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Pascal Saint-Amans, former head of OECD Tax, on “BEPS 2.0 x Trump 2.0”
This newsletter provides key insights from the seminar "BEPS 2.0 × Trump 2.0 – Navigating the New Era of Tax Governance for Japanese Companies," co-hosted by Nishimura & Asahi, Brunswick Group, and KPMG Tax Corporation in Tokyo on March 14, 2025. The keynote speaker, Pascal Saint-Amans, former Director of the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration (currently a partner at Brunswick Group and a professor of taxes at Lausanne University, Switzerland) delivered an insightful lecture on BEPS 2.0 × Trump 2.0, a topic at the forefront of today’s rapidly shifting international tax environment. On January 20, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a presidential action called “The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Global Tax Deal (Global Tax Deal).” Saint-Amans shared his insights on...To read the full article, please see the PDF file
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Tsuyoshi Ito has significant experience in tax counseling and tax controversies and has represented major corporations in numerous tax disputes and tax lawsuits. In March 2021, he won a significant corporate tax dispute that challenged a tax assessment of approximately USD 367 million in taxable income before the Tokyo High Court after a protracted seven-year battle. In August 2014, he won a tax dispute involving securitization transactions of domestic housing loans before the Tokyo High Court. In addition to excellent achievements in major tax disputes, he generally advises on domestic and cross-border taxation issues in various transactions, such as M&A, joint ventures, fund formation and equity/debt investments.