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Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
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Susan Kohn Ross
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Australia

Andrew Hudson
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Canada's Dept of Finance Taking Away GST/HST Exemption for Financial Advisors Re Share Transactions

February 14, 2010

By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak

It used to be that persons, such as financial advisors, that provided advice regarding share transactions (as opposed to asset transactions), were considered to be "arranging for a financial service", which is exempt from...

Posted in GST/PST and Other Non-Income Taxes, Canada, Government Relations, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Canada Law Blog | No Comments

Thai Cigarette WTO Report Will Provide Answers About Related Party Transaction Value

February 14, 2010

By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak

There is a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute that has been flying under world radar because it is between two developing countries, the Philippines and Thailand and a "sin product", being cigarettes. "Thailand — Customs and...

Posted in Customs Duties, WTO Dispute Settlement, Dispute Settlement, Developing Countries, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations, Import Controls, Protectionism, WTO Developments | No Comments