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A tax partner has been appointed as head of tax policy for KPMG in the UK. In her new position, Anneli Collins intends to focus on developing and coordinating KPMG's relationships with HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs, together with key industry bodies.

For North American tax directors, focus has shifted from the struggle to survive during economic free-fall to possible future changes to the US international tax system. Erin Kelechava spoke with corporate tax executives to gauge their reaction to the proposals for reform that will most significantly affect their tax practice

Company migration has been an opportunity for Ireland's favourable tax policies to come to the fore, believes Conor Hurley and Fintan Clancy of Arthur Cox

Matthew McKee and Li Wei of Chinese tax law firm Hwuason talk taxpayers through handling clashes with the national tax authorities.

The thin capitalisation group litigation has the transfer pricing world transfixed. Katie Camp of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer explains the importance of the High Court decision.

Tiago Marreiros Moreira of Vieira de Almeida & Associados explains how Portugal is using tax policy to encourage foreign direct investment in the country and other territories with which it has historical links

By Jack Grocott

Bob van der Made The new European Commission was endorsed by the European Parliament on February 9 2010 and EU Tax Commissioner, Algirdas Semeta, will have to set his policy priorities for the next five years. During his parliamentary hearing he said he is in favour of the common consolidated tax base (CCCTB) and tax harmonisation and closing "the loopholes on taxation". The Directorate-General Taxation and Customs Union, which Semeta formally heads, will release a strategic paper on 'EU direct tax policy in a post-crisis world' by mid-2010.

By Erin Kelechava

By Catherine Snowdon