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Tax treaty with France amended

Andrés Edelstein Ignacio Rodríguez After Congress approval, on August 10 2007 the Argentine Executive Branch has enacted an amendment protocol signed six years ago between Argentina and France to their 1979 double tax treaty (Law 26,276).

September 30 2007

Protecting the rights of the Polish taxpayer

Jaroslaw Antosik, of Accreo Taxand in Poland, argues that the Polish taxpayer's right to be properly informed is a continuing process

September 30 2007

Irish corporate tax policy under attack from tax intermediaries

Dublin financial centre: OECD target Ireland's low corporate tax rates are expected to come under attack from the tax intermediaries group of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The group, which is expected to report in December, is believed to be critical of Ireland's tax policy which is central to its inward investment regime.

September 30 2007

US will challenge EU carbon emissions tax

The United States government has said it will go to court to challenge European plans to impose a carbon tax on airlines.

September 30 2007

UK Revenue targets private banks

The Revenue & Customs has targeted private banks as part of its initiative to limit tax evasion through offshore accounts.

September 30 2007

Big business supports CCCTB, says KPMG report

Lazslo Kovacs A majority of pan-European businesses support the common consolidated corporate tax base, says a major new survey from KPMG.

September 30 2007

Flat rate business tax for Mexico

Mexico city On September 17 2007, the Mexican Congress approved a tax bill for 2008 which will, among other significant developments, introduce a flat business tax rate.

September 30 2007

China cuts corporate taxes in eight industry sectors

Chinese manufacturing gets tax cut China's State Administration of Taxation (SAT) has announced that corporate taxes will be cut for companies in eight industry sectors, as part of its ongoing efforts to standardise the country's corporate tax system.

September 30 2007

Bailey to lead VAT as PwC's Walker takes on Australia

Mike Bailey Mike Bailey has been appointed as the UK leader of indirect tax at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He replaces Patrick Walker who is moving Australia to lead the PricewaterhouseCoopers indirect tax practice there. Walker ran the UK VAT function for six years.

September 30 2007

New trends emerge in Russian court practice on acquisition deals

Galina Naumenko Olesya Ivanik Historically, foreign investors acquiring shares in Russian companies mainly considered tax risks of the purchased legal entities based upon tax due diligence of the target Russian companies. Tax risks of the seller, including those arising from pre-transaction restructuring, have usually been treated as risks which do not affect the new investor. Recent court decisions, however, indicate that there are additional risks to consider when making investments in Russia.

September 30 2007

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