India is signalling flexibility on expat taxation to attract foreign expertise, though employers will need to navigate disclosure, treaty and scope uncertainties
Brazil is trying to follow in the US’s footsteps and secure its own 'qualified side-by-side status', ITR understands
The surge in probes comes as the UK tax authority seeks to close a VAT gap of £11.4bn from last year, Pinsent Masons’ research has suggested
ITR’s survey data reveals widespread client disappointment with firms’ use of technology but our upcoming AI in Tax event offers advisers a chance to flip the script
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Sponsored by Tax PartnerStephanie Eichenberger and Victoria Riep of Tax Partner provide a guide to Switzerland’s securities transfer tax for domestic and foreign investors, explaining when it is triggered and how to mitigate unexpected tax consequences -
Sponsored by CuatrecasasAndré Areias and Raquel Santos Ferreira of Cuatrecasas scrutinise Portugal’s use of increased municipal property tax on vacant properties and question whether extreme rate multipliers and weak procedural safeguards can withstand constitutional scrutiny
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Sponsored by MFA Legal & TechSamuel Fernandes de Almeida and Ana Rita Carvalho of MFA Legal & Tech explain how a Portuguese binding ruling fuels the emerging dispute with Spain over non-habitual tax residents
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The tax team is the last to leave when a company fails. A former tax executive from collapsed travel company Thomas Cook tells ITR how the tax department managed the business’ closure.
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The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled in favour of the Italian authorities and against Société Générale on whether the Italian financial transactions tax (FTT) regime is in breach of the free movement of capital.
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Some businesses are walking away from M&A deals in 2020, but tax advisors expect a flurry of M&A activity if business constraints under COVID-19 conditions lessen in Q3 of 2020 and buyers are able to renegotiate prices.
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EU-based tax directors especially value business partnering and tax technology skills in their departments while managing the corporate tax response to COVID-19 disruptions.
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Take our short anonymous survey to share your views on tax controversy and whether dispute management tools and procedures are still working as intended or need reforming in a fast-changing tax environment.
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Companies, firms and individuals can now enter for the ITR Americas Tax Awards 2020.
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The EU is revisiting proposals for a financial transactions tax (FTT) as Spain implements a unilateral version. Germany’s upcoming EU presidency and the fiscal pressures of COVID-19 may result in an EU-wide FTT.
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Mariano Giralt and Lorraine White of BNY Mellon explain how standardising and digitalising the process of claiming and paying withholding tax refunds could offer a long-term advantage to taxpayers and tax authorities.
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Transfer pricing perfection may be out of reach but automation can bring you closer. Dianne Berry, Meenakshi Iyer, Jack O’Meara, Kirsty Rockall and Tim Wong of KPMG member firms in the UK, US and Netherlands look at how operational transfer pricing (OTP) is changing business for the better.
