November 2011

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Hartnett must go

Baker Tilly hires transfer pricing specialist

TJP hires international tax leader

Bech-Bruun gets bigger

UHY Hacker Young add to UK practice

PwC US announces trio of hires

KPMG adds to M&A practice in Denver and Houston

India appoints new ITAT president

Evans, Philp partner joins Tax Court of Canada

US Tax Court judges reappointed

Werner Stuffer joins Ernst & Young

New hire for WTP

Tatton stands down at HMRC

US Customs’ rethink of post import adjustments may be impossible

European tax approaches to deficit reduction

Ten things you need to know about the EU financial transactions tax

How pioneer industries will benefit from Indonesian tax holiday

Controversy surrounds German tax cut plans

Surviving global meltdowns, terrorism and RBS

Italy unveils regime change for taxation of financial income

Japan sets up special zones to lure R&D and HQs

Dutch budget: complex tax legislation that goes too far

Americas Awards 2011

The 50 biggest influences in tax

Twitter lines nest with Ireland’s tax and transfer pricing regime

Tips to avoid documentation investigations in China

Transfer pricing comes of age in Vietnam

Seeking efficiencies in the new IRS APA and MAP programmes

Connecticut joins calls for Amazon to pay sales tax

China 698 case highlights importance of reasonable commercial purpose

Brazilian tax litigation booms as economy grows

UK avoidance schemes and illegal insurance

The consequences of estimating assumed obligations

Academics question effectiveness of EU transactions tax

The benefits of VAT reduction on Spanish dwellings

US taxpayers should not let their guard down on VAT

Albania: Albania-Ireland tax treaty enters into force

Australia: Investment manager regime reforms in Australia

Belgium: VAT on training events and seminars

Brazil: Court decides on third-party freight and insurance services fees

Bulgaria: Migration to Bulgaria

Canada: Residence not a prohibited ground of treaty discrimination

Chile: Additional withholding tax applicable to the forgiveness of interest

Cyprus: From austerity to prosperity

European Union: A new dawn for further EU tax harmonisation

Finland: Ruling on life insurance saving agreement

France: Significant changes to the treatment of losses and capital gains on shares

India: Taxability of procurement activities undertaken by a liaison office

Indonesia: Alternative transfer pricing dispute settlement

FYR Macedonia: Kosovo treaty

Mexico: Amendments to maquila rules will enter into force

Montenegro: Montenegro to maintain competitive tax system

Poland: New documentation requirements for cross-border payments

Romania: VAT and the transfer of a going concern

Serbia: Taxation of non-resident companies on rental income gained from immovable property

Spain: A preview of what’s to come in 2012

Spain: Clawback and malus policies

Thailand: Recent cases of anti-avoidance in Thailand

Ukraine: Ukrainian tax authorities groundlessly strive to cut off tax losses

US Outbound: President Obama releases deficit reduction plan

Vietnam: New guidance on international bonds

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