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China completed its second bilateral advance pricing agreement (BAPA) in October. However, some transfer pricing professionals believe the process is not working properly.

In the wake of the investigation into alleged tax evasion at Credit Suisse, Canadian lawmakers are pushing their government to increase pressure on companies that they claim are hiding money offshore.

Colin Hargreaves will be the new global head of tax for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Stephan Eilers, the previous holder of the position, was elected executive partner of the firm recently.

Jeffrey Owens, director of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration (CTPA) at the OECD believes that the world is experiencing a tax revolution.

The UK government published a series of proposals today aimed at developing a more competitive corporate tax system.

Dechert has appointed a new national partner with tax experience to its financial services and investment management group in Munich.

Transfer pricing could be the biggest obstacle to equalising the corporate tax rate in the north and south of Ireland, a UK parliamentary committee has been told.

The European Commission is expected to publish the results of a consultation on double taxation in the coming days, a senior official told the ERA Annual Conference on European Direct Taxation in Germany this week.