The importance of Corporate Economic Substance

The issue of corporate economic substance is high on the agenda of tax authorities globally, following recent developments to improve fairness and cooperation in international tax. Following requests from the EU’s Code of Conduct Group (Business Taxation), the ‘Crown dependencies’ have agreed to introduce legislation that will require resident companies carrying on certain specified activities…

Virgin Media O2 launches following £31bn merger…

Virgin Media O2 launches following £31bn merger… Virgin Media and O2 have completed their £31 billion merger with a pledge to “upgrade” the UK with investment in fibre and 5G infrastructure. Parent companies Liberty Global and Telefonica first agreed to combine their UK assets in 2020 and received final approval from competition authorities last month. The deal…