Ashley Greenbank (Macfarlanes) picks out some highlights in a year of political and economic turmoil.
2017. A year of political and economic turmoil and in the tax context three Finance Bills. In this article I have picked out some of the highlights. It’s a purely personal choice which I have attempted without mentioning the ‘B-word’ because I suspect that is for next year.
Yet more BEPS
That B-word however is not BEPS. The OECD/G20’s project to rewrite the international tax rules was again a recurring theme.
Anti-hybrid rules
The year began with the introduction on 1 January of new UK anti-hybrid rules to give effect to the recommendations of Action 2 of the OECD/G20 BEPS project. This hideously complex set of provisions is intended to counteract tax mismatches in group financing structures or ‘structured arrangements’ arising from the presence of hybrid...
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Ashley Greenbank (Macfarlanes) picks out some highlights in a year of political and economic turmoil.
2017. A year of political and economic turmoil and in the tax context three Finance Bills. In this article I have picked out some of the highlights. It’s a purely personal choice which I have attempted without mentioning the ‘B-word’ because I suspect that is for next year.
Yet more BEPS
That B-word however is not BEPS. The OECD/G20’s project to rewrite the international tax rules was again a recurring theme.
Anti-hybrid rules
The year began with the introduction on 1 January of new UK anti-hybrid rules to give effect to the recommendations of Action 2 of the OECD/G20 BEPS project. This hideously complex set of provisions is intended to counteract tax mismatches in group financing structures or ‘structured arrangements’ arising from the presence of hybrid...
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