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Reed Smith adds Fox to tax group

Reed Smith have appointed Caspar Fox as a tax lawyer in London. Fox joins from Eversheds, having held the position of head of corporate tax whilst there. He has wide-ranging experience in corporate and finance transactions, but his particular focus lies in M&A, private equity and financial services work.

January 13 2011

New partners at Noerr

Dr. Sascha Leske specialises in corporate law, private equity, structured financing, transformation tax law and in particular tax law of partnerships and companies. Leske serves as an adviser to the European Founders Fund and Rocket Internet relating to company development and the structuring of investments in Germany and abroad. He becomes Rechtsanwalt and tax advisor in Noerr’s Berlin offices.

January 13 2011

ATO sets out position on News Corporation restructuring case

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has issued a decision impact statement arising from litigation concerning the restructuring of News Corporation (Newscorp).

Matthew Gilleard, January 13 2011

India sets out five year plan to tackle tax leakage

The Indian tax department has released a five-year vision statement, which mentions forming a group of experts, by March this year, to tackle tax leakage and transfer pricing.

January 12 2011

Japan’s tax reform includes most appropriate method in transfer pricing proposals

The proposed 2011 Japan tax reform includes transfer pricing recommendations designed to mirror the changes made to the OECD guidelines, which were updated last year.

January 12 2011

Agribusinesses face transfer pricing accusations in Argentina

Nidera, an Argentine grain producer and distributor, is being investigated by the Argentine revenue authority (AFIP), after being accused of transfer pricing manipulation.

January 12 2011

US Competent Authority is resolving more cases but taking more time

The most recent set of US competent authority statistics, for fiscal year ending September 30 2010, show the authority completed more cases than in any of the previous five years but the overall processing time has increased.

Sophie Ashley, January 12 2011

Thai revenue authority needs to look at thin capitalisation says top official

The Thai revenue department intends to look at how it could reform its transfer pricing regulations, in particular, by introducing thin capitalisation rules, to increase revenue collection and close loopholes.

January 12 2011

New regulatory and tax environment for Chinese representative offices

Representative offices (RO) and other foreign employees, who split their salary payments between China and their home country, may need to comply with China’s transfer pricing regulations for the 2010 audit period.

January 12 2011

KPMG adds to transfer pricing team

Kristin Yoshida has joined the Houston office of KPMG as a managing director of the transfer pricing services team.

January 12 2011

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