November 2012

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Independent witnesses

Pinsent Masons hires ex-Salans partner to launch China practice

VDB Loi gears up for more tax and customs litigation in Myanmar

Penndorf returns to Ashurst

ENS South Africa hires tax executive

Wolf Theiss expands tax practice to Poland

Lissi joins Taxand’s Swiss firm

Barrage brings international tax experience to Baker & McKenzie

New partner for Liedekerke

Kriek leaves Consulco

Financial products specialist joins Latham’s NY tax team

PwC reinforces US tax disputes practice

Former Baker & McKenzie US associate rejoins as partner

Pace rejoins KPMG

Padraic Fallon

Deals table

Starbucks scandal could force tax onto CSR agendas

Alesco’s appeal to test application of New Zealand’s GAAR

India’s Shome report: Retroactivity only in “rarest of rare” cases

EU JTPF finds common ground on cost contribution

Certainty is key for Irish business tax regime

Radical proposals for a general anti-abuse rule in the UK

Transfer pricing forum delivers inside knowledge

Americas Tax Awards

Germany changes Organschaft and strikes against RETT blockers

Interpretation of “may be taxed” in India’s tax treaties

Pharma companies exposed to transfer pricing challenges

Navigating a rapidly changing tax landscape

Glaxo: Supreme Court of Canada rules on first TP case

Transfer pricing implications of the transition to IFRS

What now for financial transaction taxes?

Nokia: Treaty provisions override retrospective amendments

What Union Carbide tells us about qualifying supplies in R&D

Albania: New excise law in force

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Public notice for grant funding for implementation programmes to support investment and employment

Brazil: Law 12,715 ratifies introduction of Brazilian transfer pricing changes

Bulgaria: Amendments to Value Added Tax Act in Bulgaria

Cambodia: Cambodian tax authorities simplify compliance

Canada: Reminder for non-resident employers: information from Canada Revenue Agency may confuse

China: Adjustment of Chinese VAT and consumption tax policies for exported goods and services

Cyprus: Changes to the Income Tax Law

EU: Green light soon for EU FTT under enhanced cooperation

Finland: Court case on protection of taxpayer’s trust

Finland: Budget proposal for 2013

France: Proposed French budget includes significant corporate tax changes

Germany: New rules for tax groups

Hong Kong: Safe harbour for Hong Kong listed companies receiving dividends from PRC entities

India: Ruling on income classification and PE in e-commerce transactions

Japan: Japan imposes new reporting requirements on foreign equity-based compensation

Laos: Laos moves to align taxation of expatriates with local employees

FYR Macedonia: New law for accounting profession

Mexico: Investment in Mexican development capital certificates

Montenegro: Regulation on form, content and procedure to issue tax residency certificate

Myanmar: New double taxation agreement between Myanmar and Thailand

Norway: Tax risk for foreign companies hiring workers for Norwegian continental shelf

Poland: Changes to the Polish VAT Law planned for 2013

Serbia: Serbia VAT rate increased

Slovenia: Slovenia seeks to attract foreign investment

South Africa: Revision of South Africa’s transfer pricing rules

Spain: The tax effect of financing in PPP projects

US Inbound: IRS stretches limits of tax code in tackling reorganisations

US Outbound: IRS aims to shut down repatriation strategy

Vietnam: Vietnam issues new tax regulations for casinos

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