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Philippines: One-year review of new Philippine TP regulations

Maria Carmela Peralta, Eugene Pulga, Rey Llesol and Valerie Jill Reyes of KPMG in the Philippines take a look at the first year of the new transfer pricing regulations.

March 14 2014

Korea: Navigating transfer pricing issues: Korean perspectives

The Korean government has been strengthening transfer pricing regulations in recent years. Gil Won Kang, Dong Kwan Kim, and Pius Tae Hyun Park of KPMG in Korea report.

March 14 2014

EXCLUSIVE: Pascal Saint-Amans defends OECD’s Common Reporting Standard despite loopholes identified by TJN

By shining a spotlight on loopholes and failing legislation, the Tax Justice Network has been at the fore of global tax policy development in recent years. In its latest report, it praises the OECD’s work on automatic information exchange, but identifies areas for improvement.

Salman Shaheen, March 13 2014

UK Budget preview: Energy and banking sectors on alert

Next week’s UK Budget could bring good news for energy companies after the energy minister this week hinted at incoming tax relief measures, though it is unclear if intensive lobbying against the bank levy is going to pay off.

Matthew Gilleard, March 12 2014

US signs FATCA intergovernmental agreements with Chile and Finland

Chile and Finland have become the 23rd and 24th jurisdictions to sign bilateral intergovernmental agreements (IGA) to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) as the US moves slowly towards signing more than 50 with jurisdictions around the world.

March 12 2014

Cooperative compliance and enhanced relationships in Italy: Part II

In the second of a two-part series, Riccardo Petrelli and Simone Zucchetti of Tremonti Vitali Romagnoli Piccardi e Associati look at how existing regimes and pilots will influence the future of enhanced cooperation procedures in Italy.

March 12 2014

Australia’s Tax Institute puts pressure on Abbott to cut 30% tax rate

Australian businesses will see their tax burden fall if The Tax Institute gets its wish. The Institute has called on Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott to cut the corporate tax rate to 25% in line with recommendations made in the Henry Review.

Matthew Gilleard, March 12 2014

Germany: No tax fraud when a tax payer realises they have been part of a VAT fraud carousel after having purchased goods

The right to deduct VAT does not cease to apply retroactively, reports Daniel Kaiser of KÜFFNER MAUNZ LANGER ZUGMAIER

March 12 2014

Australia on course to scrap carbon tax, despite reduction in emissions

Tony Abbott’s government is looking to repeal the carbon tax, even though emissions from Australia’s largest companies fell 7% on average in the first year since it was introduced.

Aaran Fronda, March 12 2014

Nelson joins Morgan Lewis in Boston

Daniel Nelson has joined Morgan Lewis as a tax partner in its Boston office.

March 10 2014

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