June 2012

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Time for Europe to unite

KPMG UK has new head of tax

Gowlings adds partner

New departures from Dewey & LeBoeuf

Doran rejoins Macfarlanes

McCarter & English hires partner in NJ

Rao elected EY global COO

Linklaters takes Dewey & LeBoeuf partners

PwC hires ex-official for US practice

New London tax partner for Watson Farley & Williams

Herbert Smith promotes energy specialist to partner

Paul Hastings sends tax partner to Houston

Chris Wales takes new role

Gander has enough of Dewey & LeBoeuf

Roschier strengthens tax team

Deals table

Hewlett-Packard’s court defeat is bad news for US banks

TREATY ANALYSIS: Hong Kong – Malaysia DTA

Why Deutsche Bank opinion is bad for investment fund managers

How the Home Concrete ruling has hampered the IRS

Why joint audits are yet to take off

SABIC explains how to get the most from China

Taxpayers and advisers claim their European awards

Transfer pricing is recurring issue at Asia forum

New restriction on interest deductibility on acquisition debt

US tax treaty shopping rules: Traps for the unwary

EU progresses towards FTT

Understanding Indian infrastructure taxation

Newly modified Brazilian CUPs: Bad policy remains

An opportunity to support US customs valuations

The advantages of automating VAT

Why Ireland won’t budge on corporate tax cut

Irish loan portfolio sales and acquisitions

Executive remuneration in Ireland

International tax planning and anti-avoidance

Why Ireland continues to attract asset management business

Smart carbon pricing is the best way to meet budget deficits

More to EU place of supply rules changes than meets the eye

Brazil issues new transfer pricing rules

SCC upholds new test for residency of trusts

The risks of doing business in Vietnam

Albania: Double tax treaty with Qatar ratified

Australia: Transfer pricing reforms

Austria: Tax exemption for gains on long-term real estate holdings abolished

Bosnia & Herzegovina: Tax treaty with Algeria

Bulgaria: Tourist tax ruled unconstitutional

Canada: Landmark decision for trust residence

Chile: Chilean municipal tax and investment companies

China: China’s largest 698 case

Cyprus: OECD peer review completed

Finland: Limitations to the deductibility of interest in taxation

France: Withholding tax on dividends: new opportunities for investment funds

Germany: Foreign corporate shareholder has claim on refund of dividend withholding tax

Hong Kong: DTAs and Islamic bonds

India: Ruling on buyback of shares from a Mauritius company

Ireland: Relief for employees of multinational companies

Luxembourg: New Germany-Luxembourg tax treaty

FYR Macedonia: Public Revenue Office Law Amended; PRO to supervise AML measures

Mexico: New broad exchange information agreements

Montenegro: Tax treatment of debt write-off

Poland: VAT Act subject to significant changes

Serbia: Double tax treaty with Iran in force

South Africa: South Africa Supreme Court of Appeal issues first international tax ruling

Spain: Spain gets tough in tax reform

Switzerland: Ruling on losses incurred during the existence of the holding privilege

US Inbound: Significant APA developments

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