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There are many formal requirements applicable to such agreements in German company law. Until now a significant risk existed that if all the profit (or loss) was not transferred to the parent entity, e.g. due to errors in the annual accounts of the subsidiary, the tax authorities regarded the agreement as not executed.
Read moreThe courts found in the Felixstowe Dock and FCE Bank cases that denying the group relief between two UK resident companies was not in line with the Tax Treaty non-discrimination provision where the UK companies were held through a non-UK parent. Both cases concerned group relief between UK companies – cross border group relief was not claimed.
Read moreThere is no compulsory legal regulation regarding the language of the transfer pricing documentation, which means that it can be prepared in any language.
Read moreAudit obligation in 2013 – what should companies look out for to make sure that they meet statutory obligations (step one).
Read moreIt is not forbidden to take your savings with you when travelling, however, if you leave (or enter) the territory of the EU carrying cash or cash equivalents (securities, bonds, shares etc.) worth more than EUR 10 000, you are required to file a written declaration with the Customs Authority.
Read moreAs the action for failure to fulfil obligations filed against Hungary in relation to the special taxes imposed on the telecommunication and retail sectors enters into its second phase, a suspicion arises that, in time, a similar future may await the recently accepted amendments concerning insurance tax and local business tax.
Read moreFrom 1st December 2012, significant changes to the UK VAT registration requirements for non-established businesses doing business in the UK come into effect. These changes may result in your clients now having to be UK VAT registered. Penalties could apply for non-compliance.
Read moreIn an everyday sense, e-commerce is an umbrella term: if any of ordering, payment, product delivery or the use of services takes place online, we are talking about e-commerce. From a tax perspective, however, it is important to what extent the transactions contain web-based solutions. Distant sales should be differentiated from other activities commonly referred to as e-commerce in respect of invoicing and the VAT treatment of the transactions.
Read moreHowever, despite these reliefs, the Hungarian Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) may audit these taxpayers more frequently. Both the audit practice of the tax authority and the communication relating to the drafts of next year’s tax laws suggest enhanced audits of these enterprises in respect of the records prescribed by the Hungarian Act on Accounting.
Read moreFollowing the 2010 London and the 2011 Paris cups, the third RSM Europe football tournament was back in town in Amsterdam this year. And so rightly it was back in town. I mean, we had a brilliant opportunity to share every inch, every second, every minute of a long, sporting day with ladies and gentlemen of our own breed: the smart and kind of the RSM network.
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