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

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.

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.

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.

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.

More and more fiscal authorities continue to develop their transfer pricing laws. The principles are common, although interpretations differ from one tax authority to another.

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.

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.

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.

Welcome to the third 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.

This Expatriate tax ebook has been designed to provide an overview of the different tax systems around the globe and gives further information about tax systems and regulations in specific countries.