HMRC says TP is under attack Maura Parsons, head of transfer pricing at HMRC, says recent events indicate that transfer pricing is under attack. By Joelle Jefferis February 10 2016
The EC’s new arm’s-length standard The European Commission’s (EC’s) recent state aid investigations have created fears that the EC has changed the definition of the arm’s-length principle without the approval of EU member states. By Joelle Jefferis February 08 2016
UK fears implementation of interest deductibility rules Fears and objections to the UK’s plan to implement OECD recommendations on the tax deductibility of corporate interest expenses dominated a consultation meeting with HMRC on February 1. By Sophie Ashley & Joelle Jefferis February 04 2016
India sets sights on bilateral APAs with US The US has announced it will accept applications for bilateral APAs with India from February 16. By Sophie Ashley & Joelle Jefferis February 02 2016
How the US can fight EC State Aid Four US senators are urging the Secretary of the US Treasury to enact a tax on European companies in retaliation of the European Commission (EC) State Aid rulings. By Joelle Jefferis January 28 2016
European Commission rules Netherlands seaport tax exemption unfair The European Commission (EC) has ordered the Netherlands, France and Belgium abolish tax exemptions from their ports. By Joelle Jefferis January 26 2016
How multinationals can learn from Barclays’ public CbCR experience The EU is debating the concept of public country-by-country reporting (CbCR), which would go further than the OECD’s recommendations being implemented globally. By Joelle Jefferis January 21 2016
Problems loom for US multinationals with 2017 CbCR implementation The US proposal to implement country-by-country reporting in 2017, a year behind other jurisdictions, will make the filing process difficult for US multinational enterprises (MNE). By Joelle Jefferis January 21 2016
Will Morris says BIAC was not soft on OECD Will Morris, chairman of the BIAC tax and fiscal affairs committee and global policy adviser for GE, speaks to TPWeek about how industry can practically proceed with the BEPS guidelines... By Joelle Jefferis January 19 2016