David Blumenthal, Partner, Dewey Ballantine, reports on the LexisNexis Corporate International Tax Planning conference held in February 2005
Peter Beckett, Director, and Steve Kirby, Tax Adviser, in Ernst & Young's Real Estate Advisory Group, consider the road ahead for the introduction of a UK REIT
Anneli Collins, Head of International & Finance Tax and Michelle Quest, Private Equity tax partner, KPMG, report on the impact of the transfer pricing changes in the Finance Bill for corporate and PE deals
Anne Fairpo, identifies the various measures in the Budget relevant to Intellectual Property
Charles Beer, Head of Real Estate Tax at KPMG, outlines how the Budget has affected the property sector
John Whiting, Tax Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and a past President of the Chartered Institute of Taxation, tests the strength of the Budget wind for employers and finds that there was no need to take shelter this time
Bill Dodwell, Tax Partner, Deloitte in London, discusses how the Budget impinges on multinationals
Christopher Sanger, Partner, Ernst & Young, and former HM Treasury adviser, looks at the business tax announcements to see how this Government's actual reforms compare to its stated policy aims
Martin Benson, Partner, Baker Tilly, discusses the ongoing saga of tax and NIC harmonisation
A selection of items from the corporate section of Ernst & Young's 2005 Budget Alert make it clear that the emphasis this year was strongly on combating avoidance, both real and perceived