March 2005

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White House looks for enforcement boost

Ministers keep up pressure on avoidance

What the new Finance Bill will mean

Tax authorities clear up commissionaire structures

Proposed tax changes for partnerships

Tax treaty with Israel signed

How the tax consolidation regime will work

Deductibility of interest on intra-group debt from external acquisitions clarified

Supreme Court rules on the scope of income tax

Tax court rules that ECJ decisions apply to local VAT before accession

Parliament seeks to counter treaty discrimination gap

Anti-abuse provision on transfers of shares clarified

Changes to the controlled foreign companies excluded countries regulations

US Inbound

Tax adviser on Academy Award secret ballot team

EY focuses on tax policy liaison

BDO Australia picks technical tax head

Why Australia needs more tax reform

Isle of Man adds taxation skills

UK researchers win tax relief

SILOs are abusive

Tax reform panel starts website

Advocate General supports traders

The trial of the century (no, not that one) comes at last

Gide Loyrette Nouel hires first tax partner in London

Japan plans withholding tax on private equity funds

Ecofin moves forward with growth pact reforms

Isle of Man moves closer to abolishing company income tax

Venezuela closes Coca-Cola and McDonald's outlets over tax records

Government tax specialists set up consultancy firm

Bush's tax reform panel asks for input

Germany promises corporate tax reform

Who's worked on the biggest deals

Judges highlight legal advice privilege

Participation exemption changes catch up with Europe

Europe debates real estate investment trusts

The need to restructure Dutch conduit entities

Authorities press for offshore disclosure

Directive transforms collateral rules

Tax structuring is key to private equity success

Special focus: Switzerland

Three-year transition announced for IFRS and thin capitalization

What the 2005 reforms will mean

New incentives for audiovisual investments

Tax base increases for service providers

UK time limit for EC law claims restricted

ECJ to revisit the old thin-capitalization rules

Business information payment to a Spanish company is business profit

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