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The European Commission unveil plans to combat corporate tax avoidance and tackle businesses exploiting the complexity of tax rules.

There are a number of cost and commercial reasons why a group may consider relocating, but it is also important to understand the consequences.

Grant Thornton article discussing the impact of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) on non-US companies.

Global tax newsletter is designed to keep you up to date with significant tax developments around the world that impact businesses with cross-border operations. It addresses issues of a global nature as well as domestic tax developments of interest to foreign investors. The newsletter aims to cover tax developments on a regional and international basis.

Francesca Lagerberg, Global head of Tax services welcomes moves towards global taxation transparency.

Tax management within multinational enterprises has never been more challenging. 'Getting to grips with the BEPS Action Plan' is the latest report from our BEPS series exploring the OECD’s planned overhaul of the international tax system, what it means for businesses and how they can prepare.

The newsletter aims to cover tax developments on a regional and international basis.

One of the key areas is transfer pricing documentation, our latest article discusses the demands that companies currently face and how the bar is to be raised further following the OECD's Base Erosion Profit Shifting (BEPS) Action Plan.

As more and more goods and services are crossing national borders than ever before, and with indirect taxes being adopted by a growing number of tax authorities, international businesses are facing tax issues in many overseas countries - including the possibility of having to account for tax in the country where their customer is located.

Global tax newsletter is designed to keep you up to date with significant tax developments around the world that impact businesses with cross-border operations. It addresses issues of a global nature as well as domestic tax developments of interest to foreign investors. The newsletter aims to cover tax developments on a regional and international basis.

Welcome to the fourth edition of Transfer Pricing News. This provides updates on transfer pricing developments from a number of countries across the globe – a necessity in the global economy we all now inhabit.

As global attitudes towards tax change, tech companies need to future-proof their tax practices to stand up to enhanced scrutiny. The way in which companies markets and sells its services can also have tax implications. Therefore, one thing is clear – tax matters, and ambitious tech companies need to develop a tax strategy that can keep pace with their growth aspirations.

The issue of transfer pricing has hit the headlines in the UK and the US over recent weeks due to the relatively low level of corporation tax multinationals such as Amazon, Apple, Google and Starbucks.

Grant Thornton understands that multinational tax challenges are among the most complex and expensive issues facing companies with international operations. And expatriate tax issues are a key consideration for companies working across borders.

Advanced Pricing Agreements (APAs) are helping to alleviate the risk of double taxation. In turn, Mutual Agreement Procedures (MAPs) may offer a smoother path to conflict resolution. But neither is a panacea.

I was interviewed on Wednesday morning by Bloomberg and BBC World, discussing our latest IBR results which reveal that the vast majority of business leaders would welcome more guidance on tax planning, even if this reduced their opportunities to cut cross-border tax liabilities.