November 2002

Main

The three questions to ask before buying a business

European stalemate over savings tax

A new scenario for cross-border acquisitions

Tax risks with brand royalty fees

New timing requirements for deductions

R&D deductions expanded

Foreign investors and tolling arrangements

Discriminatory capital gains concession to be dropped

Irish companies lose exemption from the CFC rules

M&A

Financing

Shearman & Sterling expands Paris tax group

Deloitte & Touche CEO resigns

Minter Ellison steals KPMG professional to head Melbourne office

D&P boosts European tax team

PDGB builds tax group with big four hire

Latham & Watkins poaches Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw tax litigator

NautaDutilh opens office in Luxembourg

Pestalozzi Lachenal Patry boosts tax group

KPMG loses 15-lawyer team in South Africa

Olson becomes first female treasury assistant for tax policy

Companies expect win from ECJ tax rulings

Non-US firms may escape SEC oversight

US Treasury specifies tax shelter regulations

US accountants improve standards for detecting fraud

Ernst & Young to appeal Equitable decision

Brazilian companies hit as CPMF continues

EC upset by French budget with tax cuts

AOL's UK VAT relief under threat

Paris hosts Transfer Pricing Forum 2002

Italy aims for tax competitiveness

Final QI Audit Guidelines released

Mapping the dangers of debt restructuring

Understand Japan's consolidated tax regime

How Germany will fulfil election promises on tax

How to carry-over losses in France

Inside Washington

Shedding the high-tax image

Non-resident legal entities need to register

Interest deductibility relaxed

Transfer pricing targeted in new tax law

Heavier penalties for tax evasion

The power of the freedom of establishment principle

Detailing the changes to transferring losses

Transfer pricing adjustment versus CFC rules

International Correspondents

Features

New Analysis

Tax Relief

Special Features

Editorial

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