Tax Disputes Podcast Series

Across the world, tax risk is on the rise. What does this mean for you? Our six-part podcast series answers that question with expert insights from G20 countries across six continents. We will explore the tax disputes landscapes in Brazil, the USA, Australia, India, Nigeria and France, and talk about major developments, tax authority attitudes, dispute resolution, criminalisation risk, the importance of your narrative and much more.

The series is hosted by our Head of Tax Knowledge, Zoe Andrews, and PSL Counsel, Tanja Velling, the co-hosts of our regular Tax News podcast (find the latest episode here). The co-heads and other members of our Tax Disputes practice will join Zoe and Tanja to speak to local experts.

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Episode 1 - Brazil

Dominic Robertson and Ricardo Bolan, respectively Co-Heads of Slaughter and May’s Tax Disputes Practice and Lefosse Advogados’ Tax Practice, join Zoe Andrews to discuss the highly litigious Brazilian tax environment. Companies rarely have less than ten ongoing disputes. To what extent is the environment improving through the introduction of a settlement process, legal reforms undertaken with a view to future OECD membership and the overhaul of Brazil’s complicated indirect tax system? Tune in to find out.

Find out more about the speakers below.

Dominic Robertson

Dominic Robertson is the Co-Head of Slaughter and May’s Tax Disputes Practice. He has a broad corporate tax practice from advisory and transactional work to tax disputes. He supports clients from first engagement with the tax authority through to settlement or litigation. Dominic has worked on landmark cases on domestic and international tax matters. These include leading cases on the UK’s salaried members rules and the interpretation of the UK/US double tax treaty.

Ricardo Bolan

Ricardo Bolan is the Co-Head of Lefosse Advogados’ Tax Practice. He has extensive experience in Brazilian tax planning and consulting, taxation of international operations, corporate restructurings, M&A transactions, private equity, investment funds and capital markets transactions . He also acts in Brazilian administrative and judicial tax litigation.

Tax Disputes Series - Brazil podcast transcript

Episode 2 - USA

Dominic Robertson, Co-Head of Slaughter and May’s Tax Disputes Practice, and Clark Armitage, Transfer Pricing Advisor and Member at Caplin & Drysdale, join Tanja Velling to explore US tax disputes trends. How can you prepare as the IRS is looking to take cases to litigation? What avenues for early engagement are available? How is the US Supreme Court likely to decide Moore, a pending case that could call into question large swathes of the US tax system? Listen to this episode to find out more about these and other topics.

Find out more about the speakers below.

Dominic Robertson

Dominic Robertson is the Co-Head of Slaughter and May’s Tax Disputes Practice. He has a broad corporate tax practice from advisory and transactional work to tax disputes. He supports clients from first engagement with the tax authority through to settlement or litigation. Dominic has worked on landmark cases on domestic and international tax matters. These include leading cases on the UK’s salaried members rules and the interpretation of the UK/US double tax treaty.

Clark Armitage

Clark Armitage is a Member in Caplin & Drysdale’s International Tax Group. Mr. Armitage's core practice is advising multinational corporations from a wide range of industries on transfer pricing matters, including planning, audits and appeals, advance pricing agreements (APAs), and Mutual Agreement Procedures (MAPs). Mr. Armitage also advises clients on a wide range of other U.S. international tax issues.