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Singapore has stepped up its efforts to exchange information by signing a protocol to its double taxation agreement with the UK yesterday. This is the second of the week after the government signed an agreement with New Zealand on August 21.

Representatives of almost 100 governments will meet in Mexico on September 1-2 to decide ways to improve transparency and exchange of banking and ownership information for tax purposes.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges has boosted its international tax practice with the appointments of partners Brenda Coleman and Patrick Jackman.

The OECD's head of tax has described the progress made on exchange of tax information in the last 10 months in glowing terms.

Singapore has signed another tax information agreement, this time with the Netherlands.

Australia has stepped up its efforts to become more tax transparent by signing an information exchange agreement with Gibraltar.

Monaco has taken a crucial step in becoming more transparent by signing an information exchange agreement with the US.

Direct taxes – Freedom of establishment – Free movement of capital – Tax treatment of an unusual or gratuitous advantage granted by a resident company to a company with which it has a relationship of interdependence established in another member state – Safeguarding a balanced allocation between the member states of the power to tax – Combating abusive practices.

VAT; Exemptions; Activities closely related to hospital and medical care undertaken by duly recognised establishments of a nature similar to hospitals or centres for medical treatment or diagnosis; Collection, transportation, analysis and storage of umbilical cord blood.

Ernst & Young in the US has announced the appointment of two ex-Treasury tax officials.