UK to make Skandia ‘accounting’ changes; Netherlands says ruling does not apply to it On February 10 2015 the Dutch Ministry of Finance announced that it will not apply the Skandia judgment, while the UK says businesses will have to make changes to comply... By Joe Stanley-Smith February 13 2015
Taxpayers emerge victorious from air travel tax dispute Aer Lingus and Ryanair have won European Court of Justice (ECJ) cases against the European Commission concerning the Irish air travel tax (ATT). By Joe Stanley-Smith February 13 2015
OECD looking for a way forward on arbitration Pascal Saint-Amans, director of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration at the OECD, has said that progress needs to be made on the arbitration element of the organisation’s base... By Joe Stanley-Smith February 13 2015
HMRC to work with Serious Fraud Office after PAC fireworks The UK revenue authority, HMRC, will work with the police and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) on leaked HSBC files showing that the bank helped clients avoid tax, after coming... By Joe Stanley-Smith February 12 2015
HMRC withdraws key official from PAC grilling The UK's tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), has withdrawn one of its most influential officials from questioning by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) due to take place today. By Joe Stanley-Smith February 11 2015
HMRC faces tough questions on tax evasion from UK government committee The UK tax authority, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will face questions from the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Wednesday afternoon. By Joe Stanley-Smith February 09 2015
UK’s PAC condemns PwC tax avoidance schemes and HMRC inaction The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the UK House of Commons has delivered a damning indictment of PwC’s tax advisory services, as well as criticising the UK’s own revenue authority,... By Joe Stanley-Smith February 06 2015
Romania mulls VAT cut Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta has announced his intention to ease the VAT burden on the country’s taxpayers in 2016, either by reducing the headline rate from 24% to 21%,... By Joe Stanley-Smith February 06 2015
Sharlow moves to Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt Karen Sharlow, who stepped down last September after 15 years as a judge of Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal, has joinedOsler, Hoskin & Harcourt. By Joe Stanley-Smith February 05 2015
