The arrival of a team from Brazilian rival Costa Tavares Paes Advogados brings SiqueiraCastro’s tax headcount to seven partners and 30 associates
CSR initiatives can sometimes venture into virtue signalling, but Ryan’s tax literacy event for schoolchildren was a genuine and necessary endeavour
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
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Sponsored by Crowe Valente/Valente Associati GEB PartnersFederico Vincenti and Carola Valente Della Rovere of Valente Associati GEB Partners/Crowe examine a recent decision concerning the transfer pricing treatment of non-remunerated intra-group guarantees, focusing on economic substance, legal form, and group-level business justifications -
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Sponsored by Lakshmikumaran & SridharanThe Tiger Global Supreme Court ruling weakens the status of tax residency certificates under tax treaties and increases substance‑based scrutiny, say S Vasudevan, Bharathi Krishnaprasad, and Krishna Laasya V of Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
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The first component of the UK’s HMRC Making Tax Digital (MTD) project, VAT compliance, goes live on April 1 2019. Corporation tax and income tax will follow in 2020 or later, writes Richard Asquith, vice president of global indirect tax at Avalara.
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Litigation between taxpayers and authorities is growing worldwide, but a successful outcome is never easy for any party involved in a conflict. Anjana Haines investigates why tax disputes are rising and how to potentially ease the burden.
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The budget was well received, but the largest companies did not see their corporate tax rate cut In a budget that will play well with the electorate ahead of the 2019 elections, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley gave generously to some businesses, but left MNEs disappointed, and with a potentially higher tax burden.
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The taxation of ‘self-employed’ workers at companies like Uber has been a major point of contention in recent years The UK government has released its response to the Taylor Review, but the reaction to its response have been mixed among those working in, and representing, the gig economy.
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The Winter Olympics captured the attention of the world during February as athletes speed skated, snowboarded, scored, slid and skied for the greatest prizes in winter sports.
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With the avalanche and uncertainty of unilateral adoption of BEPS-related provisions by many countries, in addition to subjective general anti-abuse treaty-based legislation, excessive lead times and inefficiencies of competent authority/treaty approval processes are becoming more costly and significant for both taxpayers and tax administrations.
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Important changes affecting a wide range of companies in Serbia have been introduced via amendments to the provision related to the application of withholding tax. Article 40, paragraph 1, item 5 of the Law on Corporate Profit Tax regulates the taxation of services provided by foreign entities by subjecting them to withholding tax. It will apply as of April 1 2018.
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The imposition of L 4446/2016 tried to clarify the provisions relating to the tax treatment of losses generated abroad, by amending Article 27 of the Greek Income Tax Code (L 4172/2013).
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The government of Georgia is attempting to simplify the country's tax code after Georgia signed its association agreement (AA) deal with the EU in mid-2014. While major tax reforms regarding corporate income tax took place in 2017, Georgia continues to modify and update its tax system, bringing several updates into force at the beginning 2018.
