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The entry into force in the US, on January 1 1997, of the IRS's final regulations under Section 301.7701 of the Internal Revenue Code (the so-called check-the-box regulations) requires a new analysis of the classification of Spanish legal entities.

The US Internal Revenue Service has signalled its intention to limit the tax advantages available to some hybrid branches. Joseph DeCarlo of Price Waterhouse LLP, and Alan Granwell and Dirk Suringa of Ivins, Phillips & Barker, Washington DC report

China offers foreign investors a host of tax incentives, many of which can run simultaneously. Kenneth Leung of Clifford Chance, Hong Kong looks at the opportunities, the criteria for qualification and the interaction of the available incentives

ICI has taken its case for consortium relief to the European Court of Justice. The Advocate-General’s opinion may not satisfy ICI, but it does imply the liberalization of consortium relief for EU businesses. By Murray Clayson of Freshfields, London

McDermott, Will & Emery recruits en masse

Octav Botner, founder of Nissan UK, has issued a writ against the Inland Revenue for malicious prosecution. The writ also names two former Inland Revenue inspectors; Robert Brown, now with Ernst & Young and John Cawdron, now with Price Waterhouse.

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For the first time, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu has released its worldwide tax fee income results.

An international group of investigators is said to be examining the tax affairs of global media group News Corporation. The rumoured investigation is thought to involve senior tax investigators from tax authorities in the UK, US, Australia and Canada. A spokesman for the UK's Inland Revenue would neither confirm nor deny the story, adding that the affairs of individual companies are never discussed. However a prominent international tax lawyer has told International Tax Review that even if there is as yet no investigation, the adverse publicity will probably ensure one.

Ireland's international food ingredients and consumer foods company Kerry Group has agreed to purchase the food ingredients business of UK company Dalgety. The deal, which is worth £335 million ($539 million), encompasses Dalgety Food Ingredients and its subsidiaries.