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  • Freedom of establishment; Article 52 of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, Article 43 EC); Tax legislation; Transfer of residence for tax purposes to another Member State; Methods of taxing increased value of securities; exit taxes; tax captures the gain accrued in the former residence state up to the point of emigration;
  • Sixth VAT Directive – Article 25 – Common flat-rate scheme for farmers – Leasing out by a farmer of some of the assets of his farm – Application of the general scheme to the income from the leasing arrangement.
  • Under standard provisions in US income tax treaties, a foreign company that is conducting business in the US through a branch is subject to regular US income tax on its US income attributable to a permanent establishment (PE) maintained in the US
  • Former Clifford Chance partner Irina Dmitrieva joined the Moscow office of White & Case on March 1 2004. Dmitrieva specializes in Russian and international tax matters related to structured finance transactions, direct investments, mergers and acquisitions and cross-border and domestic leasing and real estate projects.
  • Inland Revenue losses in the UK from value-added tax (VAT) fraud and administrative errors cost nearly £12 billion ($22 billion) in 2003. The figures were detailed in a report by the National Audit Office that urged UK ministers to help reduce the time taken to bring fraud cases to court.
  • David Spiro, senior counsel in the tax litigation section in the Ontario regional office of the Canadian department of justice, will rejoin Blake, Cassels & Graydon after an absence of 13 years. The leading Canadian law firm announced the move on March 2 2004.
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed the former head of the tax police Mikhail Fradkov as the new prime minister after sacking his government. The parliamentary lower house, the Duma, is likely to approve the appointment soon.
  • Sibneft has become the latest Russian oil company to face a claim from the tax ministry for back taxes. The $1 billion claim made on March 2 2004 to settle tax liabilities from 2000 to 2001 was followed later last week with an extra $420 million claim. The latest controversy follows a similar move earlier this year to extract back taxes amounting to $3 billion from Yukos.
  • Marc Halsema, formerly a senior manager of Ernst & Young's international tax services group, has joined Edwards & Angell. The firm announced Halsema's appointment to the New York office as an international tax partner on March 1 2004.
  • The US Inland Revenue Service (IRS) announced on March 1 2004 that interest rates will rise by one percentage point on April 1 2004. Interest will be set at 5% for overpayments (4% for corporations), 5% for underpayments (7% for large corporate underpayments) and 2.5% for the portion of a corporate overpayment exceeding $10,000.