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  • The recent discovery of oil and gas in Cyprus has led to a rush to complete M&A work in the country’s developing energy sector. Georgia Papa and Anna Zafirova of Eurofast Taxand run through the background to Cyprus M&A law and explain why redomicilation to the island is a wise move.
  • Moves towards greater tax harmonisation in the EU make Europe a particularly interesting market for conducting transactions. Salman Shaheen examines the legislation and developments that will present new challenges and opportunities for taxpayers looking to do a better deal.
  • Vodafone’s Supreme Court success in India in January filled other foreign investors in Asia with confidence. However, tax authorities in other countries in the region are still focused on compliance. Joe Dalton discovers that better relationships with administrators and a keen awareness of impending legislation can help taxpayers work these demands into their deals in 2012.
  • The global M&A market is gathering momentum nicely. Tax has played an integral part in its return with advisers showing that tax savings are out there despite aggressive attitudes being taken by some tax officials.
  • The Channel Islands are defending their right to the UK’s low value consignment relief (LVCR) at a High Court judicial review this week, but their legal team say that regardless of the outcome, offshore mail-order businesses won’t be moving back to the UK.
  • Wayne Swan, Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer, has released draft legislation to cut the corporate tax rate by one percentage point to 29%.
  • Tax-free spin-offs are increasingly becoming the method of choice for companies wishing to dispose of an unwanted business. Brandon Hayes, of Ernst & Young, explains the obstacles businesses must overcome to qualify a spin-off as a tax-free transaction under US federal tax law.
  • Over the last 12 months there have been significant changes to Russian tax law that have altered investors’ risk exposure. Maureen O’Donoghue and Vladimir Zheltonogov of Ernst & Young run through these changes and offer advice on how to minimise this risk.
  • India’s Central Board of Direct Taxes has issued stringent reporting requirements for liaison offices (LOs) which advisers believe will lead to disputes and protracted proceedings.
  • As the transaction market continues to recover from the global recession, and struggles to overcome obstacles thrown up by the eurozone crisis, Matthew Gilleard talks to some of North America’s leading advisers to see how such challenges are being overcome, and what lessons they have to take forward into 2012.