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ABOUT TAXAND

Taxand is a global network of leading tax advisors from independent member firms in 50 countries. Our tax professionals—more than 300 tax partners and 2,000 tax advisors—grasp both the fine points of tax and the broader strategic implications, helping our clients mitigate risk, manage their tax burden and drive the performance of their business.

We're passionate about tax. We collaborate and share knowledge, capitalising on our collective expertise to provide our clients with high quality, tailored advice that helps relieve the pressures associated with making complex tax decisions.

We're also independent—ensuring that our clients adhere both to best practice and to tax law and that we remain free from time-consuming audit-based conflict checks. This, coupled with the compact structure of our member firms, enables us to deliver practical advice, responsively.

Taxand has achieved worldwide market recognition. In the International Tax Review’s (ITR) World Tax 2010, over 95% of Taxand members were ranked top. Recently Taxand won Latin American Tax Firm of the year at the ITRs Americas Awards 2009. Taxand won the International Tax Review’s (ITR) best newcomer awards for delivering best-in-class cross border advice throughout Europe, across the Americas and over Asia Pacific in 2008. Moreover, 31 member firms were voted top in the ITR tax transaction survey and 30 were ranked top in the ITR tax planning survey 2009.

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Taxand's Take - Click here to read the latest issue

Focusing on the most recent legislation and its implications for companies like yours - internationally and in local jurisdictions - the Taxand's Take provides updates on the issues affecting you and your business.

To subscribe simply register at http://www.taxand.com/news/register.

Taxand Global Guide to APAs and CAs

As tax authorities worldwide seek to increase tax takes to beat the downturn, multinationals face further scrutiny. Whether planning a complex transaction or reassessing your transfer pricing position, understanding Advance Pricing Agreement programmes and Competent Authority procedures is essential.

Taxand’s Global Guide to APAs and CAs – split by region – provides you with an at-a-glance view of the key legislation in place. Take a look to inform your risk management strategy. You can save time and money, plan against audits and prevent double taxation if you’re in the know.

Download your copy here: http://www.taxand.com/news/publications/transferpricing.

If you need to discuss your transfer pricing requirements in depth our Taxand global transfer pricing team is here to help. Your local contact for queries is:

Dale Hill
Partner, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
T. (613) 786-0102
E. dale.hill@gowlings.com

Taxand’s global transfer pricing team brings together specialists to help clients meet their transfer pricing obligations while achieving meaningful tax efficiencies. Made up of multi-jurisdictional and local experts who understand in depth the transfer pricing regulations and administrative practices at work worldwide, Taxand delivers high quality, proactive advice. Taxand’s independence ensures freedom from audit-based conflicts of interest and the delivery of a responsive service. To find out more please visit www.taxand.com.

Taxand Americas Guide to Transfer Pricing

Designed as an essential desk top "ready reference" for corporate executives, Taxand's publication guides you through the key rules to inform your decision-making, covering an overview of the OECD guidelines and – by country – documentation requirements; applicable transfer pricing methods; related party definitions; penalties for non-compliance and thin capitalization rules.

For more information and to order your copy, click here.

Taxand Comments on OECD Papers

Taxand is committed to providing feedback to OECD public discussion reports. Through our global network we are able to seek comments from our tax specialists worldwide developing responses to OECD discussions that inform and provide insight into key issues. We are delighted to offer our expertise to benefit the OECD's continual improvement of international taxation in the business community. For links to Taxand's comments on recent OECD papers, click here.