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After the failed tax, politicians will be hoping to gloss over the incident A proposed 'vanity tax' in the Philippines has been slapped down after an online campaign urged lawmakers: "#DontTaxMyBeauty".

Jim Fuller David Forst Changes to reporting rules in the US are intended to provide the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with improved access to information that it needs to satisfy its obligations under US tax treaties, tax information exchange agreements (TIEAs) and similar international conventions, as well as to strengthen the enforcement of US tax laws.

US tax reform is high on the agenda As Donald Trump takes on the top job in US politics, his promise to overhaul business taxation is already making an impact. But what is planned and will it work as intended?

Fernando Giacobbo Ruben Gottberg Brazil has recently issued a series of measures that intend to encourage greater taxpayer compliance and ensure domestic rules align with international tax initiatives. Legislation published applies the concept of significant economic activity to Austrian holding companies, amends the rules on the service tax regime, implements CbCR and CRS rules, and introduces a tax regularisation programme.

Garrigues Consultores Tributários has joined Taxand as the organisation’s member firm in Brazil.

Marcos Joaquim Gonçalves Alves has left Mattos Filho to set up his own firm, MJ Alves & Burle Advogados e Consultores, taking several Mattos staff with him.

Ana Paula S Lui Barreto of law firm Mattos Filho discusses how future disputes will be affected by the new way Brazilian courts determine cases concerning the tax depreciation of financial goodwill when privatising a business.

Two forthcoming issues of International Tax Review will include surveys of the leading tax transactional (March) and tax planning firms (May) around the world. This is your opportunity to vote.

Financial institutions may be subject to huge tax bills as a result of a global bank’s upcoming court case concerning dividend stripping and the pending decision of Germany’s states to reclaim revenues lost from similar tax practices.

The state of Rio de Janeiro has suspended the REPETRO, an essential special customs tax regime for companies of the Oil & Gas industry. Nevertheless, some negative effects of the measure may be mitigated.