Search results for

Thomas Chamberlin, Gibi Lappin, and Philip Petrillo have joined KPMG.

KNAV has announced it has appointed Amitabh Khemka as global lead partner of indirect tax services in its Mumbai-based tax practice.

The insurance industry notes that insurance for tax risks in M&A is a rapidly growing market. While there is client demand for insurance on transfer pricing arrangements, it remains a high risk area for insurers.

Mike Bernard, former Microsoft tax counsel, has joined Vertex as chief tax officer, replacing Peggi Rockefeller, who is retiring.

The European Commission has proposed a digital sales tax on revenues as an interim measure and a virtual permanent establishment regime for the long-term. However, there are risks that such an uncoordinated move could distort trade competition and lead to double taxation.

The OECD plans to achieve an international consensus by 2020 on taxing the digital economy, but this ambitious timeline is unrealistic, say experts. The OECD’s David Bradbury defends the organisation’s approach in an exclusive conversation with International Tax Review.

Businesses love certainty. It allows them to plan and act on short, medium, and long-term strategies. The unexpected brings operational complexities they do not need. Recently, as taxation of the digital economy gathers pace it is a case of ‘expect the unexpected’ for digital businesses operating globally. Taxamo’s Iman Deschâtres and JP McCarthy explore the topic.

Doug O’Donnell, head of the large business and international (LB&I) department in the IRS, speaks to Joe Stanley-Smith about how he runs his large business and international department in the rapidly changing arenas of US and international tax.

On February 21 2018, the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) released draft regulations for public consultation designed to provide operational guidance on transfer pricing. Following the international evolution that occurred at the OECD level, particularly with the BEPS project, a working group composed of the Finance Department, the Revenue Agency and the tax police have prepared an action plan aimed at implementing the legislation, providing clarity to taxpayers on basic principles and ensuring adequate training on the structures responsible for applying these rules.