Landi Renzo acquires Baytech, MQR&A acts as legal counsel on the transaction
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July 2010
OECD Issued Report on Granting of Treaty Benefits In Respect of Income of Collective Investment Vehicles
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Posted in International Taxation
On 31 May 2010 the OECD Committee on Fiscal Affairs released a Report on “The Granting of Treaty Benefits with respect to the Income of Collective Investment Vehicles”. The Report contains proposed changes to the Commentary on the OECD Model Tax Convention dealing with the question of the extent to which either collective investment vehicles (CIVs) or their investors are entitled to treaty benefits on income received by the CIVs. These changes are expected to be included in the 2010 Update to the Model Tax Convention (the draft contents of which were released on 21 May 2010) and the Report would then be included in volume II of the loose-leaf and electronic versions of the Model.
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ECJ Ruled On Tax Consolidation Case
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Posted in ECJ Case Law, European Union Tax Law
On February 25, 2010 the European Court of Justice issued its ruling in X Holding (C-337/08 X Holding Judgment.pdf). Under the facts of the case, a Dutch parent wanted to be allowed to combine with its Belgian subsidiary under the Dutch tax consolidation rules to use the latter losses, which it would have been…
Marco Rossi of MQR&A lectured at the Fairfield University International Tax Program
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Posted in European Union Tax Law, International Taxation
On July 14, 2010 Marco Rossi presented a lecture on the European Union and EU tax law to candidates/students of Master of Science in Taxation at Fairfield University. We provided an overview of the European Union and its institutions, discussed the sources of EU law and the main developments in the area of EU statutory tax…