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  • Global corporate tax rates fall
    A survey by KPMG has found that global corporate tax rates continued to fall in most parts of the world. The 2004 survey found that the average rate for the members of the thirty OECD nations (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) fell from 30.68% in 2003 to 29.96% in 2004.
    April 03 2004
  • EU rejects Gibraltar’s tax proposals
    The European Commission (EC) rejected Gibraltar's proposals for company tax reform on March 30 2004. The proposals would have replaced Gibraltar's 35% corporate tax rate with a payroll tax and a business property occupation tax that together could not exceed 15 % of company profits. But the EC ruled that the proposals would contravene EU state aid rules. The Gibraltarian government has pledged to challenge the decision.
    April 03 2004
  • Germany clarifies limited liability company tax status
    The German tax authorities released guidelines on March 29 2004 clearing up long-standing confusion over the classification of limited liability companies (LLCs) for tax purposes as either a partnership or a corporation
    April 03 2004
  • US receives support for WTO complaint over Chinese VAT
    Both Japan and the EU have supported the US complaint to the World Trade Organization over China's value added tax (VAT) policy to domestic semiconductor manufacturers. The complaint, made on March 18 2004, centres on an effective VAT rate of just 3% for Chinese semiconductor manufacturers compared to a 17% rate for all foreign equivalents.
    April 03 2004
  • UK update: Tax implications of international accounting standards
    Any company considering the adoption of international financial reporting standards (IFRS) will need to consider the tax implications of such a move. In the UK, the main tax area likely to be affected is financial instruments
    April 03 2004
  • New Zealand tax change to lure R&D investment
    Overseas investment in New Zealand’s burgeoning biotech sector could be boosted by a tax change aimed at helping the country compete with Australia for venture capital
    April 03 2004
  • KPMG pioneers corporate e-filing in the UK
    KPMG piloted the UK’s first fully electronic system for companies to approve and file their corporation tax returns over the internet in late March 2004
    April 03 2004
  • UBS focuses on tax risk control
    Oliver Bartholet, the head of tax for UBS, the Swiss bank, has identified transfer pricing arrangements as the chief area of risk for tax directors and says that their enforcement and documentation will be one of the main tasks for the bank’s tax function in the next 12 months
    April 03 2004
  • US Treasury forces the pace on tax-adviser standards
    The tax shelter opinion standards that the US Treasury and the IRS first proposed at the end of 2003 in proposed changes to Circular 230 will be finalized soon, according to a Treasury official. There have been concerns that ordinary tax planning would trigger the rules. But Eric Solomon, Treasury deputy assistant secretary (regulatory affairs) said the comments on the proposals submitted by tax advisers would be incorporated in the new regulations.
    April 03 2004
  • Pillsbury Winthrop welcomes returning tax partner
    US law firm Pillsbury Winthrop announced on April 2 2004 that Timothy Burns, who joined the firm in 1989 and became a partner in 1997, has rejoined the tax practice after a year with Lombard Investments. Burns' practice focuses on tax, partnership and private equity matters.
    April 03 2004
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