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  • US bank First American has made a successful $2.7 billion stock bid to acquire Deposit Guaranty. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in New York is acting for First American. Tax partner Adam Chinn is dealing with tax issues raised by the bid.
  • Germany’s ambitious and comprehensive programme of tax changes has not been realized, but Felix Klinger of Schitag Ernst & Young, Frankfurt alerts readers to the real reforms that have been effected in the shadow of this programme
  • Fee income figures for the big six firms show that the corporate appetite for international tax advice is voracious. Four of the firms plan mergers to help service this demand but, as Phillippa Cannon reports, alternative strategies exist
  • In an attempt to halt tax evasion, Germany's tax authorities are to consider offering rewards for information on evaders. Deputy finance minister Jurgen Stark announced on January 7 1998 that guidelines have already been agreed. To avoid being swamped by vindictive informants, the scheme is likely to apply only to large amounts of unpaid tax.
  • Fred Meyer, the US grocery chain, has reached agreement to purchase two rival chains; Quality Food Centers and Ralphs Grocery. Fred Meyer turned to law firm Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett in New York. Tax partner Steven Todrys is working on the transactions.
  • Virgin has sold Virgin Radio to Ginger Media Holdings for £81 million ($130 million). Mark Joscelyne from law firm Olswang advised Ginger Media Holdings on tax. UK City firm Macfarlanes advised Virgin. Partner Ashley Greenbank was responsible for tax advice.
  • The Spanish government is to privatize Aceralia, the leading steel group in Spain. The value of the transaction is Pta123 billion ($816 million), but this will increase to Pta137 billion on excercise of the over-allotment option.
  • After losing out to its Asian neighbours in attracting a number of big investment projects, the Australian government has announced a new investment programme which includes tax incentives. Ian Dinnison, of KPMG, Melbourne reports on the new attractions
  • Spain's 1998 budgetary measures have introduced some amendments to the methods for mitigating economic double taxation of dividends distributed by non-resident subsidiaries. These methods are described briefly below.
  • In our previous article (see International Tax Review, Dec/Jan 1998, p55), we highlighted potential tax law changes proposed by Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The LDP's tax reform proposals have now been adopted by prime minister Hashimoto's Cabinet.