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What does the automated future hold for VAT advisors?

This was one of the questions raised at ITR’s recent Indirect Tax Forum (see page 26) in Italy and appears to reflect a common concern, particularly among more junior staff working in-house and in consulting.

May 28 2019

Tax Relief

Because tax doesn’t have to be taxing. A less-than-serious look back at some of the quirkier tax stories from the past month.

May 28 2019

Let’s get digital

While some of the answers on how to tax the digital economy are not going to be what everyone likes, we have to admit they make for good conversation. The OECD has to handle things just right. For India, though, there's nothing left to talk about unless it's formulary.

Joe Stanley-Smith, May 28 2019

Withholding tax: Complexity and inequality

Withholding taxes represent legal obligations of monies payable to a taxing authority by a payor in Country A to a payee recipient in Country B.

Contributor, May 28 2019

Profit attribution to Indian PE: Treading a different path

Arvind Singal and Nitin Kapoor of RBS Services India analyse India’s move away from transfer pricing norms and the global consensus on taxing rights, and what it could mean for companies.

May 28 2019

The future of VAT – cross-border transactions

The European Commission (EC) has published details of its plan to reform the EU VAT system with regard to cross-border trade. Antonio Lanotte, a European senior finance manager and professional tax advisor, gives an overview of the plans, focusing on why we need a new VAT system, what will change, when it will change and what the consequences will be.

May 28 2019

Exercising judgement as the head of tax

Heads of tax are called upon to make decisions continually, ranging from routine choices to the less frequent, but materially significant. Making decisions involves a combination of exercising judgement and drawing on structured processes to reduce risk writes Sandy Markwick, head of the Tax Director Network at Winmark.

Sandy Markwick, May 28 2019

UK recommends break-up of Big 4 to reform auditing

Will the Big 4’s hold on the UK auditing market be shattered? A cross-party committee of UK politicians has said the Big 4 accounting firms should be broken up, just weeks before the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is due to publish the results of its review into UK audit practices.

Joe Stanley-Smith, May 28 2019

Foreign investors pressure young US businesses into inversions

The US Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (TCJA) is failing to prevent inversions, with the lure of foreign capital often outweighing the tax challenges that rapidly expanding businesses face.

Danish Mehboob, May 28 2019

VAT e-invoicing uniformity would make our lives easier

Companies, advisors and software providers have spoken with one voice to implore countries in the EU and around the world to take a more uniform approach to digital VAT/GST reporting requirements, writes Joe Stanley-Smith.

Joe Stanley-Smith, May 28 2019

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