The complexity of taxation exceeds all bounds when fastened to a multinational corporation (MNC). In a maze of rules that are always changing, a tax practitioner in the MNC landscape must be extremely well-informed and ready to act with sound strategic judgment. To such a practitioner, this highly informative and expert planning guide, which covers tax planning considerations in depth for U.S. companies doing business in the EU, is of immeasurable value. Starting from the proposition that holding company regimes are generally favorable in Europeand poised to become more so as the Societas...