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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India has become known as a trailblazer in the area of advance pricing agreements in the past few years, with the scheme having received more than 800 applications since 2012. The IT and financial services sectors have benefited the most with half of concluded APAs coming from these sectors.
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A floating exchange rate system and the lack of a functional currency election for tax purposes has made the volatility of the Mexican peso one of the main discussions that international investors need to have before deciding on their capital structure to close a deal in Mexico.
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The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) reaffirmed their commitment to achieving a “fair and modern global tax system” that includes a deeper cooperation between the nations and on the OECD BEPS project. Digital enhancements will play a large part in their efforts to achieve this.
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As the mandate of the European Parliament's committee investigating the Panama Papers scandal draws to a close, some committee members are calling for the EU to adopt a more permanent solution to deal with infringements, comparable to the one of the US permanent subcommittee on investigations.
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The French permanent establishment rules are the country’s biggest hurdle in taxing Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple (GAFA) in the way it wants. But it is determined to use these rules to make such digital companies pay what it believes to be their ‘fair share of tax’.
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The latest international updates from our correspondents around the world.
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Global efforts to curb illicit money flows are wavering as some developed countries struggle to detect abuse of its banking systems. The latest scandal shows politically-motivated money from Azerbaijan circulating in Europe through banks and shell companies.
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French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has announced some of the tax cuts and other incentives that will be included in the upcoming 2018 budget statement to help the country compete with its neighbours.
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Through its Andersen Tax & Legal brand name, Andersen Global has expanded into Querétaro, Mexico, by establishing a new office in the industrial city located north of Mexico City.
