OECD: Firm steps to curb aggressive tax planning globally
OECD recently published its status report on the progress of the 15 actions laid down in its earlier Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) document.
Read morePartner, Head of Tax services
As head of Tax Services, that comprises the team of more than 40 tax expert of RSM Hungary, he works with Hungarian and multinational companies. Specialises on tax audits, digital tax solutions, international and domestic corporate structures, tax planning related to investments and acquisitions, corporate due diligence, tax benefits as well as tax advisory services related to the wealth planning. After several years of tax audit experience in the field of tax administration, he joined the RSM Hungary tax advisory team for over 10 years.
OECD recently published its status report on the progress of the 15 actions laid down in its earlier Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) document.
Read moreSince the initial introduction of transfer pricing documentation rules, there has been spectacular expansion in global intra-group trading and the number of states prescribing the preparation of transfer pricing documents has increased also. The sometimes large differences of the transfer pricing documentation rules of individual countries and the enhanced scrutiny of tax authorities in this regard, however, present a never before seen challenge for the multinational companies concerned.
Read moreThe banking data of individuals, for instance, will be as easily and quickly accessible for the tax authority as the data of property or vehicle registers.
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 moreOne should always pay attention to the decisions of the EU Court of Justice. Recently, for instance, the European Court of Justice made a decision in two joined Hungarian cases providing a clearly defined framework for the former standpoint and practice of the Hungarian tax authority in respect of the exercising of the right of VAT deduction. The court in Luxembourg also made decisions in other disputes, which elevate the partnership between taxpayers and tax authorities to a higher professional level – provided, of course, that the tax authority is also open, prepared and willing to act as a partner.
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