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KPMG's new leader of Global Indirect Tax, Tim Gillis, talks about the continuing surge in popularity of this global tax of choice and tells companies how to prepare for the indirect tax challenges of tomorrow

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has announced that Edward Troup, the Treasury's director general for tax and welfare, succeeded Dave Hartnett as the revenue's most senior tax professional, on August 1.

Juliana Assis Allen Tan Mariana Vito Baker & McKenzie has promoted nine members of its global tax group to the position of partner. Six of the promotions were effective July 1, while three promotions in North America were effective from January 1. In the Asia-Pacific region, the firm announced the following new partners:

David Blair David Fischer Crowell & Moring is strengthening its tax practice with the arrival of two tax controversy and litigation partners in Washington, DC. David Blair joins from Miller & Chevalier, while David Fischer joins from Cooley. The pair collectively bring more than half a century of litigation, trial and advisory experience with them. Blair is a former trial attorney for the tax division of the US Department of Justice and has experience in handling tax litigation and controversy matters in the areas of transfer pricing, foreign tax credits, partnerships, tax treaties, and tax accounting issues, among others.

Annette Ahlers has joined Moss Adams as a partner in its tax specialty group in Los Angeles. She will advise businesses on corporate tax planning related to areas such as transactions, restructuring, post-acquisition compliance, bankruptcy tax analysis.

The publication of potential options for implementation of Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act makes it even more important for taxpayers to ensure they know about the legislation, warn Thomas Humphreys, Remmelt Reigersman and Jared Goldberger of Morrison & Foerster.

Francisco Almada and Ekow Eghan of Ernst & Young’s transaction tax team go through the key M&A challenges faced by foreign investors in Africa.

After a series of court losses suffered by the Commissioner of Taxation, Australia's general anti-avoidance regime (GAAR), part IVA, looks set to undergo a significant modification to its scope and application. Mark Friezer and John Boyagi of Clayton Utz explore the reasons motivating the reform and why taxpayers need to keep track of the changes.

The BRICS members are important players on the world’s economic stage and are working more closely together in this sense. But tax policy remains primarily the preserve of individual nations. Salman Shaheen looks at tax policy priorities for the BRICS and the areas in which they should work more closely together in the future.

How to organise your tax affairs across the BRICS nations.