In search of harmony: Finding a consensus on hybrid mismatches

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In search of harmony: Finding a consensus on hybrid mismatches

Mismatches create opportunities. This is true in any scenario, whether it is the opportunity for a fleet-footed and nimble winger to gain an advantage by exposing the bulky, flat-footed front-row rugby forward who has temporarily become his opposite man, or whether it is in the (equally ruck-filled) field of tax planning. Matthew Gilleard looks at where the OECD is drawing the line when it comes to activity that takes advantage of tax law mismatches in an intended or acceptable manner, and that which is not.

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