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OECD BEPS
Webinar
Thursday, November 19, 2015
15:00 (London UK Time)
Background
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• For the past few years, the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has been working on a comprehensive initiative to eradicate tax avoidance throughout the world.
• More specifically, their Base Erosion & Profit Shifting (BEPS) project, according to its website, aims to curtail “tax planning strategies that exploit… gaps and mismatches in tax rules to artificially shift profits to low or no-tax locations where there is little or no economic activity, resulting in little or no overall corporate tax being paid.”
• This project’s final package was released to G20 Finance Ministers on October 8th in Lima, Peru, and will be presented to G20 Leaders in mid-November as part of their summit in Antalya, Turkey.
Topics Covered
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1. Addressing the Tax Challenges of the Digital Economy.
2. Neutralizing the Effects of Hybrid Mismatch Arrangements.
3. Designing Effective Controlled Foreign Company Rules.
4. Limiting Base Erosion Involving Interest Deductions & Other Financial Payments.
5. Countering Harmful Tax Practices More Effectively, Taking into Account Transparency and Substance.
6. Preventing the Granting of Treaty Benefits in Inappropriate Circumstances.
7. Preventing the Artificial Avoidance of Permanent Establishment Status.
8. Aligning Transfer Pricing Outcomes with Value Creation.
9. Measuring and Monitoring BEPS.
10. Mandatory Disclosure Rules.
11. Guidance on Transfer Pricing Documentation and Country-by-Country Reporting.
12. Making Dispute Resolution Mechanisms More Effective.
13. Developing a Multilateral Instrument to Modify Bilateral Tax Treaties.
Our Moderator: Ted Brooks Lawyer, BrooksLaw PC
Washington, DC, USA
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Ted has over 20 years of public company, private company and law firm experience developing strategic tax planning initiatives for businesses and investors, including international corporate treasury centers, intellectual property development structures, hedge funds, asset management vehicles, joint ventures, structured financings and complex M&A transactions.
He specializes in both U.S. and non-U.S. tax laws and is a frequent speaker on U.S., international and cross-border taxation. In 2011, Ted successfully launched the U.S. affiliate office of Weidema van Tol, Attorneys & Tax Advisors, an international law firm with offices in Luxembourg, Switzerland, the Netherlands & Washington DC. Previously, he was Vice President of Tax and General Tax Counsel for ContourGlobal, a company that develops, acquires and operates conventional and renewable power and energy companies around the globe.
Our Panellists:
Before co-founding Questro International, Stephen was a partner with a Big 4 firm where he was TP Leader for Switzerland. He has acquired broad experience in leading large global projects for Swiss and foreign headquartered multinationals. Stephen has worked in the UK, Australia, and Switzerland, and has gained experience across a range of industries and other tax jurisdictions.
Stephen Alleway Transfer Pricing Partner, Questro International
Zurich, Switzerland
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Stephen has advised on transfer pricing for the past 17 years and has been named as a leading transfer pricing adviser in various publications. Contemporaries cite him as an adviser recommended for his transfer pricing work in the Swiss market. He is a contributor to publications on transfer pricing and speaks widely on the subject in Switzerland and at international conferences. Stephen is also a director of Otico Software, which develops time saving tax solutions. In this regard, Stephen has recently been working on applying IT in in response to the OECD BEPS challenges.
Our Panellists: Benedetto de Francesco Chartered Accountant and Legal Auditor
Rome, Italy
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He has been Partner at De Francesco & Partners - Studio Commerciale Legale Tributario for the past ten years, offering services in: auditing (accounting and tax compliance), finance, tax litigation, anti-money laundering compliance, mergers & acquisitions, due diligence procedures, debt restructuring, financial recovery, credit risk assessment, financial architectures, EVA driven strategies, successions, and family asset management.
Our Panellists: Michael Heckel Heckel Consulting
Munich, Germany
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Michael has more than 14 years experience in transfer pricing. He worked for several years with one of the big global operating audit, tax and advisory firms as General Manager. Before he started his own business in 2014, he worked for a medium-sized consulting firm as Director of the transfer pricing department. He is connected with a national and international network of experts in transfer pricing and other related topics.
Our Panellists:
Divya Ramaswamy is Senior Solutions Consultant for Thomson Reuters in London, UK. She focuses on ONESOURCE Transfer Pricing technology. She has over 10 years of transfer pricing, tax, and accounting experience. Prior to joining Thomson Reuters, she worked with tax consulting firms. In her current role, she uses her subject matter expertise to help match technology to client needs.
Divya Ramaswamy Senior Solutions Consultant, Thomson Reuters
London, UK
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Our Panellists:
Heather Self is a Partner (Non Lawyer) at Pinsent Masons with almost 30 years of experience in tax. She has been Group Tax Director at Scottish Power, where she advised on numerous corporate transactions, including the $5bn disposal of the regulated US energy business. She also worked at HMRC on complex disputes with FTSE 100 companies, and was a specialist adviser to the utilities sector, where she was involved in policy issues on energy generation and renewables. She is a member of the CBI Tax Committee and a former Chairman of the CIOT Technical committee. While at HMRC, she was a member of the joint working group on the development of the new Controlled Foreign Companies (CFC) regime.
Heather Self Partner (Non Lawyer), Pinsent Masons
United Kingdom
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A Huge Success! We had plenty of attendees, an inspired panel and discerning
questions submitted by Taxlinked.net members.
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Thank You!
A heartfelt thank you to the panellists & moderator for sharing their knowledge & passion for this subject.
Also, thank you to all of you who joined us for the discussion.
See you soon!
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Additional Information
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