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Lewis Greenwald moves to Mayer Brown

Lewis Greenwald, the former head of Sullivan & Worcester’s international tax practice group has joined Mayer Brown’s New York office as a partner in the tax transactions & consulting practice.

March 07 2013

Managing tax disputes in Japan

Masahiko Kobayashi, of Deloitte Tohmatsu Tax, explains why keeping on top of tax compliance requirements is especially important for Japanese taxpayers trying to avoid disputes, and outlines the pros and cons of appeal options in Japan.

March 07 2013

Portuguese taxpayers beat authorities on application of CUP method yet again

Portuguese taxpayers are fairing well in transfer pricing disputes where the authorities have applied the comparable uncontrolled price method (CUP).

March 07 2013

Shanwu Yuan leaves SAT to join Baker & McKenzie in New York

Shanwu Yuan, a former senior official in China's State Administration of Taxation (SAT), has joined Baker & McKenzie's global tax practice as a director in the New York office.

March 07 2013

ECJ buckles Wheels’ pension fund VAT challenge

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled against Wheels Common Investment Fund Trustees (Wheels) today, delivering a judgment which will upset defined benefit pension funds, delight some fund managers but leave uncertainty around the treatment of management services provided to defined contribution schemes.

Joe Dalton, March 07 2013

What taxpayers need to get straight about the OECD BEPS report

Last month the OECD released a report about multinational companies’ tax planning to lower corporate tax liability to unacceptably low levels. The report acts as a first-step against the use of base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) tax planning.

March 06 2013

Why tax compliance is getting easier in Vietnam

A new draft ruling from the Vietnamese Ministry of Finance makes it easier for shipping companies to obtain a tax exemption under a tax treaty and reduces the required frequency of tax returns.

March 06 2013

BEPS, intangibles and Canadian tax reporting – old questions, new direction

Scott Wilkie and Janice McCart, of Blake, Cassels & Graydon, believe the continuing examination by bodies such as the OECD of how international tax rules operate means that tax reporting by Canadian taxpayers should be as thorough as possible.

March 06 2013

Indian Customs cracking down on use of exemptions from duties on aircraft imports

Since 2008, Customs has initiated proceedings against various assessees for alleged wrongful availment of the exemption from customs duties on imports of aircraft, explain Ranjeet Mahtani and Divya Jeswant of ELP.

March 06 2013

Bradbury unveils consultation on changes to when companies pay tax in Australia

Taxpayers in Australia have the chance to influence the implementation and design of the reform of when large companies pay income tax.

March 06 2013

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