This content is from: Colombia Legal stability agreements essential in Colombia Juan Guillermo Ruiz, and Sebastián Villaveces of Posse, Herrera & Ruiz Abogados alert taxpayers to the use of legal stability agreements in Colombia August 31 2009
This content is from: India No respite for Indian taxpayers as government unveils more changes August 31 2009
This content is from: Australia Asia Pac talks recession Lee Ching Lim, vice president, global tax, Asia Pacific at Sony talks to Joanna Faith about how minor changes to tax law could have a greater impact on multinationals in the future. August 31 2009
This content is from: Canada Tax relief A monthly commentary on the notable people, facts, figures and goings-on in the tax world. August 31 2009
This content is from: Belgium New Belgium-Singapore treaty confirms gateway Boey Yoke Ping, Joseph Lam and Kurt De Haen of the Baker Tilly international tax network explain how taxpayers can use best-practice experiences in east-west tax planning opportunities. August 31 2009
This content is from: United States Temporary regulations address surrogate foreign corporations August 31 2009
This content is from: Brazil The new tax regime in Brazil Brazil is facing one of the most important changes in its tax system. Roberto Haddad of KPMG explains how a new concept of disconnection between the tax and the accounting computations has developed August 31 2009
This content is from: United States Tax tips for pension and endowment funds Oscar Teunissen, Joni Geuther, Daniel Lobatto and Laura Parello of PricewaterhouseCoopers in the US explore the tax considerations that pension and endowment fund managers and investors should be aware of when investi... August 31 2009
This content is from: United Kingdom Lawson goes for open approach to tax risk Mark Lawson, head of tax for Northern Europe for CIBA, a global chemicals company, tells Georgiana Head that the key to managing tax risk is dealing with problems before they become issues August 31 2009
This content is from: Direct Tax Enter now for the Asia Tax Awards 2009 On November 24, International Tax Review will present its third annual Asia Tax Awards in Singapore, celebrating the most innovative tax transactional, structuring, litigation and transfer-pricing work done in Asia be... August 31 2009
This content is from: United Kingdom New senior accounting officer rules may hit tax directors HM Revenue and Customs recently issued new rules for senior accounting officers in UK multinationals. The tax administration says companies with reasonable processes in place should not have to make significant change... August 31 2009
This content is from: Australia Australia proposes simplifying GST on cross-border transactions August 31 2009
This content is from: India Government uses budget to tackle dispute resolution The first budget of the new Indian government proposed a new way of resolving tax disputes, changes to transfer pricing provisions and modifications to the system of tax holidays, explain Vispi Patel and Rajesh Athava... August 31 2009
This content is from: Direct Tax The power of communities Chris Walsh chief international indirect tax officer at Vertex comments on the uses for business-networking sites with regards to tax. He believes the technology will present opportunities for tax professionals August 31 2009
This content is from: Netherlands Consultation document on amendments to Dutch corporate income tax August 31 2009
This content is from: Ireland Ireland signs tax information exchange agreement with Bermuda August 31 2009
This content is from: Canada The rise and fall of Canadian income trusts Ian Crosbie and Raj Juneja of Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg reveal how income trusts rose in popularity and analyse the legal changes that will likely end the use of these structures August 31 2009
This content is from: Liechtenstein Liechtenstein-UK agreement will put pressure on tax havens, says professional Liechtenstein's agreement to exchange tax information automatically with the UK will increase pressure on other tax havens to share information, a UK tax professional has said. August 31 2009
This content is from: United States Draft treaty certification forms for non-residents August 31 2009
This content is from: Singapore Singapore moves closer towards OECD's white list Singapore has signed another tax information agreement, this time with the Netherlands. August 27 2009
This content is from: France Owens praises work on information exchange The OECD's head of tax has described the progress made on exchange of tax information in the last 10 months in glowing terms. August 27 2009
This content is from: Direct Tax EU outlines plans to combat VAT fraud The European Commission has outlined plans to extend and reinforce the legal framework for the exchange of information between tax authorities, in an attempt to combat cross-border VAT fraud. August 24 2009
This content is from: Direct Tax Korea to cancel tax incentives for big businesses Korea is to repeal some of the tax measures introduced as part of its 2008 fiscal stimulus package, including scaling back tax incentives for large businesses. August 24 2009
This content is from: Singapore Singapore signs up to more information exchange Singapore has stepped up its efforts to exchange information by signing a protocol to its double taxation agreement with the UK yesterday. This is the second of the week after the government signed an agreement with N... August 24 2009
This content is from: Direct Tax Green taxes must be "transparent" and "unambiguous", ACCA says Green taxes need to be transparent and unambiguous so businesses understand what benefits will result from the potential pain caused, a professional accountancy body has said. August 24 2009
This content is from: Direct Tax Exchange of information tops bill at OECD global forum August 23 2009
This content is from: Direct Tax Senior accounting officer guidance gets mixed reaction from practitioners Tax professionals have criticised the length of guidance released by HM Revenue & Customs on the new rules for senior accounting officers in UK multinationals. August 17 2009
This content is from: United Kingdom BVI and Caymans reach OECD white list The OECD has confirmed that the British Virgin Islands (BVI)and the Cayman Islands are now on the so-called white list of jurisdictions that have substantially implemented the internationally agreed tax standard August 13 2009
This content is from: United States IRS defeats Textron over tax accrual work papers By a 3-2 majority, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled on Thursday that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can see tax accrual work papers prepared by Textron, an aerospace and defence company, to back... August 13 2009
This content is from: India India unveils new direct tax code India's revenue authorities issued a new draft direct tax code yesterday for public consultation. August 12 2009
This content is from: India New Indian code promotes anti-avoidance rules Tax professionals in India have reacted cautiously to the possibility of general anti-avoidance rules becoming part of the country's tax rules for the first time. August 12 2009
This content is from: Spain ECJ puts taxpayers in line for capital duty refund The ECJ has formally ruled that certain provisions of the Spanish transfer tax and stamp duty act are contrary to EU law. August 10 2009
This content is from: United States US companies concerned about EU VAT package US companies have started to prepare for the harmonisation of VAT grouping rules in the EU. August 10 2009
This content is from: Singapore Singapore tax adviser wants information exchange bill clarified A tax adviser is calling for changes to a draft bill which will implement internationally agreed standards for exchange of information into Singapore tax law. August 10 2009
This content is from: United States Entries close on Friday for Americas Tax Awards 2009 On September 30, International Tax Review will present its fourth annual Americas Tax Awards in New York, celebrating the most innovative tax transactional, structuring, litigation and transfer-pricing work done in No... August 10 2009
This content is from: Direct Tax UK and Liechtenstein sign "ground breaking" tax agreement The UK and Liechtenstein have signed an information exchange agreement, a move the British government has described as "ground breaking". August 10 2009
This content is from: Direct Tax Deals of the Week Find out which advisers and firms did the tax work on recent leading transactions August 03 2009
This content is from: Italy European Commission approves tax incentives to boost Italian film industry August 03 2009
This content is from: Philippines EU requests WTO consultations with the Philippines over unfair taxation August 03 2009
This content is from: France France expects carbon tax in 2010 France will introduce a carbon tax on July 1 2010 to help curb the country's emissions, a leading tax professional has predicted. August 03 2009
This content is from: India India's amended Finance Bill offers some relief to taxpayers India has extended tax holidays for specific industries as part of amendments made to the country's Finance Bill. August 03 2009
This content is from: China Tax professionals pan Beijing tax incentives A leading tax lawyer has criticised new tax incentives aimed at encouraging multinational companies to set up regional headquarters in Beijing. August 02 2009
