Ireland introduces new transfer pricing rules -- Finland releases final report on tax proposals -- New Belgium-Chile tax treaty and protocol effective -- France-Taiwan income tax arrangement in force -- EU Commission: Germany's insolvency restructuring exception in ownership change rules unlawful state aid -- New Hungary-Taiwan tax treaty in force -- Polish treaties with Finland and Norway in force; interest exemption unavailable -- OECD releases scoping paper on intangibles -- PRC imposes stricter enforcement of foreign representative offices -- Indonesia releases APA regulations -- Taiwan's first thin cap rules effective -- Mexico expands tax treaty network in Latin America

Japan releases outline of 2011 tax reform -- China issues first report on APAs -- Austria releases transfer pricing guidelines -- French Parliament enacts Finance Bill for 2011, Amended Finance Bill for 2010 -- New Luxembourg regime for highly-skilled expats -- Spain amends rules to apply EU Parent Subsidiary Directive -- EU Commission requires Spain to abolish scheme favoring acquisitions in non-EU countries -- Egypt issues transfer pricing guidelines -- Israel approves new capital investment law -- Brazilian tax reductions to stimulate private lending for infrastructure -- Brazilian financial transactions tax reduced -- Mexico enacts important changes to IMMEX regime (maquiladoras)

Italy releases guidance on transfer pricing documentation regime -- Belgium issues circular on reporting requirements for payments to tax havens -- German guidance on real estate transfer tax reorganization rules released -- Ireland's 2011 Budget confirms 12.5% corporate rate -- Spain enacts major changes to capital duty legislation -- Switzerland adopts capital contribution principle: urgent action recommended -- Australia releases tax determinations on private equity funds -- Australian government announces plans to prevent ATO from assessing foreign managed funds -- Hong Kong signs treaties with Japan and France -- US-Malta treaty in force -- US, Canadian arbitration guidance released

Austrian tax proposals contain significant international tax changes -- Proposed French Finance bill 2011 may expand scope of thin capitalization rules — Irish government confirms 12.5% corporate tax rate — Portugal's Draft Budget law 2011 tightens withholding exemption, dom-0500ic participation exemption — ECJ rules Spanish real -0500ate transfer tax compatible with EU Capital Duty Directive — Switzerland signs new tax protocol with Germany — Switzerland, Canada sign protocol with withholding reductions — More on India's Vodafone case — Colombian tax reform bill to eliminate super deduction for inv-0500ments in fixed assets — Malaysia 2011 budget announced — Panama and Netherlands sign tax treaty — US, New Zealand tax protocol enters into force

Hungary proposes flat 10% corporate tax rate — Israeli draft budget 2011-12 would revamp tax incentives regime in 2011 — Italian guidance released on new CFC rules, black-list dividends — New Italian instructions for transfer pricing documentation requirements — Liechtenstein approves major tax reform — Russian officials confirm new transfer pricing rules to be signed into law this year — Update on Turkey's withholding tax changes — Brazil twice increases Tax on Financial Transactions for foreign inv-0500ments in fixed income — Mexican budget leaves tax rates unchanged — Indian discussion paper looks at foreign inv-0500ment through LLPs — Recent transfer pricing developments in Vietnam

Indian court rules in Vodaphone cross-border M&A case — Indonesia issues new treaty rules — Japan-Netherlands sign new treaty — Singapore adopts lower withholding for routine support services — Update on Taiwan's preferential withholding rate — OECD addresses transfer pricing implications of business r-0500ructuring — New Swiss guidelines on internal treaty-abuse rules — South Africa enacts controversial transfer pricing rules — Chile temporarily increases corporate tax rate

Italy enacts Home State Taxation for new businesses — Austrian proposal would limit inter-0500 expense deduction for stock acquisitions — Ireland narrows scope of royalty withholding — Israel takes aggressive stand on business conversions of tech companies — ECJ rules Spain's tax treatment of dividends to non-Spanish EU resident companies illegal; refund options — Brazil's new transfer pricing rules expire — Mexico alleviates tax reporting burden for taxpayers —- Panama announces complementary rules for tax treaties — US enacts major international tax changes — India releases revised discussion paper on proposed tax reform — Taiwan issues mutual tax exemption regulations on cross-strait sea and air exemption agreement with Mainland China

New UK government releases emergency budget; outlines roadmap for corporate tax reform — European Commission requ-0500s Belgium, Denmark, and the Netherlands amend exit tax rules — Ireland's transfer pricing rules become law — Italy adopts transfer pricing documentation measure — South Africa proposes transfer pricing, thin capitalization changes — More information on Japanese transfer pricing documentation requirements — Taiwan further reduces corporate tax rate — Vietnam issues new transfer pricing circular — Argentine government considers new regime to promote local shared services centers for service rendered abroad — Canadian government releases policy on requ-0500ing access to accountants' and auditors' working papers — Canada signs TIEA with Bermuda and St. Kitts and Nevis

Canada releases details of proposed reporting requirements for tax-avoidance transactions — Cyprus adopts new shipping tax legislation — German update on new tax rules for transfer of business functions — Italian Central Revenue releases unilateral APA statistics — Swedish tax agency floats proposed CFC changes — UK unveils new treaty relief process — New Australian Resource Super Profits Tax raises concerns — Thailand issues bilateral APA guidelines — Canadian ruling sanctions cash repatriation strategy from Canada — US Customs approves use of TP study to support related-party pricing

China Circular 19 increases deemed profits for nonresident service providers — China consolidates tax rules for representative offices — New China-Barbados protocol in force — French court rules French commissionaire is not a PE — European Commission requ-0500s Germany amend anti-treaty, anti-directive abuse rules aimed at withholding tax relief — Italy introduces new reporting rules for transactions with black-listed countries — Russia approves new draft model income tax treaty — UK Budget released — Hong Kong, Netherlands sign comprehensive tax treaty — Update on India's draft direct tax code — India-Mauritius tax treaty developments — Japan's 2010 tax reform effective 1 April or 1 October 2010 — Taiwan-Israel tax treaty and protocol in force — Canadian court rules US LLC is a treaty resident— US Congress enacts new reporting and withholding rules for dom-0500ic, foreign financial institutions