Presentation of the Report by the Work Group for the Study of Tax Policy, Competitiveness, Efficiency and Justice of the Tax System 16-10-2009

The Report of the Work Group for the Study of Tax Policy, Competitiveness, Efficiency and Justice of the Tax System, of which Ricardo da Palma Borges and Gustavo Lopes Courinha were members, in the Subgroup on Income Tax Reform, was presented.

Ricardo da Palma Borges and Gustavo Lopes Courinha appointed for the Work Group for the Study of Tax Policy, Competitiveness, Efficiency and Justice of the Tax System 15-01-2009

Carlos Lobo, the Secretary of State of Tax Affairs, appointed Ricardo da Palma Borges and Gustavo Lopes Courinha for the Work Group for the Study of Tax Policy, Competitiveness, Efficiency and Justice of the Tax System, as members of the Subgroup on Income Tax Reform.

Ricardo da Palma Borges told TSF Rádio Notícias that the Portuguese State may retrieve the amount it was due in cases like that of Banco Português de Negócios 21-11-2008

Ricardo da Palma Borges told Portuguese radio station TSF Rádio Notícias that the Portuguese State may retrieve the amount it was due, in cases like that of Oliveira e Costa, former member of the board of the Portuguese bank Banco Português de Negócios, provided that proof that the division of property between former spouses was made to deprive creditors of their rights, even though evidence to this effect is hard to establish.

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Ricardo da Palma Borges explained to TSF Rádio Notícias how to prove joint tax residence in case of common law marriages 16-08-2008

Ricardo da Palma Borges stated to the Portuguese radio station TSF Rádio Notícias his surprise towards the attitude of the Personal Income Tax Services, which intend to audit taxpayers who live under common law marriage. Ricardo da Palma Borges further stated that taxpayers may prove joint tax residence through various documents as well as, ultimately, testimonial evidence.

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Ricardo da Palma Borges was a commentator on the Seminar on “CFC rules and European Tax Law” 19-05-2008

Ricardo da Palma Borges was invited to comment on the lecture delivered by Doctor Alexander Rust at the Seminar organized by the Institute of Economic, Fiscal and Tax Law of the Lisbon University Faculty of Law on “CFC rules and European Tax Law”.

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Semanário Económico publishes an article by Ricardo da Palma Borges on the modern fight against tax avoidance  11-04-2008

In an article entitled “The taxpayer on the run: the terrorist of the XXI century”, published by the Portuguese newspaper Semanário Económico, Ricardo da Palma Borges analyses the use of increasingly intrusive and aggressive means to ensure tax compliance.

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