February 2009

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Tax professionals try to be positive about OECD and business restructuring

Singapore cuts business tax to boost economy

Deduction of losses and distribution of expenses for taxable income

EU direct tax policy - outlook for 2009

Proposal to change taxation of income of a person subject to limited tax liability

New bill introduces endowment funds with tax breaks to foster philanthropy

New provisions make accounting easier for international groups

Ruling on a writ petition relating to transfer of India controlling interest

Welcome changes in Finance (no 2) Act 2008

Introduction of the foreign dividend exemption system

Luxembourg improves corporate tax regime for 2009

New protocol to the Mexico/Netherlands tax treaty

Amendments to tax treaty between Netherlands and Mexico

Norwegian Supreme Court rules on anti-avoidance

Financial derivatives U-turn - a short-lived controversy

The Portuguese tax system - a first balance of the adopted simplified measures

Penalty relief for taxpayers maintaining contemporaneous documentation

New times for software distributors

Amendment regarding extension of loss carryforward period passed

Taxation of foreign profits and investment funds updates

Advanced notice of proposed rulemaking under section 897

IRS issues long-awaited temporary cost sharing regulations

Who's worked on the biggest deals

Morris joins Deloitte

Field Fisher Waterhouse takes Herbert Smith partner

New partner arrives at Mayer Brown

PricewaterhouseCoopers recruits in Channel Islands

Clifford Chance establishes Italy tax practice

Treasury official moves to Deloitte

Transfer Pricing Associates strengthens Asia team

Thompson Hine promotes one

UK transfer pricing chief quits HMRC

Five join partnership at DLA Piper

Alvarez & Marsal expands its US tax advisory division

Winston & Strawn adds two partners

Tax practice grows at Cadwalader

Caplin & Drysdale establishes alternative dispute resolution tax practice

Honiball leaves KPMG

China unveils Special Tax Adjustments

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Tax relief

AstraZeneca fights HMRC over transfer pricing

Common tax base plans on hold under new EU presidency

Cross-border investors struggle to claim tax treaty benefits

Cartesio ruling has implications for EU exit taxes

Anti-avoidance rule divides Supreme Court of Canada

Indian court rules against Coca-Cola

Germany has own ideas on business restructuring

Ruling changes French tax consolidation regime

Timms takes the calm approach to UK taxation

Portugal thinks again on financial instruments

Officials turn to VAT in economic downturn

Obama sets out to transform tax system

First steps towards a UK foreign dividends package

Interest cap proposals prove contentious

Commission seeks to improve savings tax directive

The aftermath of EU litigation in UK domestic law

Wood Group tax chief would scrap business tax

Tax amnesty regime launched

Australia joins global effort to combat tax havens

Notional interest deduction remains an attractive tax feature

Provisional measure 449/2008 released

Recommendations for changes to system of international taxation released

Levying withholding tax on H-share dividends

Definition of securities expanded and welcomed

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