Eloise Walker looks at the practical problems thrown up by the new offshore funds rules
The government has announced that it will:
Multinational ‘tax dodges’ are estimated to account for over half of all illicit capital flight from developing countries, the European Network on Debt and Development (Eurodad), a network of NGOs from 19 European countries, has claimed.
In arguing for investment into infrastructure to help rebalance the economy, Margaret Stephens and Mikko Saressalo look at how taxation can achieve this.
Nick Farmer and Steve Hoare recap the rules in determining whether an overseas establishment is a PE, and the implications.
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.
Chris Morgan provides a review of recent international tax developments, including the Court of Appeal decision in Marks and Spencer.
President Sarkozy of France is prepared to do ‘everything possible’ to get the G20 to move towards the adoption of a financial transaction tax, The Times reported ahead of this week’s G20 summit in Cannes.