| 1/31/2012 | The Protocol amending the Canada-Switzerland tax treaty entered into force on December 16, 2011. The Protocol was signed on October 22, 2010. |
| 1/31/2012 | The U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS released temporary and proposed regulations that provide guidance on derivative type contracts such as certain payments determined by reference to the payment of U.S. sourced dividends. |
| 1/24/2012 | The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) recently heard one of the most important transfer pricing cases in Canada to date, The Queen v. GlaxoSmithKline Inc. |
| 1/17/2012 | Finance has announced that its Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with Dominica came into force on January 10, 2012. |
| 1/17/2012 | The IRS has announced transitional relief for a corporate issuer, including certain Canadian corporations, that must report a corporate action that affects the tax basis of all holders of a “specified security” by filing Form 8937 by January 17, 2012.
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| 1/10/2012 | A corporate issuer, including certain Canadian corporations, must now report a corporate action that affects the tax basis of all holders of a “specified security” by filing Form 8937 with the IRS. |
| 1/3/2012 | The U.K.'s recently released draft legislation for its new CFC regime provides that where the Finance Company Partial Exemption applies, 25% of an overseas finance company’s qualifying finance income will be subject to a CFC charge. |
| 12/20/2011 | The Hungary-United Kingdom income and capital gains tax treaty, signed in Budapest on September 7, 2011, will enter into force on December 28, 2011.0 |
| 12/13/2011 | The IRS has provided relief and guidance for U.S. citizens or dual citizens residing outside the United States who did not file a required U.S tax return or Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) by December 7, 2011.
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| 12/13/2011 | The CRA recently released its Advance Pricing Arrangement Program Report for 2010-2011. |
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