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Liz Truss appointed UK chief secretary of the Treasury
Former Justice Secretary Liz Truss has replaced David Gauke as the UK chief secretary of the Treasury. . .
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OECD details peer review plan for BEPS tax treaty abuse minimum standards
The OECD today outlined the peer review process to be used to assess countries’ compliance with minimum standards set out in the OECD/G20 base erosion profit shifting (BEPS) plan on tax . . .
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Australia: tax guidance on cross-border related party financing released
The Australian Taxation Office on May 16 issued draft guidelines on cross-border related party financing arrangements. In the . . .
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Singapore, Denmark sign tax information exchange agreement
Singapore and Denmark signed an agreement for the automatic exchange of financial account information on . . .
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Why the House GOP’s destination-based cash flow tax doesn’t work for partnerships
Monte A. Jackel, Senior Council at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, writes about difficulties applying the House GOP’s destination-based cash flow proposal to partners and partnerships . . . .
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Hong Kong, Korea sign tax agreement for automatic exchange of financial account information
Hong Kong and Korea have signed an agreement for the automatic exchange of financial account information in tax matters, the Hong Kong government . . .
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Luxembourg tax guidance addresses intragroup financing, updates ruling procedure
The Luxembourg government on December 27 published new tax guidance for intragroup financing transactions. The guidance . . .
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Natan Leyva joins Vinson & Elkin
International tax lawyer Natan Leyva has joined Vinson & Elkin’s Washington, DC office, the firm announced today . . .
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Japan, Austria agree in principle to new tax treaty
Japan and Austria in October reached an agreement in principle . . .
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Japan, Slovenia sign treaty to reduce tax on cross-border income
Japan and Slovenia today signed their first tax treaty, Japan’s Ministry of Finance has . . .
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US and Dominican Republic sign Model 1 FATCA IGA
The US Treasury Department today updated its FATCA website, reporting that the Dominican Republic the US signed a Model 1 intergovernmental . . .
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Business reacts to OECD group ratio rule for multinational corp interest deductions
The OECD on August 25 released 23 comment letters from business groups responding to its request for feedback on a discussion draft on the design of a group ratio rule. The group ratio rule would supplement OECD recommendations on how countries . . .
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Hong Kong joins BEPS project fight against multinational corp tax avoidance
Hong Kong will join countries involved in the next stage of the OECD/G20 base erosion profit shifting (BEPS) plan as an associate, adopting the BEPS minimum standards and participating in the . . .
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More tax rulings under EU scrutiny for illegal state aid, Vestager says
The European Commission is scrutinizing advance pricing agreements (APAs) issued to financing companies and to other businesses for potential state aid violations EU competition commissioner Margrethe . . .
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UK government proposes tougher withholding tax rules for royalties paid to nonresidents
Anne Fairpo of Temple Tax Chambers discusses proposed UK tax law changes that would subject more categories of royalty payments to withholding tax . . .
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EU to require country-by-country tax reporting, limited public release of data likely
European Union finance ministers today reached political agreement on requiring EU-wide country-by-country reporting by multinational corporations and on sharing that data between tax administrations. It was also revealed today that any future. . .
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Switzerland and Canada agree on automatic exchange of financial account information
Switzerland and Canada on February 4 signed a joint declaration to work toward implementing automatic exchange of information on the financial accounts . . .
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The UN transfer pricing manual’s new chapter on financial transactions: the details
Pilar Barriguete and Edland Graci of Duff & Phelps, Spain, offer a detailed analysis of the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters’ April 8 a draft chapter on financial transactions, proposed as an update to the UN Practical Manual on Transfer Pricing for Developing Countries . . .
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