Dear Lucie,

          

Your IBSA team hope you have had an enjoyable Easter break.  We have taken our spring cleaning seriously and have now launched a new website.

       

Our objective is to enable the IBSA community to connect and engage more effectively. The new site is easier to navigate and has better functionality, including a more sophisticated search tool, a brand new Member Forum, easier registration for events and automatic news feeds regularly informing you of new articles and events.

       

Highlights of the new IBSA website are:

         

The Member Area

Once members log in, they will see their own profile, which they can now edit.  They can view a calendar showing all upcoming events, easily register and pay (where appropriate) for tickets and receive event reminders.  They will also be able to create and submit articles for the Knowledge Bank.

         

Member Forum

Members can now start discussions on particular topics, create private chat rooms, share knowledge and seek advice from fellow members.

       

Registering for Events

Registering for events is simpler and quicker, enabling delegates to buy tickets, receive confirmation and reminders.

       

Corporate Members

Our corporate members will be able to promote their businesses more effectively by highlighting their services, specialisations and countries of operation.

        

The website is now live but we welcome your comments and feedback, as it has been programmed and designed purely for your benefit.  Please could we ask our members to check their professional profiles and email us directly of any changes that need to be made. Please click here to view the new website.

We are now raring to go with three imminent discussion group meetings in Luxembourg next week on 12th April, London on 19th April and New York on 17th May. Please see below for information on these, as well as our “Save the Date” notice for our November annual conference.  We hope to see you at one or more of these events very soon.

With regards,

         

       

Roy, Lucie and all of the IBSA Committee Members

Vistra

Roy Saunders of IFS Consultants, Cees-Frans Greeven of Buren and Wim Ritz of Vistra will be holding a discussion group meeting

examining the changes in Dutch tax legislation which may impact upon the use of Dutch structures compared with Luxembourg entities, the current relationship that Luxembourg has with the European Commission and the required standards of double taxation agreements to meet the aspirations of the OECD within their BEPS project.  Additionally, the speakers will discuss the effects of the Multilateral Instrument on these treaties and the comparison between Netherlands, Luxembourg and the UK for international business structuring.  

This meeting will be held at the offices of Vistra (Luxembourg) on 12th April.  Please click on the link below for more information and to register attendance.

Farrer & Co

Join Julian Pike of Farrer & Co, Dr Victoria Wang of the Institute of Criminal Justice and Graham Wakerley, CEO of Missing Linq for a discussion group meeting examining the psychology of cybercrime, how to secure your business structure in the digital world and how to become better digital citizens to protect your ogranisation from the threat within.

This meeting will be held at the offices of Farrer &  Co on 19th April.  Please click on the link below for more information and to register attendance.

Harvard Club of New York City

J oin Roy Saunders, of IFS Consultants and the IBSA, Eric Collins and Stephen Christiano of Frank Hirth, Scott Davis of Withum Smith + Brown and Robert Kiggins of Culhane Meadows for a discussion group meeting on the following issues which are of paramount importance for all US enterprises with foreign source income, as well as foreign companies doing business in the US:

• The US Tax Reform implications for US Enterprises with Foreign Income

• The consequences of these changes for Foreign Enterprises operating in the US
• A comparison of the new US corporate tax system with those of the UK and EU with the impact of the OECD BEPS Action points explained for US corporations with foreign subsidiaries.

This meeting will be held at the Harvard Club on 17th May at 6pm.  Please click on the link below for more information and to register attendance.