October 2002

Main

Before and after M&A in China

IRS cracks down on tax shelters

Supreme Court refuses to hear GAAR appeal

Equipment import tax exemption clarified

New decision on underwriting agreements

European Commission ends Vizcaya investigation

Alienation of real estate and royalty payments under France-Canada treaty

Limits of the anti-avoidance clause

Capital gains on shares now tax-exempt

Parliament debates income tax reform

Debt-to-equity ratio to apply to UK branches

Documentation standards get closer

M&A

Versatel

Philips

Countrywide Assured

Royal & SunAlliance

UAE Offsets Group

Financing

Allen & Overy boosts Netherlands team

Ernst & Young builds from Andersen

Baker & McKenzie lures French tax team

Willkie Farr nabs French partner

McDermott expands US tax capabilities

Ernst & Young loses partner to Mayer Brown

Haarmann Hemmelrath builds Frankfurt customs group

A&L Goodbody sets up VAT group

Czech flood relief package raises tax burden

Commission gives the go-ahead for Ernst & Young/Andersen mergers in France and Germany

IoD calls for tax rethink

Cayman Islands confirms tax evasion position

EU unhappy with Swiss stance on savings tax

Singapore signs tax treaty with Russia

Singapore simplifies stock-option treatment

Australia looks forward to tax inspector general

Malaysia to keep indirect taxes constant

Financial Reporting Council sets up audit review group

Brazil ends cumulative taxes for manufacturers

Australia to review international tax reform

EU reveals targeted products in tariff row with the US

Correction

Treaty trumps domestic CFC rules

Navigating Germany's stock option regime

UK to overhaul corporate tax

Why the PATA proposal increases the compliance burden

Get the most from French R&D credits

UK tax leasing after the BMBF case

The best method for determining cost-sharing payments

How to maximize group loss relief

Treasurer seeks input on tax overhaul

Mini tax reform comes into effect

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