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US Treasury specifies tax shelter regulations

The US treasury is continuing its crackdown on abusive tax avoidance transactions and has released amended disclosure and list-maintenance regulations

October 19 2002

PDGB grows tax group with big four hire

French law firm PDGB has boosted its Paris tax practice with a senior partner hire

October 19 2002

Solida Raiffeisen Immobilien Leasing GmbH and Tech Gate Vienna Wissenschafts-und Technologiepark GmbH v Finanzlandesdirektion fûr Wien, Niederösterreich und Burgenland

Directive 69/335/EEC – Indirect taxes on the raising of capital – Capital duty – Contribution of assets of any kind – Meaning – Acquisition by a non-member of dividend certificates issued by a capital company.

October 16 2002

Develop Baudurchführung-und Stadtentwicklungs GmbH v Finanzlandesdirektion für Wien, Niederösterreich und Burgenland

Directive 69/335/EEC – Indirect taxes on the raising of capital – Capital duty – Contribution of assets of any kind – Meaning – Payments made by the parent company of a company which has acquired dividend certificates issued by a capital company.

October 16 2002

Energie Steiermark Holding AG v Finanzlandesdirektion für Steiermark

Directive 69/335/EEC – Indirect taxes on the raising of capital – Capital duty – Increase in a company's capital by the issue of new shares – Payments made upon the entry of a new member as a shareholder in the company – Payments made by the parent company of the new member – Payments made to the subsidiaries of the company increasing its capital – Payments not yet made.

October 16 2002

Commission v Germany

Failure by a member state to fulfil its obligations – Sixth VAT Directive – Money-off coupons – Taxable amount.

October 14 2002

Slaughters and Lovells win Carlton-Granada merger

London law firms Slaughter and May and Lovells are working on the planned merger of two independent television companies. Granada and Carlton announced on October 11 that the two were in advanced merger discussions.

October 12 2002

Ernst & Young partner joins White House

Ernst & Young partner joins White House Sunday, 13-Oct-02 00:00:00 GMT NewsInBrief 11261 An Ernst & Young partner has been named special assistant to the President for economic policy. Doug Badger joined the White House National Economic Council in early October.

October 12 2002

Brazilian companies hit as CPMF continues

Companies operating in Brazil have lost their battle to have a 90-day respite from the CPMF (provisory contribution on financial operations) transaction tax.

October 12 2002

Non-US accountants may escape SEC oversight

Harvey Pitt, the chairman of the SEC, said last week that the organization may exempt non-US accounting firms from supervision by the US accountancy regulator.

October 12 2002

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