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gunnercooke hires Ahmed as partner

British firm gunnercooke has hired Saad Ahmed to work as a tax partner in its Manchester office.

Joe Stanley-Smith, August 19 2015

India hopes FATCA's exchange of information will reveal undeclared assets

The publication of detailed rules by the Indian government on August 7 builds on the intergovernmental agreement (IGA) the country signed with the US in July to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).

Ralph Cunningham, August 18 2015

Giralt appointed to lead BNY Mellon’s global tax services

Financial institution BNY Mellon has appointed Mariano Giralt as its head of global tax services.

Joe Stanley-Smith, August 18 2015

Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal promotes Vaquero to partner

Argentinian firm Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal has promoted senior associate Fernando Vaquero to partner.

Joe Stanley-Smith, August 19 2015

Clayton joins KPMG’s insurance tax team as partner

KPMG has announced that Rob Clayton will be appointed as a partner in its insurance tax team from October 1.

Joe Stanley-Smith, August 19 2015

Egyptian VAT would be bad news for big business due to high threshold

Egypt’s long-awaited VAT could be inching ever closer according to a statement by the head of the tax authority, but the high threshold being proposed could hand smaller businesses a competitive advantage.

Joe Stanley-Smith, August 19 2015

State aid: EC rules against tax breaks given to companies hit by natural disasters

The European Commission (EC) has found that company tax breaks and reductions in social security contributions given to Italian companies constitute state aid.

Joe Stanley-Smith, August 19 2015

Balance: From IP tax policy to gender disparity

Balance has been a big theme this month. And not just because it saw the 66th birthday anniversary of Philippe Petit, the French high-wire artist who gained fame in 1974 for his high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York's World Trade Centre, popularised in the 2008 British feature film 'Man on Wire'.

August 20 2015

US Tax Court invalidates 2003 final cost-sharing regulations

The US Tax Court recently issued its decision in the much anticipated Altera Corporation v Commissioner, [145 TC Memo No 3 (2015)] case, addressing whether stock-based compensation costs must be included in the pool of costs that are shared under a cost-sharing arrangement (CSA).

August 18 2015

The Brockman brief: CbCR examined: Is this a TEST (transparent effort to shift taxes)?

Country-by-country reporting (CbCR) has been heralded as the solution to the perceived problem that existing accounts for multinationals do not, and cannot, provide a true and fair view of business. This month’s Brockman brief takes taxpayers through the proposed model CbCR template.

August 20 2015

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