Companies such as Sony, AstraZeneca, Rank and E.ON Energy Trading have been nominated for the in-house awards at International Tax Review's European Tax Awards.
The previous head of tax at the OECD has said that the global economic problems of the last few years highlight the need for new regulatory and tax environments.
The head of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has said his organisation is in the process of reshaping its large business compliance strategy so that it looks at the objectives of the taxpayer and what they want to achieve through their tax planning, rather than ensuring adherence to different sections of the Internal Revenue Code.
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has identified large business and transfer pricing as one of seven priority areas it will focus its compliance efforts on in the next five years.
The Internal Revenue Service is looking for tax professionals to serve on the committee that advises the tax authorities about information reporting issues relevant to the private sector and the federal government.
The UK tax authorities have published statistics on the number of taxpayers that have complied with the government’s Code of Practice on Taxation of Banks.
