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An oil company contesting a $360 million capital gains tax claim from the Ugandan government wants the dispute to be submitted to binding arbitration under the UN Commission for International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) rules.

The Indian government has released a revised discussion paper on the controversial Direct Tax Code (DTC) containing several provisions that will affect transfer pricing.

Chinese taxpayers are being urged to revisit their transfer pricing policies after the tax authorities announced that it is increasing its scrutiny of the country’s automotive industry.

Transfer pricing documentation requirements introduced under Law decree number 78 will provide clearer guidance for Italian taxpayers.

Fred O’Riordan, formerly with the CRA, talks about moving into the private sector and reveals his hopes for the future of arbitration between the US and Canada.

The UK coalition government’s first budget contained some provisions that will interest transfer pricing practitioners and cause alarm among the financial industry in particular. It also raised the prospect of a general anti-avoidance rule in the UK.

John Harrington, who was international tax counsel for the US Department of Treasury between 2007 and 2009, has joined Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal as a partner in its Washington, DC office.

Eduard Sporken and Neil Schaatsbergen provide background information on APAs/ATRs in the Netherlands and comment on the related statistics recently published by the Dutch tax authorities.

The General Tax Bureau (GTB) in Uruguay has extended the deadline for corporate income tax (CIT) payments due after the application of the transfer pricing regime and provided additional guidelines about related parties' status.

Type of Agreement Country Country Date Signed Double Taxation Agreement Netherlands United Arab Emirates June 2 2010 Tax Information Exchange Agreement Bermuda Canada June 14 2010 Double Taxation Agreement Georgia Switzerland June 17 2010 Double Taxation Agreement Update Libya Malta June 17 2010 Double Taxation Agreement Switzerland Turkey June 19 2010 Tax Information Exchange Agreement Guernsey New Zealand June 21 2010 Double Taxation Agreement Hong Kong UK June 21 2010 Double Taxation Agreement Update Germany Malta June 21 2010 Double Taxation Agreement Negotiation Germany Turkey June 21 2010 Double Taxation Agreement Negotiation Barbados Panama June 22 2010