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Van Hove is new head of OECD tax treaties, transfer pricing, financial transactions division

February 27, 2019

Jeffrey Van Hove is the new Head of the Tax Treaty, Transfer Pricing and Financial Transactions Division a the . . .

Americas

Mindy Herzfeld Joins Ivins Phillips & Barker

March 6, 2017

Mindy Herzfeld has joined Ivins, Phillips & Barker’s corporate and international tax groups located in Washington DC, the firm . . .

Multinational

Alex Cobham to head Tax Justice Network

November 15, 2016

Alex Cobham will take over as executive director of the Tax Justice Network, the advocacy group . . .

Americas

Hank Gutman joins Ivins, Phillips & Barker

August 7, 2016

Former Chief of Staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation, Hank Gutman, has joined Ivins, Phillips & Barker, Washington, where he will lead firm’s federal tax policy . . .

Americas

US administration to nominate Muzinich as Deputy Secretary to the Treasury

April 3, 2018

The Trump administration intends to nominate Justin George Muzinich to serve as US Deputy . . .

Americas

Mark Mazur named director of Tax Policy Center

December 13, 2016

Mark Mazur, Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy at the Department of the US Treasury, has been appointed as director of the Tax Policy . . . .

Asia-Pacific

Shri Sushil Chandra is new chair of India’s Central Board of Direct Taxes

November 2, 2016

Shri Sushil Chandra on November 1 took over the role of chair of India’s Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the Indian government has announced. He replaces former. . .

Americas

Former OECD international tax and transfer pricing official joins Squire Patton Boggs

September 13, 2018

Tax lawyer Jefferson P. VanderWolk has joined Squire Patton Boggs as a partner in the Tax Strategy . . .

Asia-Pacific

David Lewis joins Duff & Phelps’ Australian transfer pricing practice

March 5, 2018

David Lewis has joined Duff & Phelps’ transfer pricing practice in Melbourne, Australia as managing . . .

Americas

Francisco Lisboa Moreira joins Brazilian firm Bichara Advogados as partner

November 14, 2017

Francisco Lisboa Moreira has joined Bichara Advogados as a partner to work in tax consulting, the firm announced November 14. He will work in firm’s São Paulo, Brazil, office. Franciso has over 17 tax experience with a focus on international tax and transfer pricing. He . . .

Americas

Duff & Phelps forms alliance with BaseFirma

June 8, 2017

BaseFirma, an international transfer pricing advisory firm with a major presence in Latin America, has joined Duff & Phelps’ Transfer Pricing Alliance, Duff & Phelps announced . . .

Asia-Pacific

Rahul Mitra joins Dhruva Advisors as partner

May 2, 2018

Transfer pricing specialist Rahul Mitra has joined Dhruva Advisors as a partner in Gurgaon, India. Mitra is a former tax partner with . . .

Americas

Tax lawyer Charles Rettig to be nominated IRS Commissioner

February 8, 2018

California tax lawyer, Charles “Chuck” Rettig, will be nominated as Commissioner of the US Internal Revenue Service, the . . .

Europe

International tax lawyer Paulus Merks joins Netherlands-based Houthoff

January 10, 2018

Houthoff’s is undertaking a major expansion of its Netherlands tax advisory practice and has welcomed international tax specialist Paulus Merks as a new addition to the firm as of January 1. Merks, formerly with . . .

Americas

Jenny Austin joins Morgan, Lewis & Bockius

August 21, 2017

Jenny Austin has joined Morgan, Lewis & Bockius as a partner in Chicago, the firm announced August 21. Austin, a former Baker & McKenzie partner, focuses . . .

Americas

Eli Miller appointed US Treasury Chief of Staff

February 15, 2017

Eli Miller will serve as US Treasury Chief of Staff, newly appointed US Secretary of the Treasury, Steven T. Mnuchin, announced . . .

Asia-Pacific

Sue Ann Khoo joins Sydney tax firm Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills

April 7, 2018

Sue Ann Khoo has joined Australia’s largest specialist tax advisory firm, Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills, as a . . .

Multinational

Economists Thomas Piketty and Gabriel Zucman join ICRIT

February 7, 2018

Thomas Piketty and Gabriel Zucman have joined the Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation (ICRICT) as new members . . .

Americas

Mark Trivette joins Alvarez & Marsal Taxand’s Atlanta office

October 18, 2016

Mark Trivette has joined Alvarez & Marsal Taxand, Atlanta, as its new Managing Director . . .

Americas

Canadian tax firm SdM Chartered joins Andersen Global

October 25, 2017

Andersen Global on October 19 announced that Montreal firm SdM Chartered Professional Accountants Inc has joined as a member firm and has formally adopted the name . . .

Africa

DLA Piper hires Andrew Lewis to run new South Africa tax practice

September 1, 2017

DLA Piper has launched a tax practice in Johannesburg, South Africa, and has appointed Andrew Lewis as its tax director, the firm . . .

Europe

Jacques Mestoudjian joins Eversheds’ Paris office

September 12, 2016

Jacques Mestoudjian has joined Eversheds as a partner in its Paris office . . .

Americas

Vince Capurso is Warner Music Group’s new head of global tax

March 5, 2018

Vince Capurso has joined music recording company Warner Music Group as the firm’s new Global Head of Tax as of . . .

Asia-Pacific

Andersen Global collaborating with UAE tax firm, GN Global Consulting

January 23, 2018

Andersen Global on January 16 announced it has entered into a collaboration agreement with one of the oldest independent tax firms in Dubai . . .

Algeria

Former Microsoft tax counsel Mike Bernard joins Vertex

March 21, 2018

Vertex, a provider of tax technology solutions for corporations, has announced that Mike Bernard has joined the company as its new Chief Tax Officer. Bernard will . . .

Europe

Bevers, Halprin, Reinoud, Marnix join Dentons Boekel’s new Dutch tax practice

August 28, 2017

Jurjen Bevers, Paul Halprin, Heico Reinoud, and Marnix Veldhuijzen, all formerly with Baker and McKenzie, have joined Dentons Boekel’s new tax team . . .

Europe

Germany’s Martin Kreienbaum to chair OECD Committee on Fiscal Affairs

June 30, 2016

Martin Kreienbaum, Director General of International Taxation at the Federal Ministry of Finance, has been selected to chair the OECD Committee on Fiscal (CFA) affairs, the OECD. . .

Americas

Grant Thornton expands in Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, St. Maarten

August 8, 2018

Grant Thornton has announced it has added offices in Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, . . .

Americas

Charles Schneider to lead Mazars USA tax practice

May 1, 2018

Mazars USA on May 1 announced that Charles Schneider has joined the firm as the National Tax Practice Leader. Schneider, a CPA, has spent most of his career advising large multinational . . .

Americas

US Senate confirms Kautter for key tax policy role

August 7, 2017

David Kautter was unanimously confirmed as US assistant secretary for tax policy . . .

Americas

Sen. Bill Cassidy joins US Senate Committee on Finance

January 4, 2017

Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) will serve on the US Senate Finance Committee in the 115th Congress, replacing retiring Sen. Dan Coats of Indiana. His assignment was announced Tuesday by Finance . . .

Americas

Ponds leaves Ways and Means Committee for new tax role with Miller & Chevalier

October 29, 2018

Loren C. Ponds has joined Washington DC firm Miller & Chevalier as a Member in the tax department, effective . . .

Africa

Andersen Global expands to Kenya, adding Nexus Business Advisory Limited

April 11, 2018

Nexus Business Advisory Limited, a tax and business advisory firm based in Nairobi, has become a full member firm of Andersen Global. In an . . .

Africa

Mark Kingon appointed acting commissioner of South Africa’s tax agency

March 20, 2018

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) on March 20 announced the appointment of Mark Kingon as acting Commissioner with . . .

Americas

Andersen Global expands to Ecuador

October 18, 2017

Andersen Global today announced its expansion to Ecuador through a collaboration agreement with tax advisory firms, FIDESBURó Cia. Ltda. and PROFILE Cia. Ltda. The two firms are currently undergoing . . .

Americas

Szubin to serve as US Treasury acting secretary

January 20, 2017

Adam Szubin will serve as Acting Secretary of the US Treasury effective immediately, Treasury announced in a . . .

Americas

Jill Weise to head Duff & Phelps’ global transfer pricing operations

January 15, 2019

Jill Weise is the new head of Duff & Phelps’s global transfer pricing practice, the . . .

Lesotho

Nigeria’s Fowler reelected as head of African Tax Administration Forum

October 29, 2018

Tunde Fowler, Executive Chairman of Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has been re-elected Council Chairman of the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) for a two-year . . .

Americas

Tax network WTS Global opens offices in New York and San Francisco

September 11, 2018

WTS Global, an alliance of independent tax firms, has opened offices in New York and San Francisco to better support member firms’ US headquartered clients and European . . .

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