Germany: Private banking and the global tax transparency debate Hans-Ulrich Lauermann, of PricewaterhouseCoopers discusses a time of significant risk and opportunity for the German private banking market
Japan: Parliament approves tax exemption for foreign bondholders The object of a bond tax exemption in Japan appears to be to expand significantly the global market for yen-denominated debt and debt-financing for Japanese issuers, reveal Michael Shikuma, Christopher Wells and Takeo Mizutani of White & Case
Mexico: How Mexico taxes capital gains on certain share transfers The tax treaties that Mexico has renegotiated recently give a good overview of where it is positioned on the taxation of capital gains, believe Carlos Gradwohl and Claudia Solano of PricewaterhouseCoopers
Russia: What transfer pricing reform means for financial services Russia's new transfer pricing rules could have a substantial effect on transactions in the financial sector, explains Alexei Kuznetsov of Ernst & Young
Switzerland: Switzerland keeps up with international developments Walter Boss and Stefanie Monge of Poledna Boss Kurer explain the significance of developments in Swiss taxation, such as litigation on translation gains and losses, changes to cantonal tax laws and the updating of double tax treaties
Ukraine: Tips for investing in distressed loans in Ukraine Now is a popular time to buy distressed loans cheaply in Ukraine. However, there are many tax issues to consider, such as where to locate the corporate entities used to make the purchases, explains Igor Chufarov of Ernst & Young
US: New laws will affect cross-border financing transactions The Hire Act introduces new US withholding tax provisions for taxpayers that fail to comply with new rules on tax evasion, explain Thomas Humphreys, Remmelt Reigersman and Armin Gharagozlou of Morrison & Foerster
