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  • Harmonization of conflicting transfer pricing documentation rules has been a topic of much analysis and commentary in recent years. Multinational enterprises have expressed strong interest in reducing the burden imposed on them by the current welter of inconsistent standards.
  • The High Court has held that, on a share buyback, any amount paid to corporate shareholders in excess of the sum subscribed for the shares is exempt from UK tax.
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has lost a trio of value-added tax (VAT) professionals specializing in providing companies with global strategic advice on indirect taxes. Ernst & Young (EY) has poached the team to further globalize its indirect tax service in response to what it sees as growing realization by multinationals of the importance of indirect taxes.
  • A tax committee (the Skauge committee) has recently presented a draft for new tax rules from 2005 to the Ministry of Finance. The committee proposes tax relief on employment income and reduction in the wealth tax by 50%. At the same time the committee proposes increased housing and property taxes.
  • There are a few changes for consumption tax rules, which mainly intend to improve the transparency of the consumption tax system and to diminish the number of the small vendors who enjoy beneficial treatments.
  • In a decision published February 18 2003, the European Commission (Commission) decided that the Belgian coordination centres (BCCs), the Dutch international financing activities arrangements (IFA) and the Irish tax exemption for certain foreign dividends and foreign branch profits gave tax advantages that were contrary to the EU rules on state aid.
  • The Korean government has passed wide-ranging revisions to its tax legislation. Don Yang and Jeremy Everett from Deloitte & Touche reveal where the new opportunities lie
  • Hong Kong faces a fiscal deficit of HK$70 billion ($8 billion) for the year 2002/03 exceeding the original estimated deficit by HK$24.8 billion. In order to eliminate the deficit, the government is prepared to cut the public expenditure to 20% of gross domestic product, increase tax rates and introduce new taxes.
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  • Gustavo Haddad: wants to strengthen tax group The Brazilian law firm Goulart Penteado, Iervolino e Lefosse Advogados, which is associated with Linklaters, has lured a tax partner from KPMG. Gustavo Haddad, who joined KPMG in 1994 started working at Goulart Penteado in São Paulo on March 17 2003 and will lead the firm's tax group. He joined with fellow KPMG lawyer Bruno Carramaschi.