March 2013

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A new era dawns for tax reform

Mark Leeds joins Mayer Brown

Bell Gully brings Hodge back as partner

Carlos Gabarró returns to Altalex from Ernst & Young

Cummings leaves Berwin Leighton Paisner for BDO

Jenne hires Sidorak for tax reporting role

Miller & Chevalier elects new tax litigation partner

IRS transfer pricing official rejoins Mayer Brown

Freshfields appoints new London tax head

Alvarez & Marsal Taxand hires Stenftenagel for tax compliance role

New hedge fund tax advisory head for Akin Gump

Deals of the month

Taxpayers say legal advice privilege won’t affect choice of advisers

OECD and BIAC on why revisiting tax rules may build public trust

Why I worry about US corporate tax reform

Horizontal monitoring pilot brings enhanced relationship to Russia

Measuring the dimensions of the UK Patent Box

Where does Chilean tax reform leave your business?

The FTT: Killing two taboos with one stone

Cross border: Closing the gap between theory and reality

Enough Food for Everyone IF we end tax avoidance

Secret Hotels2: The behaviour of an agent versus principal

Italy introduces financial transaction tax

ICAEW on whether business is paying enough tax

How Notice 698 has changed the world

How taxpayers feel about France’s new compliance model

Albania: New fiscal package brings changes

Australia: Government rewrites GAAR to deal with tax benefit

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Fiscal system in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria: New amendments in the Corporate Income Tax Law

Cambodia: New tax introduced on the transfer of shares in a Cambodian company

Canada: Canada signs tax treaty with Hong Kong

Chile: New regulation on indirect sale of shares

China: Tax treaty relief on transferring land rich enterprises and substantial shareholding interests clarified

Cyprus: The legislation on the regulation of the fiduciary services passes in Cyprus

EU: Commission adopts new proposal for an EU financial transaction tax

Finland: Changes in the inheritance and gift tax

Hong Kong: DTA signed with Italy

Hungary: Hungary may negotiate a Rubik agreement with Switzerland

India: Eligibility of German limited partnership for treaty benefits

Italy: The Italian tax on financial transactions

Laos: Luxembourg becomes first EU member to sign tax treaty with Laos

FYR Macedonia: Bad debt and forceful collection deadlines

Mexico: 2013 tax reform Bill

Montenegro: Low capital investments and increase in tax revenue in 2013

Myanmar: Tax incentives and new oil and gas bidding round

Serbia: Law on deadlines for settling financial debts

South Africa: Retrospective law changes

Spain: New cases of reversal of VAT liability

US Inbound: Separate business entities

US Outbound: Fiscal Cliff Bill extends key international tax provisions

Vietnam: New draft ruling simplifies tax compliance for shipping lines

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The world's leading transactional firms revealed

Argentina: New case-law regarding wealth tax on foreign investors

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