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  • Rafic Barrage and Kent Stackhouse, of Baker & McKenzie, explain why the US Supreme Court has agreed to address the creditability of UK windfall tax and why the court’s decision could have far-reaching implications for taxpayers.
  • Margaret Hodge, chairman of the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in the UK, hauled Google, Amazon and Starbucks over the hot coals last month for avoiding UK taxes. She tells Salman Shaheen how transparency measures such as country-by-country reporting and FATCA can be used to ensure companies pay their fair share of tax and calls for HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to step up its game.
  • Paul Morton, head of group tax for Reed Elsevier, discusses his personal views on how to level the VAT playing field for the EU publishing industry and ensure a more equal treatment of paper and electronic books.

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