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ANDEAN TAX, LAW AND BUSINESS BRIEFING: 2002 provides guidance on tax and legal issues investors should consider when evaluating a possible company acquisition, starting a business or entering into a joint venture or strategic alliance in Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. It features important guidance prepared by major accounting and law firms on:

* Review of the Bolivian Oil and Gas Market

* Chile’s Anti-Evasion Tax Reform Bill Enacted Into Law

* New Chilean Takeover Law

* Colombia’s 2001 Tax Reform Modifies Income Tax and VAT Regimes

* Colombia Grants Tax Exemption to Stimulate Construction Sector

* New Law Strengthens Legal and Tax Protections for Foreign Investors in Ecuador

* Regulation on the Control of Anti-Competitive Practices in Ecuador's Electric Sector

* Peru’s New Transfer Pricing Regulations

* Peruvian Tax Reforms Affecting Transactions with Tax Havens

* Changes to the Venezuelan Organic Tax Code

* Venezuelan Tax Treatment for Insurance and Reinsurance Companies

* New Rules on Gas Prices and Distribution in Venezuela

Authors include members of major law and accounting firms doing business in the region. The report covers a wide range of topics important to firms with operations in the Andean region, including:

* Antitrust

* Capital Markets

* Economics

* Employment

* Energy

* Finance

* Foreign Investment

* Government Procurement

* Intellectual Property

* Mergers & Acquisitions

* Regulation

* Taxation

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* New Central Bank Regulations Loosen Currency Control

* Amendments to the Federal Law on Production Sharing Agreements

* Rights of Minority Shareholders and Access to Corporate Information in Russian Stock Companies

* Amendments to Payroll Tax Requirements for 2002

* Arbitration Court Issues Rulings on Application of Key Provisions in Part I of the Russian Tax Code

* Environmental Liability Under the Russian PSA and Subsurface Licensing Regimes

* Russian Arbitration Courts Upholding Rights of Foreign Investors

* Signs of Progress in Russia: Reforms in Corporate Governance Aimed Squarely at Investors

* Mergers in Russia: A Review of the Laws and Procedures Involved

* Moscow Tax Authorities Initiate Broad Campaign to Audit Expatriates

* Proposed Changes to the Taxation of the Oil, Gas and Mining Industries

* Recent Amendments in the Russian Joint-Stock Companies Legislation

* Tax Incentives Applicable in the Moscow Region Authors include members of major law and accounting firms doing business in the region. The report covers a wide range of topics important to firms with operations in the Russia, including:

* Banking

* Business Practice * Economics

* Energy

* Environment

* Finance

* Foreign Investment * Intellectual Property

* Labor

* Media

* Mergers & Acquisitions

* Mining

* Regulation

* Taxation

* Telecommunications

* Trade

GLOBAL TRANSFER PRICING SOLUTIONS: 2002 is designed to advise international tax and legal professionals on proactive transfer pricing management of post-merger integrations, e-commerce and intellectual property.

Authors include members of major law and accounting firms and senior international transfer pricing professionals at the largest multinationals. The report covers a wide range of tools and techniques relevant to transfer pricing in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and Norh America on such topics as:

* APAs and Dispute Resolution

* Transfer Pricing and Performance Management

* Transfer Pricing Integration Following a Merger or Acquisition

* Managing E-business Transfer Pricing Issues

* How MNCs are Addressing Intellectual Property Issues in Transfer Pricing Planning

* Transfer Pricing Audit "Red Flags"

* International Transfer Pricing Harmonization

Readers benefit from articles like these:

* Checklist of Transfer Pricing Issues for M&A Transactions Involving U.S. Targets

* Using Cost Sharing Arrangements as a Tax Planning Vehicle: The IRS View

* Managing Global Transfer Pricing Issues Today

* Transfer Pricing Developments in People’s Republic of China

* The Vagaries of French Transfer Pricing Procedures: A Look at French Standards and Practices

* The Netherlands Issues Transfer Pricing Decrees

* Transfer Pricing Control Mechanisms in Brazil

* Mexico Toughens Transfer Pricing Documentation Requirements

* Reducing Transfer Pricing Exposure in Argentina

* "Hot Issues" in Transfer Pricing

* Peru’s New Transfer Pricing Regulations

* Russia Transfer Pricing Update: Proposed Amendments and Court Rulings

* Kazakhstan Adopts Transfer Pricing Law

* Controlling Transfer Pricing Audits of Foreign-Owned U.S. Businesses

* Proper Documentation of Transfer Pricing Practices

TAX ISSUES FOR THE ENERGY SECTOR IN RUSSIA AND THE CASPIAN REGION offers strategic advice on tax planning for oil and gas extraction-related activities in the region, including:

- taxation of regional oil pipelines

- application of transfer pricing rules to Russia’s energy sector

- taxation of foreign investment in Kazakhstan

- centralization of Russian energy tariffs

- accelerated depreciation of capital investments in Azerbaijan

- taxation of subsoil projects in Russia

As with all WorldTrade publications, TAX ISSUES FOR THE ENERGY SECTOR IN RUSSIA AND THE CASPIAN REGION is written by leading practitioners in the region at major law and accounting firms -- such as Ernst & Young; Salans Hertzfeld and Heilbronn; Baker & McKenzie; and KPMG -- as well as our own staff of researchers in the region.

The report is written to provide hands-on advice on how to manage energy sector operations in the region to limit tax exposure. You do not need to have tax expertise to understand the planning issues raised in the report.