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Telefónica hit with $740 million tax charge in Peru

Telefónica is locked in a dispute with the Peruvian government over unpaid taxes.

November 03 2011

World Tax 2012 is online today

Welcome to World Tax 2012, International Tax Review's directory of the leading tax advisory firms around the world.

November 03 2011

Brazil: Court decides on third-party freight and insurance issues

As widely known, Brazil's transfer pricing rules do not adopt the internationally accepted arm's-length standard.

November 03 2011

Group relief appeal in M&S is unsuccessful for HMRC

On October 14 2011, the Court of Appeal in London (Lord Justices Lloyd, Moses and Etherton) handed down its judgment in the enduring Marks and Spencer (M&S) cross-border group relief litigation.

November 03 2011

Germany’s highest tax court confirms tax benefits for British private equity funds

In a judgment of August 24 2011, the German Supreme Tax Court (Bundesfinanzhof) issued four fundamental holdings on taxing private equity investments.

November 03 2011

ECJ decides temporary provision of exhibition stands is ancillary service

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has delivered its judgement in Inter-Mark’s case against the Polish tax authorities on the temporary provision of exhibition and fair stands.

November 03 2011

Australian government to reform transfer pricing in response to SNF litigation

Australia has released a consultation paper aiming to bring its transfer pricing regulations more in-line with international best practice, following the Revenue’s defeat in the SNF case earlier this year.

November 03 2011

EXCLUSIVE: Saint-Amans defines role as OECD's new head of tax

When Jeffrey Owens announced his retirement as head of tax policy and administration at the OECD, the race was on to replace one of the most important figures in global tax affairs. Pascal Saint-Amans is that man and, in an exclusive interview, he discusses his priorities on transparency, transfer pricing and tax avoidance before taking up the position in February.

November 02 2011

OECD should step aside and let UN tackle tax havens

In response to Pascal Saint-Amans’s comments in an exclusive interview with International Tax Review, John Christensen, director of the Tax Justice Network, defends the Financial Secrecy Index and argues that the OECD is unsuitable to lead global attempts to tackle offshore secrecy.

November 02 2011

IBA 2011: The increasing convergence of taxpayers and tax administrators

The hurdles for information request and exchange are becoming lower, Gert Mueller-Gatermann, international taxation representative of the German Federal Ministry of Finance, yesterday told IBA delegates attending a session titled The bear hug, or will taxpayers and tax administrators soon be sharing the same bed, in Dubai.

November 02 2011

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