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Proposed Section 899, introduced as part of the “Defending American Jobs and Investment Act” (H.R. 591) and incorporated into the House Ways and Means Committee’s tax package titled “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill” (the...more
In many respects, the Upper Tribunal’s decision in Hargreaves Property will not have surprised tax practitioners as the decision reaffirms best practice considerations around a number of fundamental concepts in relation to...more
Quick Summary. Located “down under” in the Southern Hemisphere and covering the Indian and Pacific Oceans, Australia consists of a mainland continent, the island of Tasmania, and several smaller islands. Australia comprises...more
Quick Summary. In the United Kingdom, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is responsible for administering and collecting taxes in the UK. For 2019, HMRC collected $841.19 billion in tax revenue. But it took over 300...more
Quick Summary. In 1867, the United Kingdom passed a Parliamentary act establishing what is now known as Canada. Today, Canada, the largest country in the Western Hemisphere, is a federation of ten provinces and three...more
On February 12, 2020, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) in Canada v Alta Energy Luxembourg S.A.R.L., 2020 FCA 43 [Alta Lux] concluded that the Canada-Luxembourg tax treaty (Can-Lux Treaty) was not abused when a Luxembourg...more
The Paris administrative court ruled on July 12th, 2017, that Google Ireland Limited did not have to pay $1.3 billion in back taxes in France for the period 2005-2010. The Irish company Google Ireland Limited sells digital...more
The UK Double Tax Treaty Passport (“DTTP”) scheme has recently been extended by HM Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”) to allow both non-corporate borrowers and lenders to enjoy the benefits of the scheme. The aim of the amendments is...more
Welcome to the Tax Round Up, the first edition of what will be a regular bulletin highlighting the latest tax developments relevant to UK companies and asset managers. We plan to produce this monthly with the next one in...more
After numerous UK tax changes affecting asset managers over the past few years – not least the wholesale re-vamping of the tax treatment of carried interest and other fund participations for investment fund managers – the UK...more
As I’ve posted before, I usually advise non-US companies to form a corporation when expanding to the United States. Every now and then, I get some pushback because the non-US company has heard about ‘limited liability...more
Smart Acquisition Structures For Deals In Germany And The UK - What Are the Criteria for Smart Acquisitions via Corporations? - Inbound investment structures seeking to acquire a German or UK corporation should take...more