PwC Webcast

Raising the sun: Solar investments in Japan

• An update on the Japanese solar market
• The special tax incentives applicable to solar investments
• Outline of the primary investment structures used in the market

Doing business in Myanmar

• Recent developments in Myanmar
• How a foreign company conducts business in Myanmar
• Current Foreign Investment Status
• Ownership of land and property
• Banking system and foreign exchange rules in Myanmar
• Overview of taxation system in Myanmar
• Key challenges

Cash repatriation in China

"How to get money out of China to the parts of your business where it's needed most?"

Part 1: Common challenges

Part 2: Concerns of the tax authorities

Part 3: Dealing with the foreign exchange bureau

Japan tax reform

• Reductions in corporate rates;
• New "base broadeners" especially the new limitations on the use of net operating loss ("NOL") carryforwards;
• New "earnings stripping" rules which can limit interest deductions;
• Recent audit activity including focus on finding permanent establishments and the use of treaty information exchange mechanisms during audits;
• New NOL rules; and
• Treaty update.