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Caryn Smith joins DLA Piper

DLA Piper has appointed Caryn Smith as a partner in its tax practice at the firm’s office in Austin, US.

Anjana Haines, April 04 2017

Google’s UK accounts draw fire on two fronts

Google’s latest accounts reveal the tech firm was charged £36.4 million ($45.3 million) in UK corporation tax last year, and claim its UK profits amount to £1 billion, however critics say such figures do not tally with reality.

Lena Angvik, April 04 2017

Q&A: OECD’s Grace Perez-Navarro talks BEPS ahead of ITR’s Global Transfer Pricing Forum

Grace Perez-Navarro, deputy director of the OECD’s Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, speaks to TP Week about the intricacies of BEPS implementation ahead of her keynote address at International Tax Review’s Global Transfer Pricing Forum in New York on May 8.

Salman Shaheen, April 03 2017

Brazil Federal Supreme Court deems inclusion of ICMS in the PIS/COFINS taxable basis unconstitutional

The Brazilian Federal Supreme Court ruled in favour of the taxpayers, determining that the state VAT should not be included in the concept of “gross revenues” for the purpose of the PIS/COFINS taxable basis.

April 03 2017

Webinar: TP risks of structuring investments through Africa

An increasing number of tax authorities in Africa are being equipped with tools to deal with transfer pricing issues, but who is helping the multinationals?

Anjana Haines, April 03 2017

Joint international investigation targets tax evasion enablers and Credit Suisse

A joint international investigation, involving Australia, Germany, the UK and the Netherlands, has led to several arrests and an increase in inquiries against individuals involved in tax evasion that are linked to Swiss bank accounts at Credit Suisse.

Anjana Haines, March 31 2017

Businesses prepare for GST after parliament passes laws

India’s goods and services tax (GST) regime is set to begin on July 1 after the lower house of parliament passed four GST-related laws and the upper house prepares to do the same.

Anjana Haines, March 31 2017

Uber faces big VAT bill if tax campaign wins in UK court

Uber could be forced to pay millions of pounds in indirect tax if the UK High Court decides that the company should be charging VAT on its services. HMRC could also face questions as to why it did not take action at the first opportunity.

Anjana Haines, March 30 2017

Public CbCR fails to stop banks stashing profits in tax havens

Europe’s 20 biggest banks face scrutiny after a report examined their country-by-country reports and found many are still posting profits in tax havens despite global efforts towards change.

Lena Angvik, March 30 2017

Paulo Camargo Tedesco Mattos Filho 90x90

The aftermath of Brazil's Supreme Court ruling on excluding ICMS when calculating COFINS and PIS

Brazilian tax authorities and taxpayers have long contested the inclusion of ICMS (a tax on the circulation of goods, interstate and intercity transportation and communication services) when calculating COFINS and PIS contributions, two complex social taxes.

March 30 2017

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