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India: Recent notable advance rulings in India

A scheme of obtaining advance rulings has been in place in India since the early 1990s to help taxpayers better plan their affairs and to help prevent long and expensive litigation. Although this is a useful tool, there have been practical challenges and delays in obtaining advance rulings over the last few years. As a result, rulings which are required to be issued within six months are taking more than four years.

Hariharan Gangadharan, October 10 2016

Poland introduces 'revolutionary' TP changes

Poland plans substantial changes to TP requirements while advisers report an increasing number of audits.

October 10 2016

Facebook UK tax credit leads to questions

Facebook UK Ltd. ended its fiscal year with a tax credit while eBay (UK) Ltd. paid £1.1 million ($1.24 million), according to financial accounts sparking debate about Britain's treatment of multinationals.

October 10 2016

The top US tax controversies in 2016

There have been a number of significant developments in the area of US tax controversies during 2016. Fenwick & West highlight some of the top US tax cases from this year, including several large § 482 transfer pricing cases that could provide helpful insight for taxpayers who may be facing similar significant transfer pricing adjustments.

October 07 2016

International updates - October 2016

The latest international updates from our correspondents around the world.

October 07 2016

Taxpayers struggle to win tax disputes in Brazil

Taxpayers have won less than a third of cases in Brazil’s Carf (conselho administrativo de recursos fiscais) courts since it reopened in December 2015, leading to expensive appeals.

Joelle Jefferis, October 06 2016

Businesses to be penalised for unknown involvement in VAT fraud

Companies will have to take extra care to ensure their transactions have no connection with VAT fraud to avoid new sanctions proposed by the UK government.

Anjana Haines, October 05 2016

Donna McComber returns to Baker and McKenzie

The former assistant director of the advance pricing and mutual agreement programme at the IRS in the US has rejoined Baker and McKenzie as a director of economics.

Joelle Jefferis, October 05 2016

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The 13th edition of Latin America is available as a downloadable PDF.

October 04 2016

Increasing tax transparency in Central America

Global transparency is one of the hottest topics of discussion in the policy agendas of governments around the world. Developed and developing countries alike are being urged to establish a more robust legal framework in an effort to meet international standards on tax transparency, write Rafael Sayagués, Alexandre Barbellion and Isabel Chiri of EY Central America.

October 04 2016

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