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The OECD Committee on Fiscal Affairs (CFA) has released two discussion drafts on possible changes to the Commentary on the OECD Model Tax Convention

A UK project to modernise and reform Afghanistan's tax administration system, has won a consultancy award.

David Howard has joined Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel, a Northern California law firm, in its Silicon Valley office. A certified public accountant and an attorney, he was formerly a partner with Deloitte for more than 20 years. He specialises in handling income tax controversies in all jurisdictions for large corporations and wealthy individuals; advising on domestic and international tax strategies and compensation plans; assisting high net worth and high profile clients; individual and business income tax planning and business succession planning.

True Partners Consulting, a tax and business advisory firm headquartered in Chicago, is adding three new members to its network.

Type of Deal Value Acquirer Target Adviser to acquirer (tax) Adviser to target (tax) Acquisition Undisclosed Sprint Nextel Virgin Mobile USA Simpson Thacher John Creed, Nancy Mehlman & Kurt Dudas Merger Undisclosed TDC A/S Sunrise Communications Simpson Thacher Type of Deal Value Issuer/Borrower Lead managers/arrangers Adviser to issuer/borrower (tax) Adviser to lead managers (tax) Senior Notes Offering $250 million Thomas & Betts Bank of America, Morgan Securities & Wells Fargo Davis Polk & Wardwell Harry Ballan

By Laurent Grençon and Christophe Plainchamp of Atoz - Taxand, Luxembourg

By Patricia More and Stephen Dale of Landwell & Associés -PricewaterhouseCoopers, Paris

By Laurent Lattmann and Patrick Imgruth, Tax Partner - Taxand, Zurich

By Alexei Matveev and Anna Ryzhkova, Ernst & Young, Moscow

By Daniel Keller, Christian Schubert and Diana-Catharina Kurtz, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Germany