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  • The government has finally published, in draft, details of the types of arrangement that will be subject to the new tax planning reporting requirements announced in the March 2004 Budget
  • The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has delivered a ruling in a Portuguese value-added tax (VAT) case that favours sellers of shares and securities. The ECJ ruled that the sale of shares and other securities by a Portuguese holding company did not constitute economic activities according to an article in the EC Sixth VAT Directive and, therefore, were not subject to VAT. The ruling affects all EU member states.
  • Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli finance minister, has promised further tax cuts to value-added tax and corporate tax rates if the country's GDP growth continues. The June 9 2004 parliamentary statement follows the announcement of a cut in corporate tax rates from 36% to 30% over four years.
  • The tax practice at UK law firm Irwin Mitchell has broken away to set up independently. The new tax service provider will be called 4 Eyes and will specialize in VAT and customs duties. Phillip Henwood will lead the group.
  • Lee Yong-sup, the commissioner of Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) promised on June 4 2004 that he will revise the country’s tax laws to align them more closely with global standards
  • In March 2004 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) invalidated a French statute that taxed the unrealized appreciation inherent in corporate stock held by long-term French resident individuals upon transfer of their tax residence from France to another country (Hughes de Lasteyrie du Saillant - Case C-9/02)
  • The former assistant secretary for tax policy in the US Department of the Treasury, Pamela Olson, rejoined Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom's Washington, DC office on June 2 2004. Olson had supervisory responsibility for policy analysis, advice and recommendations relating to all aspects of domestic and international taxation at Treasury.
  • The House Ways and Means Committee is scheduled to release changes today on the American Jobs Creation Act (AJC bill)
  • The Dutch finance minister, who will oversee the EU's finance policy when the Netherlands takes over the presidency of the EU on July 1 2004, has backed calls for a minimum corporate tax rate. Gerrit Zalm agrees with France and Germany that member states should impose a minimum corporate tax rate in the newly-expanded EU. On June 8 Ireland's finance minister, Charlie McCreevy, whose country holds the presidency until the end of June, rejected the idea.
  • The Canadian Supreme Court decision last year in Markevich v. The Queen affirmed that federal limitation periods may limit collection of long-outstanding tax debts