Search results for

International Tax Review speaks to two leading Irish tax lawyers and asks for their advice on how to avoid disputes and what the future holds for Irish tax controversy.

Taxpayers have been given a glimpse of a draft version of the IRS' modified W-8IMY form. Several new requirements have been added making the form significantly more complex.

The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) talks to International Tax Review about the authority’s compliance policies, the biggest challenges it faces, and taxpayer and tax authority interaction.

HMRC has made significant changes to the transfer pricing sections of the Inland Revenue Manuals.

Two weeks after China’s State Council confirmed the expansion of the country’s VAT pilot programme, a date has been set for when the scheme will be expanded to Beijing.

Jeffrey Olin has left his role as vice-president – tax for Fortune Brands to join Alvarez & Marsal Taxand as a managing director in Chicago.

Democratic Representative Jim McDermott has tabled a Bill in the US House of Representatives to introduce a national carbon tax. While it unlikely to be adopted by the Republican dominated House it will focus the debate on how to use taxes to promote a sustainable economy.

Type of Deal Value Acquirer Target Adviser to acquirer (tax) Adviser to target (tax) Acquisition Undisclosed Carlyle Group and TCW Management Societe Generale stake in TCW Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Debevoise & Plimpton Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Type of Deal Value Issuer/Borrower Lead managers/arrangers Adviser to issuer/borrower (tax) Adviser to lead managers (tax) Notes offering $2.5 billion PepsiCo Citigroup Global Markets; Morgan Stanley; RBS Securities Davis Polk & Wardwell - Avishai Shachar, William Curran Jones Day Notes offering $500 million Korea Finance Deutsche Bank; Korea Development Bank; Merrill Lynch; Morgan Stanley Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang Davis Polk & Wardwell - John Paton, Sarah Joy SEC-registered dribble-out offering $500 million Westar Energy BNY Mellon Capital Markets Davis Polk & Wardwell Hunton & Williams Secondary offering $308 million Vantiv JP Morgan Securities; Morgan Stanley; Credit Suisse Securities Weil, Gotshal & Manges; Kirkland & Ellis Davis Polk & Wardwell - Harry Ballan, William Curran Notes offering $300 million Ingram Micro Morgan Stanley; RBS Securities Davis Polk & Wardwell - Rachel Kleinberg, Changsheng Song Notes offering $200 million Isis Pharmaceuticals Goldman, Sachs; JP Morgan Securities Cooley Davis Polk & Wardwell - Rachel Kleinberg, Isaac MacDonald

The Spanish label linkbase files for the IFRS Taxonomy 2012 are now available.

Australia’s Business Tax Working Group (BTWG) has released a consultation document exploring the merits of a reduction in the corporate tax rate, calculating the cost of reaching Ken Henry’s suggested 25% rate at A$26 billion ($27 billion).