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EU Code of Conduct Group’s tax work will address non-cooperative jurisdictions, patent box
The EU Code of Conduct Group will focus on addressing non-cooperative, non-EU, tax jurisdictions; monitoring EU implementation of the modified nexus approach for patent boxes; and assessing EU countries’ standstill and rollback of harmful tax measures, according to its work plan, released February 15, writes Davide Anghileri, University of Lausanne . . .
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EU finance ministers blast US international tax reform proposals
Finance ministers from Italy, Germany, France, the UK, and Spain have written to US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin warning that provisions in the US tax reform bill contravene the US’s tax treaty and World Trade Organizations (WTO) obligations as well as international agreements reached under the OECD/G20 base erosion profit shifting (BEPS) plan. The ministers – Italy’s Pier Carlo Padoan, Germany’s . . .
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Key UN international tax committee elects leaders, sets new agenda
Davide Anghileri of the University of Lausanne, an MNE Tax contributing editor, discusses a meeting of the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters, held in Geneva 17– 20 October, where new committee co-chairs were elected and subcommittee assignments were set, including assignments for a new subcommittee on the digitization of the economy . . .
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EU court resolves tax treaty dispute between Germany, Austria regarding financial instrument
The European Court of Justice (ECJ), in a ruling released September 12, has concluded that the ECJ has jurisdiction to resolve a dispute between Member States which relates to the subject matter of the Treaties of the European Union if the dispute is submitted under a special agreement between the parties, writes Davide Anghileri of the University of Lausanne. . .
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Japan, Iceland agree to tax treaty
Japan and Iceland have agreed in principle to tax treaty, the Japanese government . . .
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Duff & Phelps acquires Quantera Global Asia
Duff & Phelps, a global valuation and corporate finance advisor firm, announced May 16 that it has acquired Quantera Global Asia Holding, a transfer pricing . . .
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Canada Federal budget 2017 proposes base erosion rule for foreign branches of life insurers
Canada’s Federal budget 2017, released today, proposes to amend the Income Tax Act to prevent income from the insurance of Canadian risks from being shifted to a foreign branch of a Canadian life insurer . . .
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Australia: GST proposed for low value imported goods
JP Canavan discusses a proposed law, advanced by Australian government on February 16, which would overhaul the goods and services tax (GST) regime in relation to the importation of low value goods by consumers. . .
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Paul Caron named Dean of Pepperdine Law School
Paul L. Caron has been named dean of Pepperdine School of Law, Pepperdine University has . . .
