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Florida-based AccuStaff Incorporated has agreed to sell its Strategix business to Dutch business services company Ranstad Holding. Strategix provides staffing and outsourcing services, principally in the US. The transaction is valued at $850 million.

Senior German tax officials responsible for Germany's international tax policies have consistently stated in public that comparable profit methods and transactional net margin methods will not be accepted by the German tax authorities, and that profit splits are only acceptable in rare instances as a method of last resort. They have also frequently expressed their opposition to US-style economic analysis and voiced serious reservations concerning Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs).

The IRS has reined in the almost unbridled opportunities presented by check-the-box, but international opportunities still exist. By Shawn Carson (BDO Seidman, New York), Allan Cinnamon and Zigurds Kronbergs (BDO Stoy Hayward, London)

The foreign tax credit treatment of UK ACT in the US continues to be a thorny issue for many taxpayers. Lawrence A Pollack, KPMG New York, David Porter and Frances Corrie, KPMG London examine the pieces of the puzzle and suggest solutions

Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan get Beller

In a draft bill soon to be submitted to parliament, the Belgian government sets out new rules concerning the tax treatment of employee stock options and warrants. The new rules focus on two aspects which have in the past been the object of debate ? the taxable event and the valuation of the taxable benefit resulting from such option or warrant. Once approved by parliament, the new rules will apply to all employee stock options and warrants granted as of July 1 1998.

During a recent parliamentary debate, the Netherlands Under-Minister of Finance stated that for the time being the current rules of Netherlands tax law will not be amended for electronic commerce transactions. A report released under the auspices of the Ministry of Finance earlier this year suggested applying a value-added tax (VAT) rate of 0% for electronic commerce transactions. This report was drawn up by a working party which included independent experts.

Following the Irish government's announcement of the new corporate tax regime (as outlined in the September issue of International Tax Review), the Department of Finance has given further guidance and clarification on the implications of the new regime for the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in Dublin.

It has been a month in the news for KPMG. Between advertising campaigns and plans to float part of the partnership, the global services firm has rarely been out of the headlines. KPMG has now announced that it is to spend $60 million on a brand building campaign. It will be based on the phrase ?It's time for clarity?. The inspiration for this gem comes from a survey of 250 chief executive officers and chief financial officers at Fortune 1000 companies. The respondents expressed concern about the information overload and confusion of advice they receive.

Recovery of sums paid but not due — Procedural time-limits under national law.