A new focus on early intervention and increased AI use is transforming how tax authorities are approaching TP audits, though capacity-constrained jurisdictions risk falling behind
The French administration has used AI to detect undeclared swimming pools and verandas but always includes a human in the loop, the AI in Tax Forum heard
The UK tax authority’s deputy director of large business also reassured taxpayers that HMRC will not ‘nitpick’ returns
Sucafina’s tax chief was speaking at the ITR Pillar 2 Forum in London alongside experts from HMRC and other organisations
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The best women lawyers in the Americas gathered at the JW Marriott Essex House hotel in New York last night to celebrate the achievements of women across firms, practice areas and jurisdictions.
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Canada announced certain international tax changes in its 2018 federal budget. TP Week’s correspondents Norma Kraay and Phil Fortier of Deloitte in Canada consider commentary indicating a continued focus on transfer pricing by the government.
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The accounting firm Bishop Fleming has promoted Isobel Savage, Nathan Coughlin and John Talbot to the partnership to help meet increasing demand for its services.
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Irish law firm Matheson has promoted Barry McGettrick to partner in its Dublin tax practice.
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Barclays Africa Group Limited (BAGL) has dropped KPMG as its auditors because of its ties with the Gupta family and the related corruption scandal. Other companies fearing reputational damage are also reviewing their relationships with some large accounting firms in South Africa.
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The US tax reform has been blamed for triggering a new race to the bottom for corporate tax rates. But the US is in line with OECD recommendations and has merely “hopped to the middle”, says the OECD’s Grace Perez-Navarro.
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Gill Aitken, top adviser and head of the solicitor’s office and legal services at the HMRC, is moving to a new role as registrar at the University of Oxford.
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The 2018 OECD International Tax Conference in Washington DC on June 4-5 debated proposals for taxing the digital economy and the concept of user participation and value creation.
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WTS Global and LATAXNET have entered into an exclusive cooperation agreement.
