The UK still can’t answer its Brexit customs question The UK government’s preferred post-Brexit customs arrangements are deeply unpopular with most of the UK’s exporting and importing business community. By Joe Stanley-Smith June 01 2018
World Cup? England have as much chance of winning that as the Asia Tax Awards! As an Englishman, it's hard to be too optimistic about the upcoming World Cup. But, as a Southampton supporter, it's good to know that it probably won't be any more... By Joe Stanley-Smith May 29 2018
ATO prepares for Australia’s low-value goods GST change Joe Stanley-Smith talks to Timothy Dyce, deputy commissioner of indirect tax at the Australian Tax Office (ATO), ahead of the imposition of goods and services tax (GST) on low-value goods... By Joe Stanley-Smith May 29 2018
Mattos Filho hires two tax partners Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr & Quiroga Advogados has hired two new tax partners in its Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo offices. By Joe Stanley-Smith May 15 2018
Alvarez & Marsal hires new managing directors in the US Alvarez & Marsal Taxand has hired Jay Helverson and Rick Gardner, and several professionals from their team, from WTS US. By Joe Stanley-Smith May 03 2018
Rahul Mitra joins Dhruva Advisors Rahul Mitra, formerly national transfer pricing leader of KPMG India, has joined Dhruva Advisors. By Joe Stanley-Smith May 02 2018
UK to force overseas territories to set up beneficial ownership registers The UK parliament has voted to force some of the world’s most-used tax havens to set up registers of beneficial ownership. This will necessitate tax planning changes for many companies... By Joe Stanley-Smith May 01 2018
Europe, Middle East and Africa: EMEA corporations restructure as tax planning enters a ... The way tax planning is being done has been transformed for taxpayers and their advisers. Joe Stanley-Smith looks at how corporations across the EMEA region are restructuring to reduce the... By Joe Stanley-Smith April 30 2018
Craving a bit of substance I've never been one for fine dining. Don't get me wrong, I love flavour, freshness and fancy food, but to be honest I find myself in the same boat as... By Joe Stanley-Smith April 30 2018
Digital issues and EU VAT reform take centre stage at ITR’s Indirect Tax Forum The OECD’s David O’Sullivan opened ITR’s Indirect Tax Forum by talking about the role which web companies can play in collecting VAT and GST. By Joe Stanley-Smith April 30 2018
