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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Since the Paris Agreement came into force on November 4 2016 the impetus has been on international tax policymakers to raise their game on climate change, often resulting in tax policy changes.
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The Global Forum has reached several key objectives during 2017 that were thought to be impossible just a few years ago. Recognising these achievements, Monica Bhatia has been included in the Global Tax 50 for the fifth year running.
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A native Lagosian, Babatunde Fowler knows of the travails of Nigeria's most populous state.
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The fat tax is a new entry this year Let them drink soda! Tempers came to a head in 2017 when local committees in US cities and counties began wrangling over levies on sugary fizzy drinks.
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John Pombe Joseph Magufuli is a new entry this year John Pombe Joseph Magufuli, sometimes described as Tanzania's bulldozer president, has taken aim at international natural resource companies.
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Jeremy Corbyn is a new entry this year The political emergence of Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the British Labour Party, in the 2017 general election put the socialist on the world stage. Corbyn's near-miss election changed the UK's political dynamic.
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Piet Battiau is arguably the most influential person in the world of indirect tax. See a lengthened version of his magazine interview here.
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As a leading figure at the OECD, Grace Perez-Navarro has been included in this year's Global Tax 50 for the integral role she has played in the progress of the BEPS project, raising the standards of international tax and promoting better tax policies as part of a multilateral approach.
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The GE/PwC outsourcing deal is a new entry this year The deal to integrate the tax department of US multinational General Electric (GE) with PwC in a new global tax division was a major event in 2017. It was the first deal of its kind, with GE transferring its world-class tax team to the Big 4 firm.
