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Rudina Hoxha, Eurofast Global The income tax treaty that was signed back in 2008 for the avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion between Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina entered into force on May 10 2012 and will be applicable as of January 1 2013.

The claimants and other tax professionals are waiting for the European Court’s judgment in the FII Group Litigation to see if it will add clarity to issues about different levels of taxation and third countries, says Philippe Freund of Dorsey & Whitney.

Natalie Napier has joined ENS – Taxand as a director in Johannesburg, specialising in corporate tax. Napier has 12 years experience and has acted for both listed and unlisted companies in the mining, telecommunications, banking, retail and health industries.

Argentinian lawyer, Guillermo Teijeiro, has launched a new firm. Teijeiro & Ballone Abogados will be based in Buenos Aires and Teijeiro brings with him a number of colleagues from his former firm Negri & Teijeiro, which Teijeiro founded more than 30 years ago.

Audit and tax firm Earnest Financial Group has joined regional tax and legal firm VDB Loi, effective July 1 2012. VDB Loi Myanmar will advise clients on tax advisory, tax compliance and legal advisory services.

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The Finnish government was forced to clarify figures released by the Parliament's Audit Committee which stated that the Finnish exchequer lost up to $2 billion annually because of transfer mispricing.

A recent verdict of the Polish Supreme Administrative Court examined the possibility of applying the zero VAT rate on transactions covering export of goods from Poland, in case where goods have been declared for export in front of the customs office other than the Polish customs office.

While the banking crisis in Ireland has constricted traditional lines of credit, it has also created opportunities for financial institutions with healthier balance sheets to finance the many businesses based in Ireland with strong fundamentals. Understanding the tax implications for the Irish borrower is a key consideration in the lending process. John Gulliver and David Burke of Mason Hayes & Curran examine the tax treatment of corporate debt for Irish borrowers, comparing and contrasting this by way of illustration with the tax treatment for UK borrowers.

Danish taxpayers should be able to avoid withholding tax on certain reorganisations after the National Board delivered a ruling on deemed dividend distributions, argue Anders Oreby Hansen, Poul Erik Lytken and Arne Riis of Bech Bruun–Taxand.