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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Italian tax law firm Loconte&Partners has opened an office in New York.
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London-headquartered firm Goal Group opened a new office in Manhattan’s financial district on March 12.
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Taxing corporate income generated through the use of robots may be a popular idea, but the difficulty of drawing a link between the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and corporate income could create a new avenue for tax avoidance and hold back innovation.
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Should we ignore the bitcoin speculative bubble and hacking scare stories as the fireflies before the technological storm? Could blockchain solve the EU’s €50 billion ($62 billion) VAT fraud menace, and revolutionise tax reporting?
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Norway is one of the most heavily taxed countries in the world and Finance Minister Siv Jensen wants tax cuts for businesses to remain competitive and deter profit shifting. Jensen talks to TP Week about Norway’s corporate tax rate, the digital economy and why she does not believe in a digital sales tax.
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A group of tax practitioners, mostly hailing from Baker McKenzie, have launched a new firm in Luxembourg.
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BNY Mellon’s head of global tax services, Mariano Giralt, and head of UK tax services, Chris Mitchell, tell TP Week about tax risk management and the technology they use to adjust to the new international tax landscape in the custodian business.
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Sue Ann Khoo, a former partner at PwC, has joined Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills in its Sydney office as a director.
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Andrew Spence and Andrew Westhead have joined Mazars to lead the firm’s tax teams in Birmingham and the North West of England, UK.
