Das Kreisschreiben Nr. 5 von 2004 (KS 5 - Umstrukturierungen) der Eidgenssischen Steuerverwaltung (ESTV) wurde nach 18 Jahren berarbeitet und durch das neue Kreisschreiben Nr. 5a (KS 5a) ersetzt, welches per 1. Februar 2022 in Kraft trat. Es regelt auf Bundesebene die Steuerfolgen bei Umstrukturierungen von Personenunternehmungen und juristischen Personen.
Circular Letter No. 5 of 2004 (CL 5 - Restructuring) of the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA) was revised after 18 years and replaced by the new Circular Letter No. 5a (CL 5a), which came into force on 1 February 2022. It regulates at the federal level the tax consequences in the case of restructurings of partnerships and legal entities.
La circulaire n 5 de 2004 (C 5 - Restructurations) de l'Administration fdrale des contributions (AFC) a t remanie aprs 18 ans et remplace par la nouvelle circulaire n 5a (C 5a), qui est entre en vigueur le 1er fvrier 2022. Elle rgle au niveau fdral les consquences fiscales des restructurations d'entreprises de personnes et de personnes morales.
In Stephen John Hunt (Liquidator of Marylebone Warwick Balfour Management Ltd) v Richard Balfour-Lynn and others [2022] EWHC 784 (Ch), the High Court decided that the directors of a company which went into liquidation after participating in an ineffective tax avoidance scheme did not breach their fiduciary duties and payments made pursuant to the scheme were not transactions defrauding creditors.
Background
Claims against directors for unsuccessful tax avoidance schemes when their company enters into insolvency is not a new phenomenon, but a very recent case introduces a new potential defence for directors, as our Insolvency and Corporate Recovery specialist Tony Sampson explains.
Why would HMRC challenge a scheme?
HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS
Pension Disputes Bulletin
Welcome to the latest edition of our regular pension disputes bulletin. In these bulletins we report on key cases, Ombudsman decisions and regulatory activity and we highlight emerging risks for pension schemes, providers, sponsors, administrators and other service providers.
In a hurry? In a hurry? Read the `Risk warning', `Takeaways' and `Comment' boxes to find out the key risks, points to note and to read our observations on each case/ development.
MAY 2022
Introduction
The practice area of bankruptcy & insolvency is in a constant state of flux. 2020 and 2021 saw some of the biggest reforms to our insolvency framework in 30 years, as businesses struggled financially with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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These are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of April 25, 2022.
In March 2019, Liquidators were appointed to The Australian Sawmilling Company Pty Ltd (TASCO) by way of a creditors’ voluntary winding up. TASCO owned a large lot of contaminated land – there were stockpiles of construction and demolition waste resulting from a former licensee conducting a materials recycling business.
The recent Supreme Court of New South Wales decision of Fitz Jersey Pty Ltd v Atlas Construction Group Pty Ltd (in liq)1 clarifies that s 588FF of the Corporations Act permits an assignee of a liquidator’s voidable transaction claim to trace a company’s property or proceeds for the purposes of the assignee’s recovery proceedings.