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More testing announced for FATCA's information exchange systems

Financial institutions and tax administrations will get another opportunity next week to test the FATCA International Data Exchange Service (IDES), the technology that will be used to exchange data securely under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.

April 15 2015

Kromer and Luther colleagues set up new firm

The transfer pricing team of Luther, Taxand Germany have left to set up their own firm called Taxid.

April 15 2015

Why companies are at risk if their board is not involved in TP

If your company’s board-level executives are not concerned about your transfer pricing operations your company could be at risk during audit. TPWeek speaks to in-house tax directors and their advisers to find out how transfer pricing became a board-level issue and what their companies are doing now.

Sophie Harding, April 15 2015

VAT MOSS: EU to review B2C digital services rules

The European Commission (EC) will review its 2015 changes to VAT paid on business-to-consumer (B2C) supplies of digital services, which were implemented on January 1 2015. MOSS critics say delaying the review process could leave the digital single market “dead in the water”.

Joe Stanley-Smith, April 14 2015

HSBC under criminal investigation in France

France has opened a formal criminal investigation into HSBC’s Swiss subsidiary, and will also probe the financial institution’s global holding company.

Joe Stanley-Smith, April 14 2015

Brandt joins Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal in Argentina

Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal has strengthened its tax offering by hiring María Inés Brandt, meaning the tax department now has four partners and 27 associates.

Joe Stanley-Smith, April 13 2015

Baker Tilly hires Robertson in London

Dan Robertson has left BDO to join Baker Tilly’s London office as a tax partner.

Joe Stanley-Smith, April 13 2015

Support for Hong Kong leasing and asset management industries from updated China – Hong Kong tax treaty

On April 1 2015 the governments of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong SAR) signed the fourth protocol (the Protocol) to the China - Hong Kong double tax avoidance arrangement (DTA) of 2008.

April 13 2015

BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto come under fire over alleged profit shifting through marketing hubs

Allegations that BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto shifted billions of dollars in iron ore profits through marketing hubs in Singapore has added fuel to the raging debate in Australia over tax avoidance involving multinationals.

Sophie Harding, April 13 2015

10 ways UK Labour plans to cut tax evasion and avoidance

Unveiling a plan to tackle tax avoidance and evasion, Ed Balls, the shadow chancellor of exchequer, said the issue will be at the top of a new Labour government's to-do list.

Ralph Cunningham, April 12 2015

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