International
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October 17, 2024
Financial Crime Body To Focus On High-Income Countries
An intergovernmental task force updated Thursday its criteria for placing countries on its list of those with deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and terrorist financing systems in order to focus on higher-income countries, which it said pose a higher risk than low-income countries.
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October 17, 2024
Swedish VAT Exemption Threshold Applies Cross-Border
Sweden's coming increase in the country's threshold for when businesses must begin collecting value-added tax will apply to certain companies based in other European Union member countries for their Swedish operations and to Swedish companies operating in other EU member countries, Sweden's legislature said.
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October 17, 2024
Vestager Urges EU Politicians To Push Ahead With Pillar 1
European Union competition chief Margrethe Vestager urged EU politicians Thursday to push ahead with work to finalize the Pillar One plan to redistribute taxing rights among countries.
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October 17, 2024
Polsinelli Hires McDermott Tax Counsel In DC
Polsinelli PC has hired an attorney who joined the firm's tax group as a shareholder after 12 and a half years with McDermott Will & Emery LLP.
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October 17, 2024
EU Frequent Flyer Tax Could Raise €64B, Think Tank Says
The European Union could raise an estimated €63.6 billion ($68.9 billion) in revenue by taxing frequent flyers, according to a think tank report published Thursday.
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October 16, 2024
Utah Groups Can't Scrap Corporate Transparency, US Says
A Utah federal court hasn't seen sufficient evidence to block the Corporate Transparency Act's disclosure requirements in presentations by an off-the-grid community, an online meat market and a trade group for cattle producers that have sued over the statute, the federal government said.
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October 16, 2024
Japan Signs Double-Tax Treaty With Armenia
Japan and Armenia have reached an agreement on a double-tax treaty to replace the convention Japan had with the Soviet Union, Japan's Ministry of Finance said Wednesday.
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October 16, 2024
Spain's High Court Annuls Rulings Denying R&D Deductions
Spain's Supreme Court overturned a lower court's ruling that sided with a decision from revenue officials to ignore a report from the country's science ministry when denying corporate tax deductions for research and development.
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October 16, 2024
Swedish Parliament To Consider Global Min. Tax Amendments
Sweden's government sent draft amendments regarding the country's implementation of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's 15% global corporate minimum tax to its Parliament for consideration, the country's Ministry of Finance said.
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October 16, 2024
Switzerland Enshrines Ability To Tax Certain Telecommuters
Switzerland has ensured it will be able to tax employees' earned income if they telework in their country of residence for an employer based in Switzerland — under certain circumstances — starting in 2025, the country's executive body said Wednesday.
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October 16, 2024
Romania Suspends Double-Tax Treaty With Russia
Romania has completely suspended its double-tax treaty with Russia in response to Russia's cessation of parts of the treaty last year, the Romanian Ministry of Finance said Wednesday.
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October 15, 2024
Microsoft's Cost-Share Tax Arguments 'Deficient,' Mich. Says
Microsoft failed to adequately flesh out its arguments that cost-sharing agreement receipts from affiliates should be included in its Michigan apportionment formula as licenses of intellectual property, the state's tax agency argued in asking the Michigan Tax Tribunal to toss the company's case.
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October 15, 2024
Irish Tax-To-GDP Ratio Expected To Drop In 2025
Ireland's tax revenue as a share of its gross domestic product is projected to drop to 25.3% in 2025 as a result of tax measures included in the country's budget proposal, a drop of 3.1 percentage points compared with projections for this year, the country's Department of Finance said Tuesday.
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October 15, 2024
Israel-US Citizen Owes $1.1M In FBAR Penalties, US Says
A dual Israeli-American citizen who owns a Chicago pub faces more than $1 million in penalties for failing to report bank accounts that he maintained in Israel, the U.S. government told an Illinois federal court.
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October 15, 2024
New ABA Tax Chair Wants To Revamp Practice's Dry Image
The new chair of the American Bar Association Section of Taxation told Law360 she wants to boost the section's recent efforts to revamp the tax practice's image as a boring, numbers-intensive profession with limited opportunities to improve society and inspire more students to enter tax law. Here, she shares her background and goals for the tax section.
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October 15, 2024
Alvarez & Marsal Tax Brings On Restructuring Leader
Alvarez & Marsal's tax affiliate added a restructuring professional from investment bank Houlihan Lokey to serve as its head of global restructuring tax services.
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October 15, 2024
Isle Of Man Could Generate £35M Annually From Min. Tax
The Isle of Man's planned implementation of parts of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's global corporate minimum tax on large multinational entities could generate as much as £35 million ($45 million) for the jurisdiction annually, its Treasury said Tuesday.
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October 15, 2024
V&E Adds Energy Tax Pro From Bracewell In Houston
Vinson & Elkins LLP has bolstered its energy transition and tax practices with a partner in Houston who came aboard from Bracewell LLP and whose background includes substantial in-house experience advising on renewable projects.
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October 15, 2024
Starmer Hints At National Insurance Hike Over Capital Gains
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday again refused to rule out raising employers' National Insurance, a payroll levy used to fund social programs, after downplaying claims that his government is planning to raise the capital gains tax.
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October 15, 2024
Law Firms Diverge As Anti-ESG Pushback Continues
A continuing onslaught of legislation and litigation opposing corporate environmental, social and governance actions has created a fork in the road for law firms, with some choosing to scale back efforts and others pushing ahead with their internal ESG and diversity, equity and inclusion goals.
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October 15, 2024
The 2024 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
Check out our Social Impact Leaders ranking, analysis and interactive graphics to see which firms stand out for their engagement with social responsibility and commitment to pro bono service.
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October 11, 2024
Danish Tax Agency Sniffs Out $367M In VAT Fraud
The Danish Tax Agency said it has issued collections for roughly 2.5 billion Danish kroner ($367 million) since 2018 against companies it discovered were carrying out cross-border value-added tax fraud schemes known as VAT carousels.
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October 11, 2024
France Targets Largest Cos. With Tax In Austerity Budget
The French government said it plans to implement a temporary tax targeting the country's biggest companies as part of a budget of €61.3 billion ($67 billion) of fiscal changes intended to help bring the deficit in line with European Union rules.
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October 11, 2024
Italian Police Freeze €12.3M In Textile VAT Fraud Investigation
The Italian Financial Police carried out two freezing orders totaling €12.3 million ($13.5 million) against suspects in an ongoing investigation into a value-added tax fraud involving the illegal importation of textiles from China, the European Public Prosecutor's Office said.
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October 11, 2024
Bird & Bird Adds DLA Piper Legal Director To London Office
Bird & Bird LLP has added a former DLA Piper legal director as a partner to its London tax team.
Expert Analysis
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Requiring Leave To File Amicus Briefs Is A Bad Idea
A proposal to amend the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure that would require parties to get court permission before filing federal amicus briefs would eliminate the long-standing practice of consent filing and thereby make the process less open and democratic, says Lawrence Ebner at the Atlantic Legal Foundation and DRI Center.
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4 Ways To Motivate Junior Attorneys To Bring Their Best
As Gen Z and younger millennial attorneys increasingly express dissatisfaction with their work and head for the exits, the lawyers who manage them must understand and attend to their needs and priorities to boost engagement and increase retention, says Stacey Schwartz at Katten.
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Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, now at Greenberg Traurig, offers strategies on writing more effective appellate briefs from her time on the bench.
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Stay Interviews Are Key To Retaining Legal Talent
Even as the economy shifts and layoffs continue, law firms still want to retain their top attorneys, and so-called stay interviews — informal conversations with employees to identify potential issues before they lead to turnover — can be a crucial tool for improving retention and morale, say Tina Cohen Nicol and Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.
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Neb. Justices Should Weigh IRC Terms In Dividend Tax Case
Nebraska’s highest court, which will hear oral arguments in Precision CastParts v. Department of Revenue on April 1, should recognize that the Internal Revenue Code provides key clues to defining “dividends received or deemed to be received,” and therefore limits Nebraska’s tax on foreign-sourced corporate income, says Joseph Schmidt at Ryan.
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Judicial Independence Is Imperative This Election Year
As the next election nears, the judges involved in the upcoming trials against former President Donald Trump increasingly face political pressures and threats of violence — revealing the urgent need to safeguard judicial independence and uphold the rule of law, says Benes Aldana at the National Judicial College.
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Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents
Like the ancient Spartans who held off a numerically superior Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, trial attorneys and clients faced with arbitration against an opponent with a bigger war chest can take a strategic approach to create a pass to victory, say Kostas Katsiris and Benjamin Argyle at Venable.
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What Recent Study Shows About AI's Promise For Legal Tasks
Amid both skepticism and excitement about the promise of generative artificial intelligence in legal contexts, the first randomized controlled trial studying its impact on basic lawyering tasks shows mixed but promising results, and underscores the need for attorneys to proactively engage with AI, says Daniel Schwarcz at University of Minnesota Law School.
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How FinCEN Proposal Expands RE Transaction Obligations
Against a regulatory backdrop foreshadowing anti-money laundering efforts in the real estate sector, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's proposed rule significantly expands reporting requirements for certain nonfinanced residential real estate transfers and necessitates careful review, say attorneys at Fried Frank.
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Litigation Inspiration: A Source Of Untapped Fulfillment
As increasing numbers of attorneys struggle with stress and mental health issues, business litigators can find protection against burnout by remembering their important role in society — because fulfillment in one’s work isn’t just reserved for public interest lawyers, say Bennett Rawicki and Peter Bigelow at Hilgers Graben.
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Unpacking FinCEN's Proposed Real Estate Transaction Rule
Phil Jelsma and Ulrick Matsunaga at Crosbie Gliner take a close look at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's recently proposed rulemaking — which mandates new disclosures for professionals involved in all-cash real estate deals — and discuss best next steps for the broad range of businesses that could be affected.
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Think Like A Lawyer: Forget Everything You Know About IRAC
The mode of legal reasoning most students learn in law school, often called “Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion,” or IRAC, erroneously frames analysis as a separate, discrete step, resulting in disorganized briefs and untold obfuscation — but the fix is pretty simple, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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How New EU Tax And Transfer Pricing Rules May Affect M&A
Companies involved in mergers and acquisitions may need to adjust fiscal due diligence procedures to ensure they consider potential far-reaching effects of newly implemented transfer pricing measures, such as newly implemented global minimum tax and European Union anti-tax avoidance directives and proposals, says Patrick Tijhuis at BDO.