A survey of senior in-house tax experts, by Tax Journal in association with FTI Consulting, assesses the initial impact of the OECD’s recommendations on tackling base erosion and profit shifting.
Mark Middleditch (Allen & Overy) examines the themes that have dominated 2016 for the City, including the anti-hybrid rules brought on by the UK’s enthusiasm for BEPS, and looks at 2016’s case law, which shows that HMRC continues its run of success in defeating tax avoidance schemes.
A non-confidential version of the Commission’s ‘McDonald’s’ decision has been published, reports Pierre-Régis Dukmedjian & Alejandro Dominguez (Simmons & Simmons Luxembourg LLP).
James Quarmby argues that strict liability offences for tax evasion have no place in our legal system.
Tori Magill and Anne-Marie Ottaway (Pinsent Masons) look at the recent controversy and the fine lines between tax planning, avoidance and evasion.