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Inaugural Euromoney Legal Media Group Europe Rising Stars Awards

Euromoney Legal Media Group has announced the shortlist for its inaugural Europe Rising Stars Awards.
By Anjana Haines
September 30 2019
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Tax directors still hunting for tech-savvy professionals

There are a numerous tax technology tools for compliance, but tax directors struggle to find people who understand the mechanics of the insights that these tools are generating for tax filings.
By Danish Mehboob
September 27 2019
This content is from: Hong Kong SAR

Euromoney Legal Media Group Asia Women in Business Law Awards 2019: Shortlist announced

The nominations for the Euromoney Legal Media Group Asia Women in Business Law Awards 2019 have been announced (please scroll down for the full list). On November 13, Asia's leading female lawyers will gather at the I...
By Anjana Haines
September 27 2019
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Argentina signs new tax treaties with Luxembourg and Japan

Ignacio Rodríguez and Juan Manuel Magadan examine the two double tax treaties Argentina has signed with Luxembourg and Japan, both relating to income tax.
By Ignacio Rodríguez

& PwC Argentina
September 24 2019
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IT innovation in Romania must be encouraged through tax incentives

Alex Milcev of EY examines tax incentives relating to IT and research and development
By ITR Correspondent
September 24 2019
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Rethinking the tax system

Multinationals across all sectors should be ready as fundamental changes to the international taxation system make their way into reality. Alison Lobb, Robert Stack and Paul Riley introduce this special report.
By Alison Lobb

& Deloitte Transfer Pricing Global

& Paul Riley

& Robert Stack
September 24 2019
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What the digital tax could mean for E&R companies

Aengus Barry and Sérgio Moreno of Deloitte UK analyse the tax proposals against the energy and resources sector, a clear example of a sector not often seen as ‘digital’ but for which the digital tax could have great i...
By Aengus Barry

& Deloitte Transfer Pricing Global

& Sergio Moreno
September 24 2019
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How could the TMT industry respond to digital tax proposals?

The technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector may be directly affected by the G20/OECD digital economy tax proposals. Sajeev Sidher and Kaidi Liu of Deloitte Tax LLP look at the uncertainties ahead.
By Deloitte Transfer Pricing Global

& Kaidi Liu

& Sajeev Sidher
September 24 2019
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Taxing digitalisation pushes the IP&C sector towards reinvention

Tehmina Sharma and Riddhi Shah of Deloitte India examine the industrial products and construction sector, where digitalisation is upending traditional business and supply chains.
By Deloitte Transfer Pricing Global

& Riddhi Shah

& Tehmina Sharma
September 24 2019
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Financial services may face significant implications from digital tax proposals

If no sector-specific exemptions are included in the digital economy tax overhaul, financial services will be greatly impacted, from established entities to challenger banks, B2B and B2C. Stephen Weston, Ralf Heussner...
By Deloitte Transfer Pricing Global

& Priscilla Ratilal

& Ralf Heussner

& Stephen Weston
September 24 2019
This content is from: India

Taxpayers surprised by India’s corporate tax cuts

India surprised companies with an immediate cut to its corporate tax rates to boost investment, but investors are cautious about India’s competitiveness amid a slowdown in regional and global growth.
By Danish Mehboob
September 23 2019
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Digital reporting can put taxpayer relationships at risk

Tax heads shared their challenges to digital, data-driven tax reporting that could impact relationships with tax authorities and clients at the ITR Taxation of the Digital Economy Summit in London.
By Danish Mehboob
September 20 2019
This content is from: United States

Americas Tax Awards 2019 winners announced

The top tax and transfer pricing experts from across the Americas congregated at Essex House in New York, on September 19, to honour the very best firms and individuals across a host of categories.
By Anjana Haines
September 20 2019
This content is from: Europe

New tax models find narrower faults in international tax system

Academics are pitching models to policymakers, including the OECD, that assess the impact of external factors such as corporate tax cuts on other parts of the tax base across countries.
By Danish Mehboob
September 17 2019
This content is from: Direct Tax

OECD MAP statistics offer mixed views on dispute resolution

The OECD’s statistics on mutual agreement procedures (MAPs) released today show taxpayer confidence in the tool is growing, but it also reflects greater disagreement over international tax rules.
By Danish Mehboob
September 16 2019
This content is from: United States

Euromoney Legal Media Group Americas Rising Star Awards: 2019 winners announced

The best rising stars lawyers from across the continent congregated at The Pierre Hotel last night to celebrate Euromoney Legal Media Group’s second annual Americas Rising Stars awards.
By Anjana Haines
September 13 2019
This content is from: European Union

Investments need a tax neutrality standard to unlock treaty benefits

The 2019 IFA General Report on investment funds showed fund taxation is rapidly evolving, but an inconsistent and limited international definition on tax neutrality has limited funds from benefiting from cross-border ...
By Danish Mehboob
September 12 2019
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Siemens tax head chimes in on AI and tax technology at IFA

As CFOs are breathing down tax directors’ necks about artificial intelligence (AI) there is an increasing need to get in-house tax technology moving ahead of a fast-paced digital tax environment.
By Danish Mehboob
September 11 2019
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Tax impact Ignorance of Sharia finance transactions troubling

Islamic finance is a “baby dragon” growing exponentially. Ignoring the tax consequences will result in future global problems equivalent to today’s debate on how to tax the digital economy, panellists at the IFA Congr...
By Anjana Haines
September 10 2019
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Multinational groups cannot react fast enough to BEPS Action 4

The move from principle-based approaches to mechanical-based approaches could expose multinationals to permanent instances of over-taxation or double taxation under BEPS Action 4 across jurisdictions.
By Danish Mehboob
September 09 2019
This content is from: Middle East

Auditors rely on trust and verification methods

Former US President Ronald Reagan used the phrase “trust, but verify” during nuclear disarmament discussions with the Soviet Union. The same phrase is relevant to tax auditors today, writes Norah Al Khalaf, tax audito...
By Contributor
September 09 2019
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Dutch tax system draws investment amid global slowdown

EU and US businesses are investing more in Dutch operations owing to slowing business growth conditions from a US-China trade war, Brexit, and unilateral digital service taxes.
By Danish Mehboob
September 06 2019
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Mexico grapples with tech sector taxes

Mexico’s tough approach to ‘standardised software’, moving ahead of the OECD’s position, leaves a lot of room for uncertainty, write Luis Adrián Jimenez-Robles, Carlos Linares-Garcia and Diana Juarez-Martinez of Baker...
By Baker McKenzie Mexico

& Carlos Linares-Garcia

& Diana Juarez-Martinez

& Luis Adrián Jimenez-Robles
September 04 2019
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Facing up to the tax challenge

Colombia’s government will have to make some bold tax choices over the coming years to balance its books. Jaime Vargas of EY Colombia examines the likely options
By EY Central America and Colombia

& Jaime Vargas
September 04 2019
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Central America: Tax amendments and opportunities

Reform is in the air for Central America’s tax systems. Alfredo Rodríguez, Diego Martín-Menjívar, Armando Manzanares, Carlos Taboada and Diego Salto Van der Laat of Consortium Legal take a look.
By Alfredo Rodríguez

& Armando Manzanares

& Carlos Taboada

& Consortium Legal

& Diego Martín-Menjívar

& Diego Salto Van der Laatc
September 04 2019
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Chilean companies’ tax teams face new challenge

Baltazar Marotte of PwC reviews the practical issues confronting tax teams in Chilean companies when devising internal policies for local transactions with related entities.
By Baltazar Marotte

& PwC Chile
September 04 2019
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South America: Taking on the post-BEPS challenge

South America is in the throes of implementing the OECD BEPS project with new regulations emerging from every corner of the region, write Deloitte’s Latin America Countries Organisation practitioners. The developments...
By Alejandra Barrancos

& Bruno Urrieta Farías

& Deloitte South America

& Gloria Guevara

& Horacio Dinice

& Iliana Salcedo

& Joseph Soto

& Silvana Blanco
September 04 2019
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Software taxes in Brazil: Begging for clarity

Clarissa Machado Miras of Trench Rossi e Watanabe (in cooperation with Baker McKenzie) provides an overview of Brazil’s uncertain approach to taxing revenues from software. Federal rules and state and municipal author...
By Clarissa Machado Miras

& Trench Rossi e Watanabe
September 04 2019
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Tax risks in Latam resemble the dangers of the Amazon rainforest

Visiting the Amazon rainforest may not necessarily involve an encounter with a dangerous predator such as a jaguar, anaconda, or caiman.
By Anjana Haines
September 04 2019

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