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BaseFirma, a US transfer pricing firm with extensive coverage in North and Latin America, and Quantera Global, the transfer pricing specialists with a focus on Europe and Asia today, have announced a strategic alliance. The firms said that joining together will mean they will be able to respond to the growing demand from multinationals all over the world for transfer pricing and Customs services.

Shane Wallace has joined William Fry Tax Advisors, Taxand Ireland as a partner. He was formerly with Deloitte, where he advised multi-nationals and Irish companies on issues including M&A, inward investment, restructurings and real estate. Recently, he has advised on significant acquisitions in the technology, media and telecommunications sector.

Ahead of the launch of International Tax Review's Financial Services Tax website, the annual publication on Capital Markets tax developments has been repositioned to offer a greater breadth of topical coverage for financial services taxpayers and their advisers.

UK VAT legislation did not give Littlewoods an effective remedy for paying tax which was not due.

On March 18, a few months after Putin’s address on the ’de-offshorisation’ of the Russian economy, the Finance Ministry published the first draft law on anti-avoidance rules. Artem Toropov of Goltsblat BLP explains how the draft law has already sent ripples through the Russian business community.

The European Commission plans to slash customs duties on Ukrainian agricultural produce, steel, iron, and machinery imports by more than 98%.

The Delhi Tribunal has ruled against the taxpayer in another case which highlights the service permanent establishment (PE) clause of India’s double tax treaties.

The 2014 tax reform has abolished the previously-generous consolidation regime.

With two decisions of December 11 2013, the Federal Fiscal Court has referred questions for a preliminary ruling on the scope of input VAT deduction by holding companies and several questions regarding VAT groups to the European Court of Justice (C-108/14 and C-109/14). Hendrik Marchal of KÜFFNER MAUNZ LANGER ZUGMAIER reports.