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The success of a Dutch pension fund in securing repayments of dividend withholding tax from authorities augurs well for claimants both in and outside of the EU, says Daniël Smit of Ernst & Young in the Netherlands.

Pendo Advisors, a corporate finance and valuation advisory firm in Chicago, has announced the addition of Dan Bourgeois, who has a tax and transfer pricing background, as a managing director

Canadian law firm Blake Cassels & Graydon has taken two tax litigators from rival McCarthy Tétrault.

The US Senate may have failed to pass legislation on the federal income tax treatment of carried interest before the Independence Day recess, but that does not mean lawmakers in Washington, DC will allow the issue to go away.

Chris Kinsella has joined Maddocks, the Australian law firm, as a partner in its tax controversy practice.

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Tax professionals have questioned the necessity of a general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR), mentioned in a document published by the government, following the emergency budget speech last week.

Darren Oswick has become a partner of Simmons & Simmons in London. He specialises in employment tax and private equity.

Jersey's long-awaited consultation document into its corporate tax system has finally been released and has given the government five options to consider.

Australia's new prime minister has told the country's mining industry that it should "open its mind" to the possibility of a potential new 40% mining tax.