With a stark divergence between MNEs that prepared early and those rushing to catch up, advisers must remain agile with all manner of compliance risks
The EU agreed new cooperative and investigative measures to tackle VAT fraud, while Hungary faced legal action and Lavez Coutinho expanded its indirect tax team
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
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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 common reporting standard (CRS) will begin on September 30, but loopholes in the regime that allow bank accounts to remain hidden risk its effectiveness.
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With UK opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn turning his attention to the dangers of automation for the labour market, might a future British government look to introduce a tax on robots?
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Tax advisers have hailed the new Republican tax reform framework as a step in the right direction and positive for multinationals. But most are in agreement that it would leave the US with a large budget deficit, making its feasibility questionable.
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Switzerland’s State Secretary Jörg Gasser talks to Anjana Haines about the country’s corporate tax reforms, and how he believes it is cooperating internationally on tax matters.
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Donato Raponi, former head of the VAT Unit at the European Commission, will join Taj Société d’Avocats as an associate of counsel.
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The French government announced a plethora of tax changes in its 2018 budget, including cutting its corporate tax rate.
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The UK’s Criminal Finance Act is effective from September 30 2017 and all companies operating in the UK and abroad could be liable to criminal penalties if they or their associates are found to be engaging in tax evasion practices, but many are not prepared for the new rules.
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Blick Rothenberg has appointed Fiona Fernie as a partner in its tax investigations and dispute resolution team in the UK.
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This week the EU Parliament’s committee on money laundering and tax evasion renewed the controversy over high-profile tax scandals in football, and is calling for fair play on tax in the multi-billion-dollar sports industry.
