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Taxpayers responded to the IRS' announcement about the reporting of uncertain tax positions with consternation. Erin Kelechava finds out that most corporate taxpayers regard Schedule UTP as a major departure from the relationship that has developed over decades between taxpayers and the IRS.

Several countries have announced or implemented VAT rises in the last few months. Salman Shaheen looks at the growing trend towards higher VAT around the world and why the global recession means it looks set to continue.

Tax executives are being placed under extra pressure. Their busy times are no longer just at year end, they are all year round. This is where external advisers step in to reduce the workload. Jack Grocott analyses the results of the Asia-Pacific Client Services Poll 2010 and investigates the problems executives are facing and how advisers can help.

Janusz Lewandowski has vehemently denied plans for a EU-wide tax

Luxembourg's corporate tax rules have been changed to include a minimum flat rate of €1,500 ($2000) income tax, which will apply to entities whose activities are not subject to a business license or do not require the approval of a supervisory authority.

The UK coalition government has published thousands of money-saving ideas from the public online, including many tax changes, and asked the population to vote on them in an exercise it has called the Spending Challenge. This concept is astounding. The idea that the average citizen could make a balanced decision on complex taxation issues is ludicrous. One suggestion is to end income tax; few lay taxpayers would disagree with that.

Silvania Tognetti has become a partner of Brasil Pereira Neto, Galdino, Macedo Advogados in Sao Paulo. She was formerly a partner of BM&A Consultoria Tributária – Taxand.

A senior transfer pricing official from the Australian Taxation Office is leaving to rejoin Deloitte after 10 years with the tax authorities.

KPMG in the US has made two senior appointments in its tax practice.

Laurent Grençon has become a partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Luxembourg. As a former partner of Atoz, he was head of the indirect tax group for Taxand, a global network of independent tax firms.