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Peter Andersen of Transfer Pricing Associates highlights the contrast in the results for two taxpayers from Danish litigation over the use of price quotes in transfer pricing

Richard Coombes of Deloitte says taxpayers should take control of HMRC’s transfer pricing process

Clifford Chance boosted its tax practice in Europe and the US this week. Robert Thornton Smith is joining the group as a partner in the New York office. He advises clients on the US federal tax implications of transactions such aacquisitions and divestitures, financial products, corporate restructurings, domestic and cross-border project financing, and real estate. He was formerly at Linklaters. And the Paris office has hired a judge of the Conseil d'Etat, France's administrative supreme court, to develop its tax litigation practice. Laurent Vallée will also advise companies, banks and insurance companies on tax planning and tax strategy.

Guy Kersch has left his role as senior tax counsel at Grant Thornton UK to set up his own firm. He will be managing director of GK International Tax Consulting.

Nicolas Jacquot France took over the EU rotating presidency in July for six months, and three items were particularly high on its agenda in the indirect tax area.

The tax authorities in Brazil have extended the meaning of tax haven as it applies to transfer pricing. Now they should issue an updated list of privileged tax regimes that the new rules apply to, believes Luiz Felipe Ferraz of Demarest e Almeida

Though in less than three years' time, some areas of Switzerland will be unable to offer a federal tax holiday, it will make little difference to their tax appeal for foreign companies, believe Stephan Baumann, Jacqueline Hess, Jacques Kistler and Rene Zulauf of Deloitte

By Joanna Faith

Uday Ved Uday Ved has been appointed head of tax at KPMG India. Ved joined the firm in 2006 from RSM & Co where he was a partner and head of tax.

Sean Foley On July 10 2008, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held hearings on the new protocols to the US-Canada and US-Bulgaria income tax treaties as well as new US-Iceland and US-Bulgaria income tax treaties. On July 29 the protocols and the treaties were approved by the committee and are now one step closer to becoming effective. Before entering into force: (1) the protocols and treaties need to be approved by the full Senate; (2) US instruments of ratification need to be drafted and signed by the President; and (3) the US treaty partner has to be notified about completion of the US ratification process. (For the prior treaty coverage see the February 2007 and January 2008 Outbound columns.) Along with the treaties, the Treasury has issued the respective technical explanations.