SPEAKER(s): Arcotia Hatsidimitris, Giammarco Cottani, Kay Kimkana, SM Thanneermalai

AUDIENCE: Finance & tax personnel of multinational enterprises; tax accountants, economists, lawyers, in-house tax managers, tax & transfer pricing advisers, go

DESCRIPTION: This course will give participants an introduction to the most important principles of transfer pricing for tax purposes. Focus will be on OECD aspects of transfer pricing and examples will be used throughout the course.

COST: MYR 4,165 / USD 1,205

SPEAKER(s): Bart Kosters, Séverine Baranger, Carlos Gutiérrez Puente, Paolo Arginelli, Giammarco Cottani, Dan McSwiney, Ridha Hamzaoui.

AUDIENCE: Suitable for practising professionals, and anyone preparing for the CIOT examination – Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (ADIT Paper I).

DESCRIPTION: As well as providing the participants with fundamentals of international taxation, the course includes a substantial section on tax treaty interpretation and application, covering both active and passive income, the principles of transfer pricing; an overview of basic tax planning structures and the most common anti-avoidance provisions.

COST: € 2,290 / $ 2,977

SPEAKER(s): Nick Lawrence

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: This one day course is designed for both finance and development staff who need to be certain that their organisations are coping with the complexities of VAT but also wish to plan their activities in a VAT-efficient way.

COST: £490 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Tim Palmer

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: This very practical course will provide a comprehensive review of the impact of national insurance and NIC compliance procedures and planning. The new NIC on benefits in kind and PAYE settlement procedures will be reviewed in depth. NIC compliance and regulations will be covered fully. The course will endeavour to bring delegates up to date on the main NIC administration issues, discuss how best to avoid NIC pitfalls and advise how to mitigate such liabilities.

COST: £510 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): David Whiscombe and David Young

AUDIENCE: The seminar is designed to be of particular interest to advisers to owner-managed businesses.

DESCRIPTION: A look at the up-to-date position of domicile and residence, how it affects liability to UK tax and what planning opportunities still exist including: Who can still benefit from remittance basis; planning before assumption of UK domicile; UK tax liabilities of non-residents trading or investing in the UK and leaving the UK to avoid tax

COST: £58.75

SPEAKER(s): Johnathan Levy or Andrew Watters

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: The course considers those areas of tax law where what is the correct tax treatment can be a matter for judgement. HMRC’s approach to such cases is examined. How advisers can best represent their clients’ interests (and minimise the chance of any potential negligence actions) is discussed as is the impact of Self Assessment and the Human Rights Act on HMRC powers and practice. Finally, the usefulness of litigation in resolving contentious areas is considered.

COST: £540 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Robert Jamieson

AUDIENCE: Practicing Accountants and Tax Professionals

DESCRIPTION: The main aim of this course is to provide a résumé of a number of topical tax planning arrangements and opportunities, Partners, managers and other members of staff who need to give up-to-date tax advice to their business and personal clients will benefit.Course Contents to Include: Transitional IHT provisions for accumulation and maintenance trusts, Capital tax planning opportunities after FA 2006, A principal private residence anomaly, Family debt scheme, Taper relief and ‘cash rich’ companies, Associated companies, no trade or business? Spreading pension contributions under the new regime

COST: £55

SPEAKER(s): Robert Jamieson

AUDIENCE: Practicing Accountants and Tax Professionals

DESCRIPTION: All practitioners who advise the owners and prospective owners of private companies on tax matters will benefit from this course which will look at some of the key tax issues which need to be considered when advising clients on buying or selling private companies.Course Contents to Include: Sale of shares v sale of asset, CGT and private company shareholders, Tax planning for vendors and purchasers

COST: £55

SPEAKER(s): Alan Buckett

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: This course covers those aspects of VAT specific to the insurance industry. It is intended for those with responsibility for the VAT accounting of insurance companies, brokers and underwriting agents. It will also consider VAT mitigation techniques with reference to decided cases. A prior knowledge of the topics covered in Introduction to VAT in Financial Services is assumed.

COST: £560 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Alan Buckett

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: This course covers those aspects of VAT specific to the insurance industry. It is intended for those with responsibility for the VAT accounting of insurance companies, brokers and underwriting agents. It will also consider VAT mitigation techniques with reference to decided cases. A prior knowledge of the topics covered in Introduction to VAT in Financial Services is assumed.

COST: £560 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Mike Truman

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: The course will look at the consequences of granting shares or options to employees (‘unapproved schemes’), and will then look at the treatment of HMRC approved share schemes. Approximately equal time will be given to approved and unapproved schemes. The course does not assume any prior knowledge and gives delegates a framework for understanding the purpose and effect of the legislation.

COST: £510 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Bart Kosters, Joanna Wheeler

AUDIENCE: Tax advisers, in-house tax managers, and government officials involved with design application of international double taxation relief rules.

DESCRIPTION: This two-day course is designed to take participants through the important issues surrounding international double taxation relief. Participants will become familiar with the various methods of double taxation relief and will get to know the many difficulties and pitfalls of applying the various methods - this knowledge will enable participants to anticipate these problems and thereby avoid the risk of the increased effective tax burden that these difficulties and pitfalls possibly can result in.

COST: € 1,390 / $ 1,807

SPEAKER(s): Anne Mathieson

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: The course is designed to provide comprehensive and practical training in this complex area. Examples and case studies are used to illustrate. It assumes a good understanding of inheritance tax as covered in the Inheritance Tax, Including Planning Points course.

COST: £510 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): David Whiscombe and David Young

AUDIENCE: The seminar is designed to be of particular interest to advisers to owner-managed businesses.

DESCRIPTION: A look at the up-to-date position of domicile and residence, how it affects liability to UK tax and what planning opportunities still exist including: Who can still benefit from remittance basis; planning before assumption of UK domicile; UK tax liabilities of non-residents trading or investing in the UK and leaving the UK to avoid tax

COST: £58.75

SPEAKER(s): Russel Cockburn

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: This course aims to provide a thorough grounding in the principles of residence and domicile for UK tax purposes and also considers some planning opportunities available for those leaving the UK and those coming here. The course covers UK tax law and practice on residence, ordinary residence and domicile and discusses particular planning areas such as capital gains tax. It also briefly reviews the remaining tax issues involving offshore trusts.

COST: £510 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Philip Gillett (formerly Head of Tax at ICI) and Andrew Roycroft of Norton Rose

AUDIENCE: Corporate Heads of Tax

DESCRIPTION: The event will address the following issues: How do you put together a tax strategy for your department? How do other companies do it? Do they have a written tax strategy document?

COST: contact for further details

SPEAKER(s): Nikhil Mehta, Giammarco Cottani, Matthias Geurts, Vania Petrella, Thomas Humphreys

AUDIENCE: Tax advisers, lawyers, accountants, tax inspectors; and in-house tax personnel within the financial industry sector.

DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to take participants through the important issues surrounding international double taxation relief. Participation is beneficial to anyone confronted with relief from double taxation under different tax systems and in different countries in order to understand how the techniques operate. Participants will become familiar with the various methods of double taxation relief and will get to know the many difficulties and pitfalls of applying the various methods - this knowledge will enable participants to anticipate these problems and thereby avoid the risk of the increased effective tax burden that these difficulties and pitfalls possibly can result in.

COST: € 1,690 / $ 2,197

SPEAKER(s): Russel Cockburn

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: This course looks in detail at the HMRC’s powers and approach to self assessment enquiries and investigations. Attendees will see videos and participate in case studies designed to emphasise of understanding what the HMRC can and cannot do and how cases are selected. It aims to the importance provide the attendee with an all round grasp of the technicalities and pitfalls of enquiry work together with an awareness of how to limit the possibility or extent of an enquiry.

COST: £520 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Transfer Pricing Group of Deloitte

AUDIENCE: Transfer Pricing managers, international tax managers and directors, controllers, treasurers, chief financial officers, senior executives

DESCRIPTION: This new advanced toplevel TP distance learning course has been designed to provide in depth training for financial, tax and TP professionals who are interested in expanding their knowledge of the theory and practice of TP.

COST: € 2,480,-

SPEAKER(s): Anne Mathieson

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: This course serves as an introduction to double taxation treaties and explains how to use them. Delegates will be taken through a model treaty and will discuss how its provisions apply to a range of practical examples. Note that the course will concentrate on the principles of using double taxation treaties rather than dealing with specific treaties. It is suitable for delegates who have not used double taxation treaties before or want a refresher on the basic principles.

COST: £520 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Lakshmi Narain

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: Corporate tax reform arguably commenced in the early 80s but gathered pace in the 90s and now seems to have come to an end. The changes have been significant. In addition to the close link with accounting practice, advisers need to have a detailed understanding of the application of the rules relating to the disposal of substantial shareholdings, intangible assets, loan relationships and corporate reorganisations. The last two years have also seen the introduction of targeted anti-avoidance rules aimed at countering perceived abuse of reliefs and arbitrage.

COST: £560 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Gwen Ryder

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: This course together with VAT in Detail – Part 2 provides a thorough review of the main rules. Starting with the basics, Part 1 covers many of the key rules applicable to all businesses. The two parts can be taken as a two day programme, or separately.

COST: £520 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Roderick Black

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: This course aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to the taxation regime applying to REITs as introduced by FA 2006. The course is suitable for those entering or working in the property sector. A basic knowledge of corporation tax will be assumed.

COST: £520 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): John Muuler

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: This course is intended for participants who understand the principles of corporate international taxation and have more than a basic understanding of EU law with respect to direct taxation. The course assumes familiarity with the EC tax directives and the major EC direct tax cases and is meant as an update to and in depth discussion of the latest EU tax developments.

COST: £560 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Giles Mooney

AUDIENCE: Practicing Accountants and Tax Professionals

DESCRIPTION: This course will bring delegates up to date on the familiar,& not so familiar elements of Corporation Tax.Course Contents to Include: Taxable profits, Capital Allowances & Capital Gains, Loss reliefs,Close companies, Corporation Tax charge, Administration of Corporation Tax.

COST: £55

SPEAKER(s): Giles Mooney

AUDIENCE: Practicing Accountants and Tax Professionals

DESCRIPTION: Covering all areas of tax and legal issues considered in relation to property transactions, common mistakes in practice and current planning opportunities. Schedule A, Rents/leases, Deductions, Capital allowances, Furnished holiday lets, Property dealing, Capital Taxes on Property, Private residence: capital gains tax, Maintaining PPR relief, Interaction with Schedule D and employment taxes deductions, PPR and separation Private residence, inheritance tax, Preserving the value of the family home, Importance of securing tenure, Latest planning techniques, Pre owned assets, The holiday home CGT and IHT implications of overseas properties, Investment properties, Obtaining business assets tapering relief Business property relief opportunities

COST: £55

SPEAKER(s): Gwen Ryder

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: This course covers the more complicated aspects of VAT, highlighting problems and recent developments. It assumes as prior knowledge topics covered in VAT in Detail – Part 1 with which it can be combined to form a two day programme.

COST: £520 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Anne Mathieson

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: This course is intended to give participants an overview of the UK tax system and an insight into the workings of the main taxes.

COST: £520 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Tim Palmer

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: This course, together with Comprehensive Introduction to Corporation Tax - Parts 2 & 3, will provide delegates with a comprehensive and detailed overview of the workings of corporation tax. A very practical approach will be adopted with appropriate case studies to be undertaken. Computational aspects will be fully reviewed, together with reference to the underlying law. It is intended for newcomers to corporation tax, as well as those requiring a refresher on the basic principles. Those new to tax should consider attending Introduction to the UK Tax System before attending this course.

COST: £520 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Tim Palmer

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: This course covers more complicated aspects of corporation tax with particular emphasis on practical application. It assumes as prior knowledge topics covered in Comprehensive Introduction to Corporation Tax - Part 1, with which it can be combined to form a two day programme.

COST: £520 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Tim Buss

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: This course is for accounts payable staff who need in depth, detailed and practical training on this subject. The course includes practical ‘in tray’ exercises during which delegates will analyse invoices dealing with points covered on the course.

COST: £520 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Tim Palmer

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: This course will cover the administration aspects of corporation tax. It will clarify the considerable impact of self assessment for companies and the quarterly instalment system of payments for corporation tax. This course is designed to follow on from Comprehensive Introduction to Corporation Tax - Parts 1 & 2 and topics covered in these will be assumed as prior knowledge. However, the course is also suitable for delegates with previous corporate tax experience, who are now starting to deal with the submission and agreement of computations under CT self assessment.

COST: £520 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Giammarco Cottani, Antonio Russo , Hugo Vollebregt, Tim Brierley, Michel van der Breggen, Wilko Herrings, Ida de Vries

AUDIENCE: Finance & tax personnel, tax accountants, economists & lawyers, tax managers, tax & transfer pricing advisers , government officials & tax inspectors.

DESCRIPTION: This course will give participants an introduction to the most important principles of transfer pricing for tax purposes. Focus will be on OECD aspects of transfer pricing and examples will be used throughout the course. The course is interactive with a maximum of 30 participants. Participation is of benefit to transfer pricing advisers, lawyers, accountants, tax inspectors, and in-house transfer pricing managers. Prior experience in transfer pricing is not required. The course will enable participants to put the most important transfer pricing techniques into practice.

COST: € 1,690 / $ 2,197

SPEAKER(s): Giles Mooney

AUDIENCE: Practicing Accountants and Tax Professionals

DESCRIPTION: The approach following FA 2004 and subsequent acts, Identifying the right scheme for the client, CGT deferrals, Exploiting CGT taper relief, Film partnerships, EIS/VCT, Spouse as shareholder or partner, Business exit routes, Employee share schemes, IHT mitigation schemes, IHT and the family home, Using pension schemes as tax mitigation tool, Leaving the UK to avoid tax Tax mitigation for non-domiciles

COST: £55

SPEAKER(s): Kevin Holmes, Bart Kosters, Tom Toryanik

AUDIENCE: Tax advisory professionals who have experience of their national tax system but have now moved to an international department where they have to deal

DESCRIPTION: This introductory-level course is designed to give participants a framework for understanding the main issues involved in the application of income tax treaties. The course is particularly useful for tax professionals who have experience of their national tax system, but who have now moved to an international department where they are required to deal with treaties. It would also be useful for participants who have encountered treaties on an occasional basis, but who wish to ensure that they are aware of the main problem areas of treaty law.

COST: MYR 5,053 / USD 1,465

SPEAKER(s): Frans Vanistendael, Joanna Wheeler, Jan de Goede, Hans Pijl, Giammarco Cottani, Walter van de Corput, Rita Szudoczky, Paulus Merks , Marc Clercx, Heather Hudak, Stephen Puett, Séverine Baranger, Fabiola Annacondia, Andreas Perdelwitz, Ridha Hamzaoui

AUDIENCE: Professionals with some experience of national taxation & who have to deal with cross-border tax situations / issues from cross-border transactions.

DESCRIPTION: This deals with the basic concepts and principles of international tax law. It examines the sources that go to make up international tax law, how those sources of law fit together, and the main issues of international tax law. Participants will acquire an understanding of the concepts & principles of international tax law, learn what to look for when dealing with international tax situations, the different approaches of national tax systems, and how to apply double taxation treaties. Participants will see the whole framework of international tax law to acquire the background knowledge and confidence to pursue specific enquiries independently.

COST: € 3,800 / $4,940

SPEAKER(s): Tim Palmer

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: This course, together with Comprehensive Introduction to Corporation Tax - Parts 2 & 3, will provide delegates with a comprehensive and detailed overview of the workings of corporation tax. A very practical approach will be adopted with appropriate case studies to be undertaken. Computational aspects will be fully reviewed, together with reference to the underlying law. It is intended for newcomers to corporation tax, as well as those requiring a refresher on the basic principles. Those new to tax should consider attending Introduction to the UK Tax System before attending this course.

COST: £520 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Simon Birkett

AUDIENCE: Practicing Accountants and Tax Professionals

DESCRIPTION: Taper relief:utilising capital losses,u se of trading losses against chargeable gains,mixed business and non business use, Business disposals, some special cases:incorporation relief and the opt-out, earn-outs, liquidation Transfers into and out of trusts:holdover relief, restrictions on PPR relief (trustees and beneficiaries), Anti-avoidance provisions: clogged losses,FA 2007 restrictions, non-arm’s length transactions, Recent case law principles

COST: £55

SPEAKER(s): Simon Birkett

AUDIENCE: Practicing Accountants and Tax Professionals

DESCRIPTION: The course will cover the main tax planning areas that are relevant to the tax affairs of individuals and their families, It will highlight pitfalls that must be avoided including those which have emerged in the last 12 months or so. Course Contents to Include: Private residences: protection from CGT and IHT, Trust tax planning: the good the bad and the ugly, Children’s income and school fees, Separation and divorce: making the best of it, Pension scheme planning, Non-domiciled individuals, Tax efficient investment

COST: £55

SPEAKER(s): Tim Buss

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: . This course is for accounts payable staff who need in depth, detailed and practical training on this subject. The course includes practical ‘in tray’ exercises during which delegates will analyse invoices dealing with points covered on the course.

COST: £520 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Tim Palmer

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: This course covers more complicated aspects of corporation tax with particular emphasis on practical application. It assumes as prior knowledge topics covered in Comprehensive Introduction to Corporation Tax - Part 1, with which it can be combined to form a two day programme.

COST: £520 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Tim Palmer

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: This course will cover the administration aspects of corporation tax. It will clarify the considerable impact of self assessment for companies and the quarterly instalment system of payments for corporation tax. This course is designed to follow on from Comprehensive Introduction to Corporation Tax - Parts 1 & 2 and topics covered in these will be assumed as prior knowledge. However, the course is also suitable for delegates with previous corporate tax experience, who are now starting to deal with the submission and agreement of computations under CT self assessment.

COST: £520 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Simon Birkett

AUDIENCE: Practicing Accountants and Tax Professionals

DESCRIPTION: This course will examine the taxation of married persons, including the consequences of marriage and of break-up of marriage, It will suggest planning opportunities and pitfalls, It will further consider the implications of registered partnerships (of same sex couples) in comparison with unmarried cohabiters. Course Content to Include: Tax and the family, Civil partners, Pension arrangements ,Tax on Director/Shareholders, husband and wife issues, Children, Capital gains tax, Inheritance Tax, Marriage breakdown - implications for income, Marriage breakdown - capital provisions

COST: £55

SPEAKER(s): Simon Birkett

AUDIENCE: Practicing Accountants and Tax Professionals

DESCRIPTION: The Exact nature of the course will be set nearer to the time, in order to keep you fully up to date with developments, The course is intended not only to alert you to regulatory changes but also to widen the discussion to bring out points that you can use in practice.Course Contents to Include: Statements of Practice, Revenue Interpretations, Extra Statutory Concessions, Tax and Vat Developments, Press Releases, Tax Cases, Budget and Finance Act.

COST: £55

SPEAKER(s): Gwen Ryder

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: This course together with VAT in Detail – Part 2 provides a thorough review of the main rules. Starting with the basics, Part 1 covers many of the key rules applicable to all businesses. The two parts can be taken as a two day programme, or separately.

COST: £520 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Gwen Ryder

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: This course covers the more complicated aspects of VAT, highlighting problems and recent developments. It assumes as prior knowledge topics covered in VAT in Detail – Part 1 with which it can be combined to form a two day programme.

COST: £520 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Bart Kosters, Walter van de Corput, Paolo Arginelli, Séverine Baranger, Giammarco Cottani, Rita Szudoczky

AUDIENCE: Tax advisers, in-house tax managers, government officials and tax inspectors.

DESCRIPTION: This Intermediate level course will explore the concept of permanent establishment (PE) in depth. Practical issues, such as VAT and profit allocation will be covered. This will be combined with the use of case studies to ensure that participants leave the course with the confidence to apply what they have learned. Emphasis will be placed on a number of complex tax issues relating to PEs, such as non-discrimination, e-commerce, triangular situations and the problems surrounding agency PEs. The latest OECD developments will also be examined.

COST: € 1,690 / $ 2,197

SPEAKER(s): Alan Buckett

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: This course is for those who have little experience of VAT and only a limited knowledge of banking and insurance. It will provide you with basic VAT knowledge and practical examples of how VAT works in the finance sector. Following this course you can progress to the courses VAT in Banking or VAT in Insurance.

COST: £520 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Russel Cockburn

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: The objective of this course is to enable those within an organisation who are responsible for the payroll to better understand the basic principles and requirements for the operation of their PAYE scheme and to deal correctly with HMRC.

COST: £510 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Andrew Roycroft of Norton Rose

AUDIENCE: Corporate Heads of Tax

DESCRIPTION: VAT avoidance, Cross-border VAT issues, Practical tips and dos and don'ts. Presentation by Norton Rose followed by a roundtable discussion where participants share their experiences and knowledge under Chatham House Rules

COST: contact for further details

SPEAKER(s): Gwen Ryder

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: The disposal, construction, acquisition or renting of property, and any land related supply, all have VAT implications. The complexity of the tax and high transaction values can mean costly errors. This course is for all ranges of businesses and organisations (especially those that are partially exempt) involved directly and indirectly with land and property transactions, that need a sound understanding of the VAT legislation in this complex area, to benefit from careful VAT planning and to avoid pitfalls. This course assumes a good basic knowledge of VAT.

COST: £520 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Russel Cockburn

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: HMRC is becoming increasingly interested in the tax affairs of inward and outward bound expatriate employees. Payroll managers dealing with these movements of employees face a rigorous compliance environment. As movement of labour on the international markets becomes an ever more commonplace event this course provides an opportunity for those dealing with these issues to review their knowledge of the practical matters to be dealt with on the PAYE affairs of such employees.

COST: £510 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Paul Soper

AUDIENCE: Practicing Accountants and Tax Professionals

DESCRIPTION: This course will update delegates on recent Capital Gains Tax and Inheritance Tax developments including pitfalls and planning opportunities, Who will benefit ? -In particular, those qualified staff advising high net worth individuals and those giving advice on selling and passing on the family business.Course Outline: Capital Gains Tax taper relief refresher, Maximising business asset taper relief, Importance of "trading company" status, Interaction of taper with other CGT reliefs,Principal Private Residences, Inheritance tax refresher, Business Property relief - pitfalls and planning.

COST: £55

SPEAKER(s): Gary Morley and Paula Tallon

AUDIENCE: Practicing Accountants and Tax Professionals

DESCRIPTION: his seminar is for anyone with clients who may sell their business in the foreseeable future. Course Contents to Include: Choosing between an asset or share sale Negotiating and structuring the deal, Using loan notes and earn outs, Obtaining clearances, Mitigating the tax on the sale proceeds, Avoiding the anti-avoidance legislation, The Seven Deadly Don’ts from a commercial perspective

COST: £55

SPEAKER(s): Gwen Ryder

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: This course is designed for those in the further and higher education sectors who need to ensure VAT compliance within their institutions. VAT is not just an additional cost for universities and colleges. The emphasis on maximising revenue, often involving joint ventures or limited companies, means it is all too easy to be caught out not charging VAT on a supply that does not qualify for exemption. Even within the main educational activity, there are opportunities for recovering input VAT and various Tribunal decisions have shown that the scope for applying the partial exemption rules is often not understood.

COST: £520 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Gwen Ryder

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: This course is an introduction to both the VAT and customs duty implications of international trade in goods and services. It is designed for non-VAT specialists or those new to VAT, or to international trade. This course gives practical and clear guidance through the maze of VAT and duty procedures and is an ideal foundation for the more detailed VAT and EU Trade in Goods course.

COST: £520 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Brian Ogilvie

AUDIENCE: Practicing Accountants and Tax Professionals

DESCRIPTION: This course will look at some typical areas of difficulty encountered in preparing tax computations, examining both the assessment of income and the deductibility of expenses, Course Contents to Include:The existence of a trade and the badges of trade, Voluntary receipts, compensation and damages, Capital v Revenue: problems in practice, Private or business expenditure and the "duality" rule, The rental income "business", problems in calculating income and expenses, Recent cases affecting the tax computation

COST: £55 + VAT per person

SPEAKER(s): Brian Ogilvie

AUDIENCE: Practicing Accountants and Tax Professionals

DESCRIPTION: This course aims to make participants who act for small companies aware of the latest developments in Corporation Tax and also include an appraisal of the most recent changes in legislation and case law and the proactive steps that clients may need to implement to take maximum advantage of these. Course Contents to Include: Recent tax cases, Small company tax planning points, and where these can be applied in practice, Overview of HMRC developments and pronouncements, Finance Bill/Act 2008 and the small business

COST: £55 + VAT per person

SPEAKER(s): Gwen Ryder

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: This course is for businesses which trade in goods with other member states of the EU, including via the internet. It gives in-depth, practical guidance on all the UK VAT legal, invoicing and reporting requirements of such trade, including completion of UK VAT returns, European Sales listings and Intrastat returns. The course also highlights the danger areas for unforeseen VAT registration or obligations in other member states arising from such trade.

COST: £520 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Rita Szudoczky, Séverine Baranger, Giammarco Cottani, Pasquale Pistone , Ramona Piscopo Mario Tenore

AUDIENCE: Suitable for those who work in a tax advisory practice, in industry or for a government.

DESCRIPTION: This introductory-level course is designed to give participants a framework for understanding the main issues involved in the application of income tax treaties. The course is particularly useful for tax professionals who have experience of their national tax system, but who have now moved to an international department where they are required to deal with treaties. It would also be useful for participants who have encountered treaties on an occasional basis, but who wish to ensure that they are aware of the main problem areas of treaty law.

COST: € 1,690 / $ 2,197

SPEAKER(s): Russel Cockburn

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: This course aims to provide a thorough review of the UK’s system of tax relief for business capital expenditure. It examines the latest available guidance from HMRC and the courts on the interpretation of plant and machinery and other capital allowances and offers delegates the chance to update their knowledge in this complex area of tax legislation. In general the course is statute and case law based but also it is intended to show how precedents are applied in practice

COST: £520 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Paul Soper

AUDIENCE: Practicing Accountants and Tax Professionals

DESCRIPTION: The Exact nature of the course will be set nearer to the time, in order to keep you fully up to date with developments, The course is intended not only to alert you to regulatory changes but also to widen the discussion to bring out points that you can use in practice. Course Contents to Include: Statements of Practice, Revenue Interpretations, Extra Statutory Concessions, Tax and Vat Developments, Press Releases, Tax Cases, Budget and Finance Act.

COST: £55

SPEAKER(s): Paul Soper

AUDIENCE: Practicing Accountants and Tax Professionals

DESCRIPTION: This course will update delegates on recent Capital Gains Tax and Inheritance Tax developments including pitfalls and planning opportunities, Who will benefit ? -In particular, those qualified staff advising high net worth individuals and those giving advice on selling and passing on the family business. Course Outline: Capital Gains Tax taper relief refresher, Maximising business asset taper relief, Importance of "trading company" status, Interaction of taper with other CGT reliefs,Principal Private Residences, Inheritance tax refresher, Business Property relief - pitfalls and planning.

COST: £55

SPEAKER(s): Jan de Goede , Paolo Arginelli, Raffaele Russo

AUDIENCE: Tax advisers, in-house tax managers, tax inspectors and government officials.

DESCRIPTION: This has been developed for those who deal with double tax treaties on a regular basis and want a more in-depth understanding of some of the more complex issues raised by double tax treaties. Participants will examine the application of double tax treaties to situations involving more than two states (triangular cases). Therefore it is ideal for those who are exposed to cases outside the range of simple bilateral situations. Participants will gain an understanding of the issues relating to the cross border taxation of partnerships and have an overview of developments regarding treaty shopping and Limitation on Benefits provisions.

COST: € 1,390 / $ 1,807

SPEAKER(s): Russel Cockburn

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: An introductory course intended to provide a thorough grounding in the principles and practice of UK income tax. This course provides a detailed review of the UK income tax regime and explains how the various sources of income are taxed. The course covers what deductions and reliefs are available and explains how income tax liability is calculated. Also covered is the system by which individuals in the UK have to provide the tax authorities with information about their tax affairs. It also offers an introduction to the powers and sanctions of HMRC in administering the system.

COST: £560 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Ian Mcafferty of the CBI and a member of the Norton Rose tax team

AUDIENCE: Corporate Heads of Tax

DESCRIPTION: Presentation covering ideas on what the government needs to do to make the UK corporate tax system more competitive which will include, but not be restricted to, the taxation of foreign profits. This will include the cross-border nature of business and what the speakers feel needs to happen to allow UK companies to compete on an international stage. The presentation will be followed by a roundtable discussion enabling attendees to share their experience and knowledge under Chatham House Rules

COST: contact for further details

SPEAKER(s): Lakshmi Narain

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: This one day course will provide a very practical overview of the majority of taxation aspects relating to transactions in property. The course will cover the full range of taxes which will apply, including their application, interaction and planning points. Recent developments in both relevant case law and legislation will be included together with a detailed discussion and review of several topical and relevant case studies. A basic working knowledge of the major taxes will be assumed.

COST: £520 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Peter Dorrfub

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: The course will run through the proposed changes, focusing on those relevant to foreign investors and will outline action points. The course is intended for those who already have a basic knowledge of the German tax system.

COST: £560 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Toby Harris, Richard Frimston, Daniel Lehman Joanna Wheeler

AUDIENCE: In-house tax managers, tax advisers, tax inspectors, and government revenue officials.

DESCRIPTION: This introductory course is for professionals who deal with international tax law on a regular basis and who need to understand the specific taxation issues raised by private and family trusts; its aim is to give the participants a framework within which to approach trusts and their taxation. The focus throughout the course will be on the structural problems that may arise, but some specific country detail will be examined in order to illustrate the issues. Participants will learn how to identify the issues, ask the right questions and analyze the tax systems of unfamiliar countries in respect of trusts.

COST: € 1,690 / $ 2,197

SPEAKER(s): Anne Mathieson

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: This course provides coverage from first principles of the way in which the UK gives relief for double taxation to companies in receipt of overseas dividends, liable to UK corporation tax. In particular, the far-reaching changes made in the Finance Acts 2000 and 2001 are covered.

COST: £520 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Dr. Tom Fearnley, Investment Director, Norwegian Ministry of Finance

AUDIENCE: Any business men or women who is interested in the event

DESCRIPTION: Understand The Sovereign Wealth Fund Perspective On Investment Markets: Investment Director, Norwegian Ministry of Finance distinguishes political myth from financial reality Prepare For The Future Alternative Landscape: AP1, AP2 & Landsbanki address current alternative allocation trends and future pension fund demands

COST: TBA

SPEAKER(s): Martyn Ingles

AUDIENCE: Practicing Accountants and Tax Professionals

DESCRIPTION: This course will help delegates advise on the most appropriate structure for a client's changing circumstances and the tax consequences of putting that structure in place,Course Contents to Include: Business start-ups, including choice of trading vehicle - partnership, limited company or LLP?, Husband and wife businesses-get the share structure right, Expansion through acquisition, share or asset purchase?, Groups and divisions, and using the substantial shareholding exemption,Pre-sale planning and restructuring, Splitting a company using demerger relief, Liquidation and using ESC C16 to strike off a company.

COST: £55

SPEAKER(s): Martyn Ingles

AUDIENCE: Practicing Accountants and Tax Professionals

DESCRIPTION: This course looks at the life of the average family business from set up to sale from a taxation point of view.Course Content to Include: Incorporation, The pros and cons of incorporating, Capital gains implications, particularly goodwill, Financing the company, Sources of finance available, Their tax implication, Close company provisions,Extracting funds from the company, Company car or own car, Capital tax planning, Liquidation and disincorporation, The course will include a number of case studies to illustrate the relevant points

COST: £55

SPEAKER(s): Deborah Morton-Dare

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: This one-day course provides tax department staff with the core accounting principles they need to be aware of to be effective. The course covers basic accounting principles and the impact of recent UK and international accounting standards and the course will also provide the basic knowledge of accounting required for those wishing to attend the Tax in Company Accounts course.

COST: £490 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Tim Good

AUDIENCE: Practicing Accountants

DESCRIPTION: The course will update you with the changes in legislation and practice affecting inheritance tax and discuss ways it can be avoided. Delegates will be aware of the steps that their clients should be advised to take to reduce the impact of IHT and ensure succession of property in the most tax efficient way. Content will include: Lifetime Planning Estates and Will Planning, The Computation of Liabilities to IHT, Surviving Spouses, Utilising Exemptions and Relief's, Will Drafting and Deeds of Variation, Gifts with Reservation of Benefit The Capital Taxation of Trusts and Their use in Tax Planning.

COST: £55

SPEAKER(s): Nick Lawrence

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: This course explores the partial exemption rules in detail including the complexities of cost attribution, the standard method of apportionment and special methods. As well as an in-depth analysis of statute law, it will examine how case law has fashioned policy and practice. The course is intended for those who prepare or are responsible for the VAT return of a partly exempt organisation as well as their advisers. A sound grasp of the basic rules of VAT is assumed.

COST: £520 + VAT

SPEAKER(s): Anne Mathieson

AUDIENCE: Tax specialists, accountants, lawyers, company secretaries and thier staff

DESCRIPTION: This course will provide comprehensive coverage of the accounting entries and disclosure requirements related to the UK corporate tax system for both current tax and deferred tax. The full provision method of deferred tax provision as per FRS 19 and IAS 12 will be cov