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Robert Stack joins Deloitte’s national tax office
Robert Stack, former deputy assistant secretary for international tax affairs at the US Treasury, has joined Deloitte, the firm announced June 20. Stack will join as a managing director of Deloitte in its . . .
Americas
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EU court asked if Dutch can deny foreign fund dividend withholding tax refund
The Dutch Supreme Court has asked the Court of Justice of the European Union to resolve two separate disputes concerning whether the Netherlands can deny foreign investment funds refunds of the Dutch dividend withholding . . .
Americas
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Chris Jordan reappointed Australian Commissioner of Taxation
Chris Jordan’s term as Australian Commissioner of Taxation (ATO) has been extended through. . .
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US IRS issues draft instructions to Form 8975 relating to ‘early’ country-by-country reporting by multinationals
JP Canavan discusses newly released draft instructions to US Form 8975, which include information on early country-by-country reporting for US-parented MNEs and on how to report ‘stateless’ constituent entities . . . . . .
Asia-Pacific
Australia issues guidelines for simplified transfer pricing record-keeping
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO), on 22 February, released Practical Compliance Guideline PCG 2017/2 (PCG 2017/2), outlining simplified transfer pricing record-keeping options to minimise record-keeping for eligible taxpayers, writes Davide Anghileri . . .
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US, Belgium FATCA agreement enters into force
US Treasury has announced on its website that a Model 1 FATCA intergovernmental agreement (IGA), a supplemental . . .
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UK agrees to terminate Swiss withholding tax arrangement
Switzerland and the UK will terminate their 2013 withholding tax agreement as of January 1, 2017, under a deal struck . . .
Americas
US Treasury Inspector General suggests ways to improve IRS transfer pricing exams
The US Treasury Inspector General (TIGA) on November 3 released a report outlining its recommendations on how to improve the IRS’s handling of transfer pricing issues. The report includes the . . .
Americas
Brazil signs global tax agreement for automatic exchange of financial information
Brazil has signed a multilateral competent authority agreement that creates the framework for the automatic exchange of financial account information under the OECD/G-20 common reporting . . .
Europe
Alan Heuston joins McCann FitzGerald
Alan Heuston, has joined McCann FitzGerald’s tax group a partner in the Dublin office, the firm . . .
Americas
Trump’s tax plan calls for deemed repatriation of overseas profits
US presidential candidate Donald Trump’s revamped tax plan, unveiled today, reiterates his earlier call for a deemed repatriation of all corporate profits held offshore at . . .
Europe
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Hong Kong, Turkey to negotiate tax treaty
The government of Hong Kong has today announced that it will begin negotiations for a tax treaty with Turkey . . .
Americas
India extends FATCA due diligence deadline for accounts that become high-value
The Indian government has today announced that it has extended FATCA due diligence deadlines . . .
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EU ministers unable to agree on multinational anti-tax avoidance rules, compromise plan offered
EU finance ministers at a meeting of the ECOFIN today failed to reach agreement on the EU Commission’s proposed anti-tax avoidance directive, though officials remained optimistic that a compromise agreement can . . .
Asia-Pacific
Tax treaty between Cyprus and Bahrain enters into force
A tax treaty between Cyprus and Bahrain entered in to force on April 26, Cyprus’s Ministry of Finance . . .
Asia-Pacific
Australian budget includes UK-style diverted profits tax, anti-hybrid rules
The Australian government on May 3 released its 2016–17 budget, announcing several measures to crack down on multinational tax avoidance, including a tough new diverted profits tax (DPT), anti-hybrid and transfer pricing rules patterned after . . .
Americas
Americas
US IRS finalizes anti-loss importation tax regulations
The US IRS today published in the Federal Register final anti-loss importation regulations, making mostly minor changes from tax proposed regulations . . .
Americas
OECD proposes new pension residence rules for model tax treaty
David W. Powell and Kevin Walsh of the Groom Law Group analyze recently issued draft revisions to the OECD Model Tax Convention concerning the tax residence of pension funds, and compare the OECD provisions to those in the updated US model tax treaty. . . .
Americas
US tax officials discuss 2016 BEPS agenda, country-by-country reporting, EU state aid controversy
There appears to be no slow down in OECD activity even though work on the base erosion profit shifting (BEPS) deliverables is complete, Robert Stack, Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary . . .
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