HMRC secured lengthy prison sentences in a major payroll VAT fraud case, while law firms announced tax promotions and hires
Significant changes include an update to profit markers and an alteration to how an ‘inbound distributor’ is defined
ITR sat down for a pre-event interview with Tim Zech, WTS Germany, and Jeff Soar, WTS UK, keynote speaker at next week’s ITR AI in Tax Forum 2026 in London
Brazil’s bid to seek US-style exemptions from pillar two is ‘highly advantageous’ for multinationals, ITR has also heard
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Sponsored by AvalaraGovernments’ unprecedented access to transactional data is creating new indirect tax challenges for multinationals. Alex Baulf of Avalara summarises key regional developments ahead of a webinar sharing his practice-based insights -
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
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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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HMRC has extended digital link deadline under its Making Tax Digital (MTD) regime for companies with “complex or legacy IT systems”, where the existing timeframe is unachievable.
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Tax directors struggling with DAC6 hope the European Parliament will be able to provide greater certainty on how to use data in the EU. Yet this may mean more alignment on corporate tax policy.
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Several US states have imposed new sales tax rules in the wake of the Wayfair case and some American companies are relying on data management to meet the compliance challenge.
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Ana-Maria Caraman, policy officer at the department of Taxation and Customs of the European Commission, outlines the next steps in the EU’s VAT e-commerce reform package.
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HMRC official Verna Gellvear discusses the challenges of MTD and the changes the UK tax authority has made to ensure the reporting scheme is fit for purpose.
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Companies are worried a new UK government might close the withholding tax exemption on quoted Eurobonds in a move to squeeze more tax revenue out of businesses.
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Because tax doesn’t have to be taxing. A less-than-serious look back at some of the quirkier tax stories from the past month.
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Giles Parsons discusses the implications of transparency initiatives and offers his view over whether it is worth the effort of going beyond the legal requirements.
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Antonio Lanotte explains why governments will need to redesign tax policies and how businesses could reduce their carbon footprint under a circular economy that may help the EU achieve its 2020 environment strategy.
