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EXCLUSIVE: Saint-Amans will make VAT one of his top priorities

Speaking to International Tax Review today, Pascal Saint-Amans, who will replace Jeffrey Owens as the OECD’s head of tax policy and administration next month, said that formulating a set of VAT guidelines and creating a new Global Forum on VAT will be high up on his agenda.

Salman Shaheen, January 10 2012

Russian SC ruling spells danger for thinly capitalised companies

Russian companies with significant foreign capital and high debt to equity ratios, are at risk of attack by the tax authorities following a recent Supreme Arbitration Court (SAC) ruling.

Joe Dalton, January 10 2012

BUDGET PREVIEW: The future of Singapore’s low corporate tax rate

Ahead of next month’s budget, opinions are divided as to whether Singapore should reduce its corporate tax rate.

Matthew Gilleard, January 10 2012

Canadian tax litigator joins Baker & McKenzie

John Owen has joined Baker & McKenzie’s tax practice as a partner in Toronto.

January 10 2012

Canada’s MAP stats reveal busy programme

Not only are the tax courts in Canada busy with many interesting cases, but on the international side the administrative relief programmes are well used to reduce unintended double taxation.

January 10 2012

Why the US tax gap is increasing

The US tax gap has increased to $385 billion suggesting the IRS is not doing enough to enforce compliance, official statistics reveal.

Matthew Gilleard, January 10 2012

Japan seeks tax rises despite opposition

In what acting Secretary General Shinji Tarutoko has described as a “make or break year”, the ruling Democratic Party of Japan is struggling to get the support required for tax hikes which the party sees as essential to “simultaneously achieve the goals of securing stable revenue sources for financing social security and regaining governmental fiscal health”.

Matthew Gilleard, January 10 2012

Noerr adds tax lawyer to partnership

Carsten Heinz has become a partner of Noerr in the firm’s Berlin office. He specialises in international tax structuring and transaction advice, transformation tax law, private equity and the taxation of income on capital. In 2011, with Christoph Spiering, he advised the UK subsidiary of the Russian energy group Gazprom on its entry onto the German retail market by taking over Envacom Service, a utilities supply company in Hesse.

January 10 2012

Hong Kong to launch APA programme

The Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department (IRD) will launch an advance pricing agreement (APA) programme in April.

January 09 2012

Loyens & Loeff grows Asia capabilities

Loyens & Loeff is opening a new office in Hong Kong on January 16. The office will be co-lead by tax partner Carola van den Bruinhorst

January 09 2012

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