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  • On June 8 2012, the Swedish government proposed new legislation which will entail further restrictions on the deductibility of interest expenses on inter-company loans. Peter Utterström of Delphi presents the main features of the legislation, how it has been received, and necessary actions to take if the bill is adopted.
  • In May the European Court of Justice (ECJ) found that French tax legislation is contrary to EU law when it taxes nationally-sourced dividends paid to certain investment funds which are resident in another state. Nadine Gelli, Eduardo Gracia and Manuel Paz of Ashurst explain why this break-through decision opens the door to a significant number of claims for full refunds to be filed by both EU and non-EU investment funds in France and all across Europe.
  • Steve Jeffels, head of Global Customer Segments for the Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters, explains why there is no time like the present to prepare for iXBRL compliance.

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