May 2006  
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IBFD’s Academic Activities
Academic Council launches IBFD Academic Newsletter

The Academic Council is a platform for academic discussion on international tax law. IBFD Academic Newsletter informs subscribers about academic activities such as the Visiting Research Scholar Program, Research Students Meeting and the Doctoral Series. This newsletter will be published three times per year and sent by e-mail in HTML format. Subscribers to IBFD Newsletter will receive a trial issue.

IBFD Tax Day - free of charge

This day is designed to appeal, in particular, to students of international tax law and young professionals in the field, but attendance is open to all those who are interested. The main event of the day will be a moot court hearing before a distinguished panel of judges - Arijit Pasayat (India, Supreme Court), Philippe Martin (France, Supreme Court) and John Avery Jones (UK Special Commissioner). Further information

International Tax Glossary – Now available as a CD-ROM and Online

With the addition of 400 new terms and some 300 completely or substantially revised

descriptions, this latest edition of IBFD International Tax Glossary continues to provide users with the broadest possible coverage of the language of taxation.

Online access provides you:

  • Convenient access from your pc or laptop.
  • Searches performed in seconds.
  • Hyperlinks enabling you to simply click through to related terms and subjects.

Further information

New Books in May/June
European Tax Handbook 2006
Published annually with details of corporate and individual taxation in 42 major European countries plus Canada and the United States. Purchase this book before 31 May 2006 and receive free of charge a copy of the book OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital (2005 Condensed version) and Key Tax Features of Member countries. Further information
Switzerland in International Tax Law - Third Edition

This book is designed for practitioners wishing to acquire a working knowledge of the Swiss tax issues involved in international cross-border investment. Further information

Dispute Resolution under Tax Treaties - Volume 11 Doctoral Series

As the interrelationship among tax bases becomes increasingly complex, disputes among governments as to their right to tax international trade and investments under income tax treaties are expected to increase. This study takes an in-depth look at the mechanisms used to resolve such disputes. Further information

IBFD publications update
Transfer Pricing Database

A chapter on Latvia has been added to the Transfer Pricing Database. The database includes information from international organizations involved in transfer pricing and reproduces the texts of major reports and guidelines. Articles of the International Transfer Pricing Journal are also included. Further information

Intellectual Property Taxation
Trusts
This database has been expanded with a chapter on Sweden. This database deals with the principles governing the taxation of trusts in the countries surveyed, stating clearly where the difficulties and points of uncertainty are. Further information
Value Added Taxation
Value Added Taxation now includes a chapter on Latvia. This online service outlines the different national VAT systems currently in operation in most European countries. Further information
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Tax Treaty Case Law
This database contains more than 2,850 tax treaty court decisions, with more than 750 extensive summaries in English and original-language texts of more than 1,500 decisions. Further information

Tax Training -

International Tax Academy

Vacancies

IBFD offers exciting positions in its Research Department.

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