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Serge Bakoa, of HSTB law firm in Paris, sees only unpredictability on R&D tax policy in France

OECD: plans to expand transfer pricing methods The OECD has published a set of industry responses to a consultation document on transactional profits methods in transfer pricing. Most of the respondents, such as big-four accountancy practices, international law firms, transfer pricing boutiques and industry trade bodies, backed the OECD line, although there was some debate over specific technical aspects of the proposals. In some areas advisers, in particular, wanted a requirement for more detail in reporting.

By Catherine Snowdon, Americas correspondent

By Bob Reynolds

By Catherine Snowdon in New York

Wayne Swan names names The Australian government has published the terms of reference for a review of the country's tax system.

The Treasury Committee of the UK House of Commons is to hold an inquiry into offshore financial centres as part of its financial stability and transparency agenda.

Berwin Leighton Paisner, a London law firm, has appointed Michael McKenna as partner in the firm's tax practice. McKenna joins from Goldman Sachs International where he was tax counsel advising on all aspects of their businesses and transactions outside the US.

Richard Collier-Keywood Richard Collier-Keywood, the firm's UK head of tax, will become managing partner of Pricewaterhouse-Coopers in the UK on July 1.

Glen Atchison, head of tax at Harbottle & Lewis in London has been appointed managing partner of the firm. He replaces Lawrence Abramson, who has been the firm's managing partner since 2005. Atchison has been head of the tax practice since 1998 and specialises in corporate tax, personal tax and strategic tax matters.