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A quarter of HMRC investigations now taking more than a year; APNs not helping

Nearly a quarter (23%) of tax investigations opened by HMRC’s local offices take longer than a year to resolve, according to new figures.

Joe Stanley-Smith, September 22 2015

Oil price downturn brings increased transfer pricing audits

In the second half of 2014 oil prices sharply fell. One year on and the markets seem unlikely to return to the former high, at least in the next few years.

September 21 2015

The impact of BEPS on indirect taxes in Norway

Espen Qvist and Trond Ingebrigtsen of PwC Norway provide an overview of issues being tackled as part of the OECD’s base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) project which are having an impact on Norwegian indirect tax policy.

September 21 2015

Atlas introduces Frank Schwarte as partner

Boutique tax firm, Atlas, has appointed Frank Schwarte as a partner for its transfer pricing services in Amsterdam.

September 20 2015

Infogain’s profit-split method approved by ITAT

The income tax appellate tribunal (ITAT) in Delhi upheld Infogain India’s appeal against the deputy commissioner of income tax’s (DCIT) TP adjustment. ITAT found that the use of the profit split method (PSM) was valid considering Infogain’s value chain.

September 20 2015

Netherlands introduces CbCR

The Netherlands has become the latest country to introduce draft legislation for country-by-country reporting (CbCR) alongside requirements for a master file and a local file.

September 20 2015

New Zealand set to alter GST treatment of capital-raising costs

New Zealand is set to implement a beneficial change to the tax treatment of capital-raising costs after a recent GST issues paper (released on September 17 2015) suggested that New Zealand GST law should be amended to allow GST recovery on the costs associated with raising capital.

September 20 2015

Deloitte wins again at Americas Tax Awards 2015; Big awards for Baker and Skadden too

Top honours at this year's Americas Tax Awards went to Deloitte, Baker & McKenzie and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom.

Ralph Cunningham, September 17 2015

Staples moves from BSM to EY, bringing five with him

EY has upgraded its information reporting capabilities in US by hiring John Staples, managing partner of Burt, Staples & Maner, and his colleagues from the same firm. Staples and his team focus on information reporting and withholding (IRW). He will have the title of EY global IRW markets leader.

Ralph Cunningham, September 17 2015

Last chance for taxpayers as Italian voluntary disclosure deadline looms

Taxpayers are scrambling to take advantage of Italy’s voluntary disclosure programme before it comes to an end on September 30.

Joe Stanley-Smith, September 16 2015

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