Grant Thornton advanced plans to integrate its Australian firm into its US arm, as tax developments spanned law firm hires, aviation levies and digital services taxes
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
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Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr & Quiroga Advogados has hired two new tax partners in its Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo offices.
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Luxembourg’s Court of Appeal has cleared whistleblower Antoine Deltour of stealing PwC documents in the LuxLeaks scandal. Deltour told International Tax Review the ruling sets a strong precedent for tax justice.
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Uruguay’s parliament has amended several provisions of the Free Zones Act, impacting tax benefits. Guzmán Ramírez of Bergstein Abogados provides a summary of the main amendments introduced in such an act.
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Marco Palanca has left Clifford Chance to lead the tax department at Simmons & Simmons in Italy.
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Transfer pricing expert Danny Beeton has joined Arendt & Medernach in Luxembourg as of counsel.
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Australia has taken allegations of profit shifting in the aged-care sector seriously. After last week’s allegations of offshore profit shifting through stapled structures, Australian nursing homes and other aged-care providers are now under investigation by the Australian Senate.
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Companies may begin to look elsewhere to invest in research and development after Australia’s Treasurer Scott Morrison said he will be cracking down on the use of R&D tax incentives.
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Concern is growing among Sweden’s financial services sector about how the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD) will affect financing costs, but a tax director at a private equity fund warns that these issues also apply to many more industries.
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Transfer pricing has become the main cause of lengthy MAP cases, OECD reports show. The OECD peer reporting mechanism, however, may drive change in tax authorities’ efforts towards resolving MAP cases.
