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Hany Elnaggar examines how the OECD’s global minimum tax is reshaping the GCC’s investment incentive landscape, shifting the region from rate-based competition toward substance-driven economic positioning
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  • Tax is a key reason why Ireland is an ideal holding company location, explain Peter Vale and Sarah Meredith of Grant Thornton
  • Forthcoming changes to Indian tax law, such as the introduction of the Direct Taxes Code in 2012, and amendments to the use of limited liability partnerships for foreign direct investment, mean that taxpayers will have to rethink how they traditionally have dealt with tax planning for holding companies in India, believe Srinivasa Rao and Rajendra Nayak of Ernst & Young
  • Niklas Schmidt and Eva Stadler of Wolf Theiss describe the features of the tax regime in Austria that make it attractive to holding companies. For example, Austria does not have controlled foreign company or thin capitalisation rules, and its participation exemption system is favourable to international companies

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