International briefing for July 2018

Anyone hoping for a gentle start to the summer will have been disappointed: in the space of just seven days we had breaking news on Brexit positions (the Chequers agreement the resignations of David Davis and Boris Johnson the publication of the government’s Brexit white paper) the highs and lows of President Trump’s European visit the heart-warming rescue of the Thai Wild Boars and of course the Football World Cup. And for those of us in the tax world we had the publication of the OECD’s long awaited financial transactions discussion draft the UK draft Finance Bill clauses as well numerous other announcements from the OECD.

Brexit: some clarity on the horizon?

We start this week with a brief summary of the UK government’s white paper...