November 2020 Issue
Q&A: Effective transfer pricing strategies in the COVID-19 era
FW discusses effective transfer pricing strategies in the COVID-19 era with Jian-Cheng Ku at DLA Piper and Nathaniel Carden at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates.
Equity compensation and transfer pricing – emerging cross-border issues
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates On 22 June 2020, the US Supreme Court denied review in a closely followed case, Altera v. Commissioner, that concerned the validity of the stock-based compensation (SBC) portion of the US cost-sharing regulations that came into effect in 2003. These regulations…
Cum-ex: a game of high-stakes musical chairs
Guidehouse On 23 September 2020, the Frankfurt District Court in Germany held that Deutsche Bank was not liable to compensate German private bank M.M. Warburg for its €167m tax bill in connection with cum-ex transactions. Why is this case relevant? Coverage of cum-ex has only recently…
Tax liability insurance in Europe: an effective solution for tax uncertainties
Ashurst LLP Uncertainty and complexity are unavoidable realities in the international tax arena and can even lead to the frustration of a number of different transactions, such as M&A or corporate restructuring processes, where potential tax risks normally arise and where uncertainties…
Proskauer Rose (UK) LLP A particular concern of UK managers of private investment funds whose structures include non-UK (Luxembourg or Channel Islands, for example) holding companies is to ensure that those holding companies are operated so as not to, inadvertently, become UK tax resident…
The partial employment schemes in the EU and in the UK
Fieldfisher On 24 September 2020, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a number of measures designed to ameliorate the adverse financial consequences of COVID-19. These measures include the Job Support Scheme (JSS), which will replace the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS)...
Q&A: EU VAT and reporting compliance
FW discusses EU VAT and reporting compliance with Alison Birch at Mitchell Charlesworth LLP.
CONTRIBUTORS
DLA Piper
Fieldfisher
Guidehouse
Mitchell Charlesworth LLP
Proskauer Rose (UK) LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP