In its long history, IBFD has carried out numerous tailor-made research assignments for clients.
Recent examples include:
- Detailed reports on the (foreign) tax laws of about 20 countries, in particular in as far as they are relevant to tax treaty negotiations.
- A comprehensive survey and critical analysis of the implementation of the EC Merger Directive and Parent-Subsidiary Directive in (the then) 12 Member States.
- Surveys of the tax treatment of income and gains accruing to foreign pension funds (covering 65 source countries).
- A comparative study of the concepts of "economic employership" and "international hiring out of labour" in selected jurisdictions.
- A comparative study of administrative tax penalties in selected jurisdictions.
- A survey of the tax treatment of employee stock option plans in various countries.
- A comparative study of the tax treatment of the build-up of public and private pensions and pension proceeds in selected countries.
- Comparative studies of the income and inheritance tax aspects of emigrating to another country.
- A comparative survey of holding companies in selected European jurisdictions.
- A survey of the VAT treatment of telecommunication interconnection services.
- A survey of the VAT treatment of the provision of satellite channel services.
- A comparative survey of the VAT treatment of specific types of medicine in several countries.
- A survey of the tax treatment of owner-occupied dwellings in selected countries.
- Detailed analysis of tax and accounting issues relevant to business process outsourcing in 40 countries
- Survey of the tax treatment of the intermediation of tax allowances in selected jurisdictions.
