Joseph Stanley-Smith

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Joe manages ITR’s online and print coverage, and the publication’s events worldwide. He covers a range of tax issues affecting multinational corporations, particularly indirect tax matters and case studies.

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The negative aspects of tax insurance

Tax insurance, which helps companies to push through deals with identified tax risks, is being used needlessly on tax issues which present barely any risk at all, according to one tax director, but others disagree.

Joseph Stanley-Smith, March 06, 2019
How customisation can catch companies cold

Companies should resist the temptation to make numerous customisations to their in-house tax compliance systems because it makes them less flexible in the long-run, say tax directors.

Joseph Stanley-Smith, March 01, 2019
Japan to make internal reorganisations easier with tax break

The Japanese government has announced changes which will give companies more flexibility in tax structuring, lessening the sizeable tax burden on downstream mergers and making triangular reorganisations easier.

Joseph Stanley-Smith, February 22, 2019
How to run a tax department in a start-up culture

Ken Chan, head of tax at TransferWise, told the audience at ITR’s Tax and Technology Summit how his company’s unconventional culture helps him deal with tax challenges.

Joseph Stanley-Smith, February 21, 2019
Barbara Angus becomes EY global tax policy leader

Barbara Angus, a key figure in drafting the US Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TJCA), has been appointed global tax policy leader at EY.

Joseph Stanley-Smith, February 21, 2019
Companies turn to insurance to push through M&A deals

Companies in the private equity and real estate sectors are increasingly turning to tax-specific insurance to expedite M&A deals.

Joseph Stanley-Smith, February 15, 2019