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Nélio Weiss Philippe Jeffrey Due to the significant increase of foreign service transactions (imports and exports) during the past few years, the Brazilian government has decided to implement an Integrated System of Foreign Service Trade known as Siscoserv.

Ian Farmer On October 21 2009, the Australian government introduced legislation into Parliament that proposed changes to the taxation of employee share plans. This follows a number of announcements made by the government since May 2009 that had led to a degree of uncertainty. Although the legislation is yet to be passed by the Senate, at this stage it does not appear that other parties will oppose it and therefore we expect it to be passed. This means companies can now move forward by making new awards under existing employee share plans and/or potentially redesigning their employee share plans, as many companies have been waiting for certainty before taking action.

By Jack Grocott

The OECD's top tax official has dispelled the "myth" that tax havens were to blame for the financial crisis

Ireland's corporate tax regime is still an important factor for attracting foreign direct investment, despite falling levels of satisfaction with the system

Offshore financial centres are queuing up to demonstrate their compliance with international standards, or their intention to do so, in the week when how they should be regulated internationally is on the agenda of the G-20 meeting in London.

President Obama has nominated Elizabeth Garrett as assistant secretary to the Treasury for tax policy

"The phrase CCCTB is taboo in Belgium," a leading figure in the European Parliament told the EU's annual tax forum on Monday

Deloitte has added to its strength in financial services tax by hiring Andrew Martyn from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). Martyn will join the firm as a director in its hedge funds tax group next Monday.

Antonio Barba, Jaume Bonet, Jorge Pecourt, Carmen de Pascual, Guillermo Vidal and Carlos Ferrer have become tax partners of Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira, the Iberian law firm