October 1999

Main

Dark future for Canadian bundles

Ralph delivers at last

Securitizations – post Finance Act 1999

Major revision of the Dutch tax system for the 21st century

Stock options – new developments

The budget

Advance pricing agreements

Transfer pricing. New rules permit tax free repatriation of cash after a Section 482 adjustment.

Linklaters advises on NatWest assurance takeover

Masco turns to Davis Polk

Carrefour and Promodes in friendly merger

Viacom and CBS merge to rule the airwaves

Sun Life sells Guardian Royal Exchange businesses To Aegon UK

LTV adds to recent acquisitions

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher advises on Hilton deal

Ashurst Morris Crisp in Henlys reverse takeover

Andersens advises on Vickers deal

Weil Gotshal advises on Eurocredit CDO

Ernst & Young advises on landmark Irish deal

Scottish & Newcastle buys Greenalls

Rodewig swaps Daimler for Haarmann

Confusion over Mendham’s move

Ernst & Young expands Canadian litigation

Bennett Jones faces E&Y exodus

ITR announces new arrivals

IRS calls for disclosure delay

Economic boom prompts Swedish tax cuts

French government agrees to APAs

Brazil increases tax burden

The UK puts brakes on withholding tax harmonization

Japanese help angels get off the ground

News in brief

ECJ’s branch decision opens treaty networks

Turkish emergency taxes face tough passage

Denmark disappoints with downbeat budget

Diary

US eases foreign distribution

Thai reforms tempt merger mania

Can the big five play the legal game?

China pricing under the microscope

UK proposals miss the IP mark

New Zealand irons out tax

Finance bill lightens the load in France

US delights project financiers

Indian rulings spark treaty uncertainty

New guidelines for taxation of non-resident artists and sportsmen

Government bills for taxation in 2000

Tax authorities reverse position on amortization of licences for the sale of medication

International Correspondents

Features

New Analysis

Tax Relief

Special Features

Editorial

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