This content is from: Austria EC releases anti-tax avoidance directive The European Commission (EC) has released a package of measures including a much-anticipated proposal for an anti-tax avoidance directive. By Joe Stanley-Smith January 29 2016
This content is from: United Kingdom UK PAC sets date for Google hearing The UK Government’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has announced that it will scrutinise both Google and revenue authority HMRC in a hearing on February 11. By Joe Stanley-Smith January 29 2016
This content is from: United Kingdom UK introduces domestic VAT reverse charge for telecoms UK revenue authority HMRC has announced that it will introduce a domestic VAT reverse charge on wholesale telecommunications markets, in an attempt to crack down on growing fraud in the industry. By Joe Stanley-Smith January 27 2016
This content is from: United Kingdom UHY Hacker Young promotion Elliott Buss has been promoted to partner at UHY Hacker Young office in Newport, south Wales. By Amelia Schwanke January 26 2016
This content is from: United Kingdom New global head of tax at KPMG Jane McCormick has been appointed as KPMG’s global head of tax. By Amelia Schwanke January 26 2016
This content is from: United Kingdom Google’s UK tax deal with HMRC settles nothing, brings more questions than answers When UK chancellor George Osborne took to the stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos to announce that revenue authority HMRC had agreed a deal with Google to claim unpaid tax from the last decade, he probably expe... By Joe Stanley-Smith January 26 2016
This content is from: United Kingdom HMRC collects an extra £3.4 billion in VAT from large businesses The dedicated UK tax authority unit targeting large businesses collected an extra £3.4 billion ($4.8 billion) through investigations into underpaid VAT in FY2014-2015. By Joe Stanley-Smith January 26 2016
This content is from: Ireland UK and Northern Ireland agree on fiscal framework The UK and Northern Irish governments have reached an agreement on the devolution of the power to set corporate tax rates in Northern Ireland. Corporation tax will fall to 12.5% in April 2018 as a result. By Amelia Schwanke January 25 2016
This content is from: United Kingdom New head of innovation group at Grant Thornton Ian Rowland will lead Grant Thornton’s innovation group, located across the UK, from January 1 2016. By Amelia Schwanke January 20 2016
This content is from: India Cairn seeks $600 million in damages from Indian government Scottish oil company Cairn Energy has announced that it will seek at least $600 million in damages from the Indian government over its lengthy tax dispute. By Joe Stanley-Smith January 20 2016
This content is from: United Kingdom Findley joins Norton Rose Fulbright Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed Matthew Findley as a partner of the tax and share incentives practice at the London office. By Amelia Schwanke January 12 2016
This content is from: United Kingdom Lin Homer to leave HMRC Lin Homer announced on January 11 2016 her resignation as chief executive and permanent secretary of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). By Amelia Schwanke January 11 2016
This content is from: United Kingdom New head of TP for Macfarlanes By Joelle Jefferis January 11 2016
This content is from: Austria VAT is applicable on unused airline tickets, ECJ rules The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that tickets for domestic flights which are bought, but not used, are still subject to VAT. Some airlines had not been paying the charge for as long as 15 years. By Joe Stanley-Smith January 11 2016
This content is from: Austria Belgian excess profits tax scheme illegal, says Vestager European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager will announce that the Belgian ‘excess profits’ tax scheme is illegal in a press conference on Monday, January 13. By Joe Stanley-Smith January 11 2016
This content is from: United States Baker & McKenzie takes on new tax leader Jukka Karjalainen has been appointed to the partner-equivalent role of tax leader for Baker & McKenzie’s UK business transformation practice in London. By Amelia Schwanke January 06 2016
This content is from: United States Hogan Lovells’ annual promotions bring Lane change Hogan Lovells promoted three associates in its London and Washington DC tax practices to partner and counsel on January 1 2016. By Amelia Schwanke January 06 2016
This content is from: United Kingdom Deloitte appoints Mark Howard as director Mark Howard has been appointed as a director in the indirect tax litigation advisory and settlement team at Deloitte in London. By Amelia Schwanke January 05 2016
