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  • Consolidated Press Holdings Cases – Deductibility of Funding Costs of International Business
    The recent decision of Australia's Federal Court in two cases involving companies within Kerry Packer's Consolidated Press Group have provided guidance for Australian taxpayers structuring overseas investments, including consideration of the deductibility of funding costs of international business. It should be noted that the decisions are subject to appeal.
    December 01 1998
  • UK unwraps GAAR proposals.
    After months of speculation, the UK government has released a consultative document on a GAAR. In a follow-up to last year’s article on the subject, Peter Nias of McDermott, Will & Emery, London argues that this could lead to excessive power for the courts and the Revenue
    December 01 1998
  • Exploring options in Germany
    Stock options, an increasingly popular means of aligning employee remuneration with company performance, are now becoming more widely available in Germany. Sven Tischendorf, Wessing & Berenberg-Gossler, Frankfurt discusses their tax and other implications
    December 01 1998
  • Irish budget slashes business taxes
    The Irish budget for 1999/2000 has promised tax cuts across the board as the government deals with excess revenue provided by the country’s sustained economic boom. The proposals include a cut in the corporate income tax rate of four percentage points to 28%. There are also benefits for personal taxpayers in the form of changes to income tax bands and increased allowances.
    December 01 1998
  • Japan makes new cuts.
    Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi and opposition party leader Ichiro Ozawa have agreed to increase the scale of tax cuts from Y6,000 ($50.5bn) to Y10,000 ($84.2bn). The cuts are aimed at stimulating the flagging economy by encouraging spending.
    December 01 1998
  • Ecuador suspends tax to make money
    Ecuador's new government has approved measures to suspend income tax for two years and replace it with a 1% tax on banking transactions. The move aims to revive the economy, but there are fears that it may lead to an avoidance of bank services and less investment from foreign companies.
    December 01 1998
  • Skadden Arps structures property merger
    US-based property consultants Lasalle partners is to merge with UK property advisers Jones Lang Wooton to create a new company, Jones Lang Lasalle. The merger aims to create the world’s first property investment bank.
    December 01 1998
  • Davis, Polk in Paper transaction
    US forest products firms International Paper Company and Union Camp Corporation are to merge in a stock for stock deal valued at $6.6 billion.
    December 01 1998
  • Royal & Sun Alliance consults Linklaters
    London law firm Linklaters advised Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group over a £1.6 billion ($2.6 billion) multi-currency revolving syndicated loan facility.
    December 01 1998
  • Slaughter and May delivers the goods
    Deutsche Post, Europe’s largest postal enterprise is to purchase a 50% interest in Securicor, a UK-owned parcel service. The price of this stake is £223 million. Tony Beare, partner at Slaughter and May in London, handled the tax side for Deutsche Post.
    December 01 1998
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