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Court says Canadian tax will not be affected by how a transaction is characterised for foreign tax purposes.

Goltsblat BLP has announced Evgeny Timofeev's appointment as a partner. He will lead the firm's Russian and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) tax practice.

Geoff Lloyd, head of dispute resolution at HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in the UK, is joining Ernst & Young on September 1.

Jo-An Yee and Maurice Sae-ung of Ernst & Young explain how the adoption of a wider scope of exchange of information clause enables the rapid extension of Hong Kong’s tax treaty network.

When the UK Supreme Court ruled in favour of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in the Tower MCashback decision in May concerning capital allowances, many tax practitioners lamented what the Court seemed to be saying about the tax avoidance arguments that HMRC may advance during a hearing. The decision comes at a time when HMRC is entering into more enquiries and disputes with corporate taxpayers. Erin Kelechava investigates whether the case is yet another sign of a new era defined by more contentious relationships between Revenue and taxpayers.

PwC in Malta, the largest professional services organisation in the country, has announced the promotion to partner of Bernard Attard.

Deloitte, the business advisory firm, has announced the promotion of 13 new partners within its tax practice in the UK, Switzerland and the UK Crown Dependencies.

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On August 9, David Penney, General Director – Taxes for General Motors of Canada, started a one-year term as the new president of Tax Executives Institute (TEI), the world's biggest organisation of in-house tax professionals.

Slobodan Mihajlovic Sead Dado Salkovic Aiming to improve tax legislation, the government of Republika Srpska (RS) is adopting a package of tax solutions needed for more "rational and competitive" tax system in this Bosnian entity.