This content is from: Ireland Financial Services Supplement 2015 now available Leading advisers provide insights on the latest financial services tax issues from jurisdictions around the world. June 28 2015
This content is from: United States Baker & McKenzie takes new principal tax adviser from EY Kate Alexander has joined Baker & McKenzie in London as a principal tax adviser, a partner-equivalent position. By Ralph Cunningham June 24 2015
This content is from: United States Kandel boosts Kirkland's tax practice Jonathan Kandel has joined Kirkland & Ellis in London as a tax partner. June 24 2015
This content is from: Austria Saint-Amans and Bhatia hit out at EU non-cooperative list The OECD, and the Global Forum on Tax Transparency and Exchange of Information, which it organises, have moved to assert their preeminence as the international bodies that discuss and decide on transparency and exchan... By Ralph Cunningham June 23 2015
This content is from: United States Cruickshank takes global chairman's role at Deloitte A former UK head of tax for the firm has become global chairman of Deloitte. June 23 2015
This content is from: United States Three-quarters of organisations fail to automate excise tax Avalara and Aberdeen Group research reveals organisations are hindering growth through reliance on static systems. June 22 2015
This content is from: European Union ECJ rules against UK’s reduced VAT rate for green services The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has told the UK that it is in breach of the VAT Directive by offering a reduced VAT rate for the supply and installation of energy-saving measures such as solar panels and loft insu... By Joe Stanley-Smith June 17 2015
This content is from: Austria EU's tax transparency consultation keeps focus on public disclosure The European Commission said the aim of the public consultation into tax transparency, which it launched on June 17, is to learn whether the public wants corporations to disclose more about the taxes they pay and if t... By Ralph Cunningham June 17 2015
This content is from: United Kingdom HMRC could lose one in five staff The UK revenue collection agency, HMRC, could lose more than a fifth of its staff because of government cuts, a trade union has warned ahead of the government’s comprehensive spending review. By Joe Stanley-Smith June 17 2015
This content is from: United States DLA Piper hire new transfer pricing leaders Joel Cooper and Randall Fox have joined DLA Piper as the London-based co-heads of DLA Piper's international transfer pricing group. June 17 2015
This content is from: United States Common tax base at fore of European Commission's plans for corporate taxation The European Commission launched its much-anticipated Action Plan on Corporate Taxation today, basing it on the idea of the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base as a 'holistic solution to corporate tax reform' and t... By Ralph Cunningham June 16 2015
This content is from: United States HMRC’s light touch approach for EU VAT extended indefinitely The UK revenue authority, HMRC, has confirmed that it will extend its ‘light touch’ approach for the 2015 EU VAT regulations “indefinitely”. The policy had been due to expire at the end of June 2015. By Joe Stanley-Smith June 16 2015
This content is from: United Kingdom AstraZeneca on hindsight in the valuation of intangibles The OECD is considering the use of hindsight when tax authorities are assessing hard-to-value intangibles (HTVI). Ian Brimicombe, VP of corporate finance at AstraZeneca in the UK, discusses the impact on taxpayers. By Sophie Ashley June 14 2015
This content is from: European Union UK Supreme Court: Pendragon's VAT arrangements were abusive HM Revenue & Customs won its appeal in the UK Supreme Court today against a Court of Appeal decision that a VAT scheme used by Pendragon, Europe's largest car sales group, was not an abuse of law. By Ralph Cunningham June 09 2015
This content is from: United Kingdom BEPS and what it means to the UK investment management industry (part 2) The OECD base erosion and profit shifting BEPS project is expected to publish a large amount of material over the coming months, with the period September to December 2015 being particularly busy. By ITR Correspondent June 07 2015
This content is from: Netherlands FTI Consulting adds to indirect tax expertise Henk Hop, chief executive officer of Global VAT Compliance, is joining FTI Consulting as a senior managing director in its European tax advisory team after the acquisition of his firm by the global business advisers. By Ralph Cunningham June 02 2015
This content is from: Guernsey Ogier launches new tax team Ogier, the offshore law firm, says it has launched a cross-jurisdictional tax team because of demand from their corporate clients, their advisers and trustees. By Ralph Cunningham June 02 2015