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Euromoney LMG Europe Women in Business Law Awards 2018 - shortlist announced

The shortlist for the eighth annual Euromoney Legal Media Group Europe Women in Business Law Awards has been announced. For the 2018 nominees, please see below.

Anjana Haines, April 25 2018

How the ATAD is pushing Austrian business to restructure

Austria plans to implement CFC rules for the first time to align with the EU’s Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD) that enters into force on January 1 2019. But companies may have to swiftly dispose of their holding structures to avoid a higher tax burden.

Josh White, April 25 2018

Euromoney LMG Americas Women in Business Law Awards 2018 - shortlist announced

The shortlist for the seventh annual Euromoney Legal Media Group Americas Women in Business Law Awards has been announced. For the 2018 nominees, please see below.

Anjana Haines, April 24 2018

Taxing the digital economy: EU Commission Directive proposal for a significant digital presence tax

The EU Commission’s proposal for a 'significant digital presence' tax is a bold attempt to ring-fence the digital economy, despite the views of some OECD members that this approach is inappropriate.

April 23 2018

EU’s digital sales tax could prompt new MLI

Tax experts have criticised the EU’s digital sales tax for being unfair towards digital companies and questioned if a new multilateral instrument is necessary to amend the PE definition in tax treaties to include a significant digital presence.

Lena Angvik, April 20 2018

UK strikes VAT fraud deal with Amazon and eBay

HMRC is poised to sign an industry-wide agreement with marketplaces such as Amazon and eBay to create a disclosure scheme for VAT evasion. The deal is expected to come out on April 24, and it will give the UK tax authority access to huge amounts of transaction data with overseas sellers.

Josh White, April 20 2018

Corporates factor reputational risk into transfer pricing strategy

An increased focus on substance has contributed to companies being less worried about reputational damage from heightened public and media scrutiny of their tax affairs. But it remains a concern for corporates and some prefer to pay more tax to avoid ending up in the spotlight.

Lena Angvik, April 18 2018

Vertex expands in Europe with new offices in Amsterdam and Frankfurt

Vertex, a US-headquartered tax automation solutions provider, has further expanded its presence in Europe with new offices in Amsterdam and Frankfurt. It has also appointed former USA VP of taxes at Nestle, Michael Davis, as chief adviser and tax strategist.

Anjana Haines, April 17 2018

Greig Simms becomes a partner at Mazars

International accountancy and advisory firm Mazarrs has promoted Greig Simms to tax partner.

Anjana Haines, April 16 2018

Brazilian companies hope arm’s-length principle reform will counter costly disputes

In-house tax professionals anticipate a Brazilian OECD membership will solve problems with complex transfer pricing rules and costly disputes with the tax authority. Calculating an arm’s-length price can be a challenge because Brazil’s most commonly-used transfer pricing method, the resale price method or PRL, has fixed margins.

Lena Angvik, April 16 2018

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