Barrister Anne Fairpo (Temple Tax Chambers) explains why and how the DPT could apply to real estate transactions.
Amazon is now booking sales through a number of branches in Europe. Jonathan Cooklin and David Wilson (Davis Polk) consider what led to the change and the likely impact.
Cessation of partnership and VAT liabilities
Chris Morgan (KPMG) provides a review of recent international tax developments that matter.
Australia, like the UK, has announced new measures countering the diversion of profits by multinationals, writes Heather Self (Pinsent Masons). The measures increase the pressure on the US to engage with the OECD’s BEPS project.
HMRC is right to assert that the ‘no possibilities’ test should be applied immediately after the base loss period for losses from 1 April 2006, but wrong to apply it to periods before that date, writes Peter Cussons (PwC).
Double tax treaty relief on dividends
75 in-house tax directors and heads of tax from large companies share their views on the coalition government's tax policies and priorities for a new government.
How will a lower corporation tax rate benefit the Northern Irish economy? Eamonn Donaghy, head of tax at KPMG Belfast, explains that Northern Ireland, due to its disproportionately small private sector and shared border, is well-suited to reap the full advantages of a lower corporation tax rate.
Chris Morgan (KPMG) comments on the new corporate tax year which commences on 1 April.