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How transfer pricing and VAT interact in global financial services

By Stephen Morse and Sarah Norton (UK), Gianni de Robertis (Italy) and Keith Loughman (Ireland)

June 30 2006

Taxability of non-resident TV companies telecasting outside India

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in the case of Satellite Television Asia Region Ltd vs DCIT (99 TTJ 1025) examines the taxability of certain non-resident television channel companies telecasting programmes from outside India.

June 30 2006

Transfer pricing in emerging markets - an Indian perspective

By Hitesh Gajaria and Waman Kale (India)

June 30 2006

European Awards night brings out tax stars

Leading tax executives and advisers celebrated the first-class international tax work done in Europe over the last 12 months at the second European Tax Awards in London

June 30 2006

Bank of China IPO underlines faults of US passive company rules

The Bank of China initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange was the largest ever in China with a value of $9.7 billion. As Claire Jones found out, dealing with US passive foreign investment company rules was the biggest obstacle the tax advisers on the transaction had to overcome

June 30 2006

Something for all from ECJ verdict on coordination centres

Taxpayers and the European Commission were on opposing sides in the European Court of Justice case on Belgium's coordination centre regime and both came out just about even after the decision.

June 30 2006

Commission pushes for new action against tax fraud

The European Council has reacted positively to the announcement by László Kovács, EU commissioner for taxation and customs union, that the EU must try harder to combat tax fraud. The Council aims to agree to a set of proposals by the end of the year.

June 30 2006

Reform will cut Dutch corporate rate

The proposed reduction of the Netherlands' corporate income tax rate to 25.5 %, announced in the draft reforms of the Dutch Corporate Income Tax Act (CITA), will bring the country into line with the larger EU jurisdictions. The reforms, that are due to come into force on January 1 next year, also contain the contentious introduction of separate boxes for patent and group interest income, the legality of which is being debated with EU Commission.

June 30 2006

GE return gives reassurance that e-filing will be successful

How GE dealt with e-filing Stephen Francis: advises companies to pay close attention to the textual information After Stephen Francis, manager of tax systems at GE, pressed the button and sent the company's first electronic return to the IRS on May 18, he watched the screen anxiously.

June 30 2006

China practices aim for growth spurt

The big-four professional services firms are planning to increase their China and Hong Kong tax staff over the next year to match demand brought about the booming economies in both places.

June 30 2006

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