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  • US law firm Weil Gotshal & Manges hired John Baldry from Allen & Overy as of counsel to boost its London tax practice. The move comes after the loss of corporate tax partner Gary Richards to Berwin Leighton Paisner. In addition Weil Gotshal will open a new office in Munich, with tax partner Tobias Geerling relocating from the firm's Frankfurt office.
  • In January, the US Treasury Department released its Budget proposal for 2005 fiscal year. The Budget includes six proposals that relate particularly to outbound corporate and individual planning.
  • Tax leasing fiddles are costing the US almost $34 billion over 10 years, according to Pamela Olson, assistant treasury secretary for tax policy
  • On November 7 2003 (Japan time), the Japanese ambassador to the US and the US secretary of the treasury signed a new income tax treaty
  • The regulations published on October 17 2003 in the Official Gazette for Mexico contained new regulations to the Mexican Income Tax Law (MITL) which repealed and replaced the regulations previously published in 1984
  • A UN meeting of tax experts has proposed setting up a new body covering international tax called the UN Fiscal Committee
  • The government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has approved a new income tax bill which cuts the corporate tax rate on foreign investors from 30% to 20%
  • President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed a Decree on January 15 2004, cutting excise tax on capital goods, including machinery and equipment by up to 33%
  • Brazilian President Luiz Inacio da Silva signed a decree on January 15 2004 cutting the country's industrial goods tax on capital goods by 30%. The move cuts the tax on most capital goods such as machinery and equipment from 5% to 3.5%.
  • The UK film industry enjoyed a record year of growth in 2003, thanks to the section 48 tax incentives. The tax break, introduced in 1997, allows 100% tax relief on production costs and script development. But the present system is to be scrapped in 2005, leaving an uncertain future for the industry.