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Europe, Middle East and Africa: EMEA investors seek safe transactions that fit tax transparency initiatives

Across Europe, Middle East and Africa, deal volumes are expected to fall slightly in 2019, but there are some strong sectors bucking this trend. Real estate is powering ahead despite significant upcoming changes in the UK and Germany, while other companies are looking to insurance to get deals through, writes Joe Stanley-Smith.

Joseph Stanley-Smith, March 21 2019

Sometimes, it all just happens at once

This issue of International Tax Review is jam-packed, with our bumper cover story that details the global tax trends in the transactional market and reveals this year's rankings from the Transactional Tax Survey, and an array of features.

March 21 2019

Montenegro: Montenegro-Portugal income tax treaty enters into force

On December 10 2018, Portugal published Notice 144/2018 in the Official Gazette, announcing the new income tax treaty with Montenegro.

Bojana Minic, March 21 2019

Brexit planning provokes considerable tax recruitment

Companies are hiring tax professionals to become the ‘Head of Brexit Tax’ as they look to deal with the uncertainty. Ian Barker, UK director of professional services at Morgan McKinley highlights the trends across the UK tax recruitment sphere and what is coming next.

March 21 2019

Government and customers – the driving force of digitisation

Kim Hau, senior proposition manager for ONESOURCE Indirect Tax at Thomson Reuters, explains why corporate indirect tax teams must shift their approach from ‘surviving’ the compliance cycle to a more proactive and considered way of working.

March 21 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.

March 21 2019

Bigger-than-expected Chinese VAT cuts lead to speculation on reform

Tax professionals consider VAT cuts a first step toward VAT reform China has announced bigger-than-expected cuts to two of its three rates of VAT to boost its economy against a backdrop of US trade tension, in what tax professionals believe could be the start of wider VAT reform.

Danish Mehboob, March 21 2019

Japan to make MNE reorganisations easier with tax break

The freedom to reorganise should be calming for Japanese companies The Japanese government has announced changes that will give companies more flexibility in tax structuring, lessening the sizeable tax burden on downstream mergers and making triangular reorganisations easier.

Joseph Stanley-Smith, March 21 2019

Austria’s platform VAT law advances digital tax conversation

A package proposed by the Austrian government includes a reform to platforms’ VAT obligations, mirroring the laws in the UK and Germany. However, with the EU poised to act in 2021, Alexander Hartley asks why Austria is bothering to move in 2020.

Alexander Hartley, March 21 2019

MNEs take legal action to expedite tax returns in Mexico

Slowing cashflow lead MNEs to take legal action to speed-up tax refunds Companies are taking legal action against the Mexican tax authorities because of the negative cashflows caused by inefficiencies in issuing tax refunds after the universal compensation scheme was cancelled.

Danish Mehboob, March 21 2019

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