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By shining a spotlight on loopholes and failing legislation, the Tax Justice Network has been at the fore of global tax policy development in recent years. In its latest report, it praises the OECD’s work on automatic information exchange, but identifies areas for improvement.

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has published a report calling for a new energy tax, which will act as an alternative to the “out of date” business rates system.

Corporate tax reporting in an era of exchange of information is still uncertain, but, as Samantha Merle, Sumeet Hemkar and Katrina Dautrich-Reynolds, of Taxand explain, taxpayers can still take steps to prepare for the introduction of new regulations.

The Netherlands and other EU member states could be forced into changing their tax legislation if the European Court of Justice (ECJ) confirms an Advocate General's view in cases relating to whether Dutch companies can freely establish fiscal unities with members of the same group.

The prime ministerial candidate for India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has helped bring about a political consensus on GST.

It would be an understatement to say that many large corporations have found their reputations dragged through the mud over their tax affairs.

Robert Gaut is the new head of Proskauer's tax practice in London. He joins from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson where he had been a partner since 2005. A transaction tax specialist, Gaut has advised on deals with an aggregate value exceeding $26 billion in the past 12 months alone. He has represented multinationals, investment banks and private equity funds on a full range of UK and international tax strategies relating to inbound and outbound transactions, capital market offerings and financing matters.

Cristina Sampaio Cavalieri Teixeira has joined Hirashima & Associados as the partner responsible for leading the firm's tax consulting department. Founded in 2002, Hirashima & Associados expanded to provide a tax consulting service a year later in 2003. It has recently added audit services in Brazil to its portfolio, and is the auditor of PwC and EY in the country.

Baker & McKenzie has appointed eight new partners to its North America tax practice group. Summer Austin advises clients on international tax and transfer pricing, including planning and dispute resolution, as well as permanent establishment and other treaty matters, value chain transformation, and sourcing of income.

The US Senate Finance Committee has unanimously approved the nominations of Paige Marvel, for a second term, and Tamara Ashford, who is new to the bench, to be judges of the US Tax Court.