As reported by Conflicts of Law, the article critically analyses the current approach of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) alongside the proposed alternatives to a unified European conflict of…
Although this is not a tax topic, it will influence the way we think and will probably make life less taxing. The authors of Tribal Leadership declare work-life balance as…
As reported in Conflict of Laws the interception of email communications by any Government may be deemed illegal in the US. On July 22, 2011, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for…
As reported by professor Nicolas Zambrana a new draft bill has been submitted to the Ecuadorian Parliament explicitly stating that “no legal validity will be given in Ecuador to financial…
Addressing growing inequalities is now at the centre of the political debate and all countries are taking different actions to address it. Increasing inequality reaches far beyond economic implications, raising…
Qatar’s “straight forward” tax system has been recognised worldwide with the country securing the position of “2nd easiest country to pay tax globally” in an annual report issued by PricewaterhouseCoopers,…
The UK and London will remain the world's leading international and Islamic financial centres, said British Ambassador Iain Lindsay at a UK roundtable discussion at the WIBC. 'Islamic finance, like…
On 27 October 2011, the European Commission decided to refer Spain to the ECJ for discriminatory rules on inheritance and gift tax that require non-residents to pay higher taxes than…
According to Andrew Goodall, at the Tax Journal, the UK’s corporate tax competitiveness ‘appears to have finally turned a corner’, KMPG said as it summarised the findings of a survey…
Audits are more frequent and aggressive, and thus more costly to defend or litigate; assessments and penalties have now entered the realm of billions of dollars; and companies face unprecedented…