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Tax commissioners have said that compliance, especially in international matters, is the key to fairer tax systems and increased revenue and will facilitate a return to robust economic growth.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the US has released proposed regulations which require select corporate taxpayers to attach a Schedule Uncertain Tax Position (UTP) statement to their income tax returns.

The Dutch government proposed a corporate income tax reduction of 0.5% on profits of more than €200,000 ($269,000) in its budget speech last week, which would bring the rate down to 25%. The corporate tax rate will remain at 20% for profits of less that €200,000.

Leaders at the UN summit on Millennium Development Goals committed themselves to the goal of modernising poor nations' tax systems, by promoting more efficient tax collection and a broader tax base.

Vodafone's Indian Supreme Court hearing will take place on October 25, the court has confirmed.

The IRS is encouraging corporate taxpayers to suggest tax issues for the Industry Issue Resolution (IIR) programme by the September 30 deadline.

In an economic survey of Portugal, published yesterday, the OECD urged the government to shift the tax burden from labour to consumption as it attempts to stimulate growth.

Type of Agreement Country Country Date Signed Tax Information Exchange Agreement Azerbaijan Uzbekistan September 23 2010 Double Tax Treaty Panama Qatar September 23 2010

Entergy; PPL; London Electricity; Cooley Godward Kronish; UK windfall tax; Judge Halpern

Type of Deal Value Acquirer Target Adviser to acquirer (tax) Adviser to target (tax) Acquisition Undisclosed VideoEgg Six Apart Fenwick & West Tim Fitzgibbon & Natalie Pardo de Zela Acquisition Undisclosed L Capital et Florac 51% of Sandro – Maje – Claudie Pierlot Arsene Taxand Denis Andres & Alexander Rocchi Type of Deal Value Issuer/Borrower Lead managers/arrangers Adviser to issuer/borrower (tax) Adviser to lead managers (tax) Eurobond issue $2 billion Ukraine JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, VTB Capital Magisters - Taxand Olga Khoroshylova, Tetyana Grischenko, Viktoriya Podvorchanska & Kateryna Oliynyk Restructuring Undislosed Almatis Mezzanine lenders Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Eelco van der Stock If you would like to raise the profile of your firm, please send deal information to Jack Grocott (jgrocott@euromoneyplc.com).