dismissal of criminal tax fraud charges against 13 former KPMG partners
July 17 2007
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Morgan Stanley comes out on top

The Supreme Court of India verdict in a transfer pricing case concerning the status of a Morgan Stanley unit had something for the taxpayer and the tax authorities
July 11 2007
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German tax changes get green light

Germany's business tax reforms are on track to become law at the beginning of next year after they were passed by the Bundesrat, the upper house of Parliament, on July 6. The Bundestag, the lower house, voted for the ...
July 11 2007
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Treasury secretary takes lead on business taxes

Henry Paulson, the US secretary of the Treasury, has convened a one-day conference on July 26 to examine the impact America's domestic business taxes have on the country's competitiveness in a global economy
July 11 2007
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Hogan & Hartson gets new Paris partner
July 08 2007
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New Irish partners for PwC
July 08 2007
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BLP gets new head of tax
July 04 2007
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Protocol changes UK-Switzerland treaty

The UK and Switzerland have signed a protocol amending the double tax treaty between the two countries which dates from 30 years ago
July 04 2007
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Business tax relief on the way in Vietnam
July 03 2007
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Venezuela lowers VAT rate again

Venezuela has reduced its value added tax (VAT) rate for the second time this year. In March the rate was cut to 11% from 14% and on July 1, it fell again by two percentage points, to 9%, making it the lowest in Latin...
July 03 2007
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VAT victory for investment companies

The European Court of Justice's verdict in the JP Morgan Fleming Claverhouse investment trust case on June 28 could cost Britain £300 million ($605 million) in value added tax (VAT) that it has to refund to taxpayers
July 02 2007
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Kennedy takes on tax role

Jane Kennedy, the new financial secretary to the Treasury, will have overall responsibility for the tax system in the government of Gordon Brown, the new British prime minister
July 01 2007

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