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PwC promotes Caywood

Hallie Caywood has become a partner of PwC's tax practice in Denver, Colorado.

June 19 2012

Why OECD’s ALP is under threat

A conference organised by the Tax Justice Network in Helsinki heard how the arm’s length principle (ALP) is failing developing countries and that it must be redeemed or replaced.

June 18 2012

Gardere's loss is McDermott's gain

McDermott Will & Emery has announced the appointments of Cym Lowell and Mark Martin as part of a seven-person, full-service transfer pricing team in Texas, both from from Gardere Wynne Sewell.

June 18 2012

Romney wants permanent US repatriation tax holiday

Presidential candidate Mitt Romney used his speech at a Business Roundtable event in Washington, DC, last week to call for an end to the tax levied when US corporations repatriate their foreign profits.

Matthew Gilleard, June 18 2012

IRS & Treasury tighten rules on US firms moving to low-tax countries

The IRS and Treasury have released new rules that make it harder for US companies to relocate to low-tax jurisdictions.

Matthew Gilleard, June 18 2012

US Senate assesses impact of tax reform on energy policy

In the latest Senate Finance Committee hearing into US tax reform, the impact of reform on energy policy was assessed, with committee chairman Max Baucus saying it provides the energy sector with an opportunity to make real progress in securing future energy supply while also simplifying the tax code.

Matthew Gilleard, June 18 2012

OECD’s Marlies de Ruiter admits need to improve transfer pricing guidelines, but stands by ALP

Marlies de Ruiter, head of the tax treaty, transfer pricing and financial transactions division at the OECD, agrees with tax justice activists that the transfer pricing guidelines could work better, but she remains loyal to the arm’s-length principle (ALP).

Salman Shaheen, June 17 2012

Bunge warns of Hungarian VAT attack on multinationals

Multinational agricultural company Bunge estimates up to €1 billion ($1.26 billion) a year is being lost in Hungary because of VAT fraud on food products, and the reaction of the tax authorities could give compliant companies and multinationals a headache.

Joe Dalton, June 17 2012

What you have missed on ITR Premium

Insight into why Finland wants to introduce a financial transaction tax, why HMRC is in danger of discrediting UK taxpayer settlements, and how to get faster dispute resolution at the Tax Court of Canada were just three articles that appeared on ITR Premium last week.

June 17 2012

Treaties of the week - June 18 2012

Type of Agreement Country Country Date Signed Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (Protocol) Luxembourg Poland June 7 2012 Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement Liechtenstein UK June 11 2012

June 17 2012

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