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Withers hires Giorgio Vaselli in Italy

Georgio Vaselli has joined Withers as a senior associate in its tax practice in Milan, leaving his position at Legance, where he had worked for eight years.

Joe Stanley-Smith, September 26 2016

Baker & McKenzie grows its London TP team

Baker & Mckenzie in London have expanded its tax practice by hiring new transfer pricing partner, Steve Labrum.

Joelle Jefferis, September 26 2016

Tax havens: The Brazilian listing procedure and the recent list adjustment

Jurisdictions with nil, low, favourable and benefitted tax rules have played an important role in shaping today’s globalised environment, providing efficient structures and even permitting abusive and shamed transactions. To face this scenario, countries have imposed burdensome taxation for transactions involving tax havens, among other initiatives.

September 26 2016

FTI consulting adds three senior managing directors in Europe

Global business advisory firm FTI Consulting has appointed Sarah Lane, Peter Scholes and Ben Tausig as senior managing directors. The trio join from KPMG.

Joe Stanley-Smith, September 22 2016

Profile: The driving force of Margrethe Vestager

Margrethe Vestager is known for taking items out of her friends’ shopping baskets if she feels they are making the wrong decision. The EU competition commissioner is not short of opinions when it comes to the world’s most powerful companies either – routinely provoking disagreements with major corporations.

September 22 2016

Politicians and EU officials named in Bahamas leak of offshore assets

Officials, politicians, lawyers and a number of big players in countries worldwide have been named in a collection of 1.3 million files leaked from the Bahamas’ corporate registry.

Anjana Haines, September 22 2016

Bird & Bird enters TP agreement with Questro International

The international law firm expands its European transfer pricing offering in a cooperation agreement with the TP boutique.

Joelle Jefferis, September 22 2016

Egypt introduces VAT regime

Egypt has published the VAT Act, replacing the general sales tax (GST) with a VAT regime. Among a host of new rules, the law introduces new compliance provisions for non-residents that provide goods and services to Egyptian businesses or individuals.

Amelia Schwanke, September 22 2016

EC opens new investigation into Luxembourg’s tax rulings

The European Commission has expanded its investigations into so-called “sweetheart deals” as it looks at the tax rulings between Luxembourg and a French electric utility company.

September 21 2016

Luxembourg remains in the spotlight for EC state aid investigations

Luxembourg’s tax treatment of another large multinational has been called into question by the European Commission as it looks at the tax rulings between the EU nation and a French company.

Anjana Haines, September 21 2016

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