IBA Annual Conference Sydney 2017
8 Oct - 13 Oct 2017
Room C4.4, Convention Centre, Level 4
Session information
Impact of increased transparency requirements on holding structures
Wednesday 11 October (0930 - 1230)
Room C4.4, Convention Centre, Level 4
Committee(s)
Taxation Section
(Lead)
Anti-Corruption Committee
Private Client Tax Committee
Taxes Committee
Description
Many holding structures for both individuals and corporates have historically been driven by a desire to maintain the privacy of the ultimate owners. Increased transparency requirements will render this objective much harder to achieve. How will holding structures change as a result? Paradoxically, could the transparency changes lead to a greater focus on tax optimisation if they prevent privacy being maintained, so eliminating any need for compromise between the two objectives?
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Niklas Schmidt | WOLF THEISS Rechtsanwälte GmbH & Co KG, Vienna, Austria; Vice Chair, Private Client Tax Committee |
| Ewout van Asbeck | Van Doorne NV, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Speakers
| Eric Fort | Arendt & Medernach, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| Matias Milet | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Edouard Milhac | CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Nicola Saccardo | Charles Russell Speechlys , London, England |
| Claudia Shan | Barrister & Solicitor, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Professor Miranda Stewart | Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |