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  • After a court awarded the Church of Scientology over £4 million ($7.5 million), HM Revenue & Customs is likely to have to give several million to companies owed VAT rebates. HM Revenue & Customs had originally said that they would not acknowledge VAT claims from over three years ago. But the Court of Appeal ruled in February 2006, in a case brought by businessman Michael Fleming, that companies could take claims back to when the tax was introduced.
  • John Key, a former investment banker and member of parliament for the National Party, said changes to the taxation of foreign investment, breaks for R&D costs, a lower corporate tax rate, and lower levies for start-ups in high growth industries should all be investigated to make New Zealand more competitive.
  • A Moscow court has knocked $1.5 billion off the tax bill that made the oil company go bankrupt. The court reduced the bill from $13.2 billion to $11.7 billion.
  • A US appeals court ruled that the case between Paul Reddam and the accounting firm could be arbitrated rather than heard in court. The case involves Reddam's purchase of a tax shelter which left him with a $52 million tax bill.
  • The permanent subcommittee on investigations has said Quellos Group, a hedge fund company, is a maker and seller of abusive tax shelters.
  • Deloitte will open the desk in New York on September 12 with an initial staff of seven. Peter Willeme, the head of the firm's international tax practice in Amsterdam, will lead the staff.
  • Dan Filby has become vice president of global field operations for Planitax, a company which designs software for corporate tax departments.
  • Bill Bowers, a partner at Fulbright & Jaworski, will become senior counsel at the office of the assistant secretary for tax policy on September 5.
  • Aidan Walsh becomes a tax partner in the financial services group, Jarlath O'Keefe in indirect taxes.
  • The KPMG survey reports that about 65% of businesses required to e-file this year, will do so by August 31, more than a fortnight before their returns are due. This follows advice from the Internal Revenue Service for companies required to e-file to do so early. All companies with at least $50 million of assets and at least 250 filed tax returns are required to e-file their 2005 returns by September 15.