UK competitiveness
2011 international review
A country-by-country guide to some of the key tax developments in 201115 Dec 2011
2011 review: international corporate taxes
Chris Morgan reviews the top five developments in 2011 affecting international corporate taxes15 Dec 2011
The decision of the ECJ in National Grid Indus: is the UK migration charge contrary to EU law?
On 29 November 2011, the Court of the European Union (ECJ) published its decision in the National Grid Indus case…8 Dec 2011
KPMG survey suggests progress on UK tax competitiveness
The UK’s corporate tax competitiveness ‘appears to have finally turned a corner’, KMPG said as it summarised the findings of…25 Nov 2011
Infrastructure projects and taxation
In arguing for investment into infrastructure to help rebalance the economy, Margaret Stephens and Mikko Saressalo look at how taxation can achieve this.18 Nov 2011
Roundtable discussion: tax competitiveness and CFC reform
Five leading tax professionals, including HMRC's Judith Knott, took part in a roundtable discussion on UK tax competitiveness. Much of the discussion, chaired by John Overs, concerned CFC reform and the potential ‘gateway’ test to filter cases out of the regime.11 Nov 2011
Press watch: Diageo
‘One of Britain’s biggest companies may be forced to move abroad if the Government does not abandon the new higher…26 Oct 2011
Case study: The CFC rules – help or hindrance?
Robert Gaut and Sarah Gabbai provide a case study setting out the tax issues for a US manufacturing group which migrates its non-US operations to the UK20 Oct 2011
ActionAid’s tax haven report ‘does not prove avoidance’
Ninety-eight of the 100 biggest groups listed on the London stock exchange use tax havens, according to the charity ActionAid,…11 Oct 2011
MEPs divided over financial transaction tax proposal
Opening a debate on the EC’s proposed financial transaction tax, Taxation Commissioner Algirdas Semeta told members of the European Parliament’s…7 Oct 2011
The Financial Transaction Tax proposals
Sarah Lane reviews the European Commission's proposals, identifying numerous stings in the tail6 Oct 2011
Financial transaction tax: a step forward or a blunderbuss?
Opinion among respondents to the recent consultation on a proposed financial transaction tax was ‘strongly polarised’, the European Commission said.…5 Oct 2011
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