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  • UK's highest court rules against tax authorities
    The House of Lords has ruled that Deutsche Morgan Grenfell, an investment bank, is entitled to reclaim tax it paid the Inland Revenue by mistake in the 1990s. The judgement, which was 4-1 in favour, went along with a verdict that the High Court gave, which contradicted an appeal court ruling that said taxpayers have six years from the time the tax was paid, rather than six years from the time the mistake was discovered, to claim refunds
    October 31 2006
  • Flat tax under pressure
    An IMF working paper has questioned whether some of the countries that have introduced a flat tax system in recent years will be able to retain it.
    October 23 2006
  • IRS arbitration procedure permanent
    The Internal Revenue Service said that the arbitration pilot program, where the authorities and the taxpayer agree to have a third party make a binding decision, is here to stay.
    October 23 2006
  • Norwegian telecoms company wins court fight
    Telenor, a Norwegian telecommunications company, has won NKr 2.4 billion ($359 million) from the Norwegian tax authorities. Norway had refused a tax deduction that Telenor claimed for shares sold at a loss.
    October 23 2006
  • UK report calls for corporate tax cut
    The Tax Reform Commission – set up by the UK's opposition party the Conservatives, has proposed slashing the corporate tax rate by five percentage points from 30% to 25%. The Commission's report calls for £21 billion worth of tax cuts. But David Cameron, the party leader, is not expected to fully endorse the report.
    October 23 2006
  • Bulgaria slashes business rate to 10%
    Bulgaria will knock one-third off its corporate levy, which is now 15%, in January 2007. Bulgaria will join the EU at the start of next year, and it is hoped that the cut will encourage pan-European investment.
    October 23 2006
  • New transfer pricing head for BDO
    Anton Hume, formerly of Grant Thornton, has rejoined his old firm BDO Stoy Hayward as head of transfer pricing after an 11-year absence.
    October 23 2006
  • Investment funds face offshore challenge from UK authorities
    Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs has published guidelines on new tests that managers of offshore investment funds will have to satisfy to retain their tax-free status. Companies have until January 12 2007 to comment on the guidelines, which are in draft form.
    October 23 2006
  • Plan for closing the US tax gap revealed
    The US Senate Finance Committee has published Additional Options To Improve Tax Compliance, the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Taxation for closing the tax gap - the difference between what the IRS thinks it's owed and what it collects. The tax gap is thought to be $345 billion.
    October 23 2006
  • US and UK sign double tax agreement
    The US and the UK signed a competent authority agreement under the 2001 US-UK double taxation convention to prevent double taxation and evasion of income and capital gains taxes.
    October 16 2006
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