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Thought leaders from around the world contribute their perspectives on landmark cases, new legislation, and legal perspectives on new technologies, business practices, and civil procedure.

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New Tax in Catalonia: Tax on Companies’ Non-P

New Tax in Catalonia: Tax on Companies’ Non-Productive Assets

Mariano Roca López

The New Tax Is Levied Annually on Entities That Own Certain Non-Productive Assets

Will Spain Pass the 'Google Tax?'

What Spain’s Proposed ‘Google Tax’ Means for its New Economy

Mariano Roca López

How the Spanish Stability Program is tapping new sources of tax revenue.

Law: Predictive analytics & social media

Social Media and Other Innovations Are Jarring the Judiciary

Michelle V. Rafter

Judge Shira A. Scheindlin means it when she says social media is “totally disrupting the court system.”

Incomplete Tax Expenses

Incomplete Tax Expenses

Sergey Pepeliaev

Economists are very robust in pushing their ideas forward into legislation, and lawyers often pay no attention to the legal inconsistency of such innovations.

Litigating in Tongues

Litigating in Tongues

Katie Botkin

Multilingual E-Discovery Can Present Beaucoup Problems If Managed Incorrectly.

How Legal Translation Can Make or Break a Cas

Lost in Legal Translation

Terena Bell

What law firms need to know about translator credentials.

Three Steps to Contest Tax Penalties

Three Steps to Follow when Contesting Tax Penalties

Anthony E. Rebollo

Take these steps to avoid paying hefty tax penalties.

Spanish Inheritance and Gift Tax Changes

Good News for the Spanish Inheritance and Gift Tax

Mariano Roca López

Changes made by the Spanish Supreme Court could mean enhanced tax benefits to citizens.

French Film Tax Subsidies for Composers

Leveraging French Tax Subsidies in Film Composition

Annabelle Gauberti

For composers hoping to work on French films, the state subsidy system and tax advantages offer a point of leverage in the notoriously tough industry.

Cuatrecasas Law Firm of the Year Interview

Opening Pandora's Box in Portuguese Tax Law

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Diogo Ortigão Ramos discusses Cuatrecasas' 2019 "Law Firm of the Year" award for tax law in Portugal.

Spain to Repeal "Sun Tax"

Sun Tax Out, Self-Sufficiency In

Mariano Roca López

How Spain is paving the way for self-sufficient homes.

Tax Saving Opportunities

Tax Saving Opportunities under Puerto Rico Incentives

Alexis R. González-Pagani

Puerto Rico offers a variety of attractive incentives packages that cover multiple industry sectors.

Tax Law's Messi Doctrine

The “Messi Doctrine”: Tax Advisors Could Be Prosecuted for Their Tax Advice and Meet the Same Fate Than Their Clients

Mariano Roca López

Could lawyers be held responsible for their client's fraudulent activity?

Bitcoin and Income Tax

Owning Bitcoin May Complicate Your Estate Plan and Income Taxes

Anthony J. Enea

Your cryptocurrency assets could pose problems when it comes to your income and estate taxes.

ECOFIN Reaches Tax Agreement

ECOFIN reaches political agreement on Anti-Tax Avoidance

Mariano Roca López

EU finance ministers reached a new agreement March 13 to tackle aggressive tax schemes in the EU.

Tax and Information Returns

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Preparation and Filing of Sensitive Tax and Information Returns, and the Practitioner’s Dilemma

Richard J. Sapinski

Richard J. Sapinski and Eric L. Green discuss defending someone under investigation in a criminal tax case and examine how these cases can get complicated by “sensitive tax returns.

Divorce Settlement Tax Issues

Seven Common Tax Issues to Consider When Negotiating Your Divorce Settlement

P. Lindley Bain

During your divorce, you will be faced with various tax issues and it is important that you explore those issues with an appropriate professional before you start to negotiate your final divorce settlement.

Spanish General State Budget Approval 2019

Unpacking the 2019 Spanish General State Budget

Mariano Roca López

A union between two left-wing parties in Spain has led to a new budget agreement that could raise personal and corporate income taxes.

Cross-Border Reorganizations

Recent Case Law on Cross-Border Reorganizations

Marie-Hélène Raffin

The Euro Park decision is bound to facilitate the application of the French favorable tax regime to cross border mergers and spin-offs.

Taxation in Spain

Taxation in Spain for the Purchase of Used Goods on C2C Platforms

Mariano Roca López

Trends that have had an impact in the tax sphere in Spain.

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt Interview

Monica Biringer and Firoz Ahmed on Canada's Changing Tax Practice

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The attorneys from Canada's 2019 "Law Firm of the Year" winning Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt look at their achievements over the past year.

New Tax Incentives In Spanish Film Industry

How New Spanish Tax Incentives Are Building a Film Industry

Mariano Roca López

New tax incentives show the Spanish government investing in audiovisual production in the Canary Islands and beyond.

New Criteria Determines Spanish Individuals’

New Criteria to Determine Spanish Individuals’ Tax Residence

Mariano Roca López

Despite its apparent triviality, individuals’ tax residence can in practice have significant consequences for their pockets.

Bitcoins

Bitcoins: Tax Treatment in Spain of a Foreign Currency

Mariano Roca López

It is an extremely volatile asset whose downward trend has been going on for a month now, having decreased its value more than 40 percent.

Baraona Fischer & Cia LFOTY

Baraona Fischer & Cia on the Changes Coming to Tax Law in Chile

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Juan Manuel Baraona of the 2019 "Law Firm of the Year" award-winner for Tax Law in Chile discusses forthcoming regulations, career highlights, and his secrets to success in an interview with Best Lawyers CEO Phillip Greer.

Will Spain's New President Raise Taxes?

The Spanish Government Insists on Raising Taxes

Mariano Roca López

With a new government in Spain, big changes are coming to taxpayers.

LFOTY Interview With KM Partners Ukraine

Q&A With Alexander Minin of KM Partners, 2019 "Law Firm of the Year" Winner for Tax Law in Ukraine

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Alexander Minin discusses his tax practice at the 2019 "Law Firm of the Year" winning firm.

Business Environment in Brazil

The Incredible Improvement in the Business Environment in Brazil in the Last 10 Years

José Vinícius Bicalho Costa, Jr.

Often we come across statements about the complex business environment in Brazil—questions about the difficulties of starting a business, the slowness of the judiciary, and the legal aspects of tax, labor, and business.

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