Matti Koivusalo

Tax lawyer. LLM in International Taxation @nyulaw, LLB and LLM @HelsinkiLaw Ceterum autem censeo DAC 6 esse delendam.

[Matti Koivusalo @m_koiv]

Ajattelin aloittaa pienen kuvateportaasin USA:n keskilänteen suuntautuvasta road tripista. Jotta sulautuisimme paikallisiin palvelee kulkuneuvona ”Pässiksi” ristimäni Dodge RAM 1500. Toimi hyvin ainakin ensimmäisen etapin New Jerseystä Pittsburghiin #MW2020

[S Sebag Montefiore @simonmontefiore]

This is a moment of great opportunity. Here is what Israeli and regional govts could do, here is what the terrorist sects could do, to end the wars.
The killing of Sinwar, mass murderer, terrorist warstarter, personal torturer and Gazan tyrant is a chance for all sides to find a way out of the diabolic nightmare this psychopathic butcher and his cohorts Haniyeh and Nasrallah designed and unleashed at unbearable cost to Israelis Palestinians and Lebanese.

His war has been a catastrophe for his own people and for the region and led to atrocious loss of life, much suffering, hatred and his own defeat.

The killing is ironic yet somehow bleakly appropriate in that he was not assassinated by some sophisticated Israeli high-technical operation - nor in the complex vast tunnels on which he spent billions of Western, Iranian and Qatari aid assigned for his people’s wellbeing but in which he refused to allow his own citizens to shelter, leaving them to perish outside, while he hid safely with his comrades. Instead he met his end creeping his way through the ruins and graveyard he created for his own citizens with a large bag of cash, a stash of passports (probably for escape) and two bodyguards only to be killed by a unit of ordinary Israeli citizen conscripts who did not even know who he was... The video shows he was not fighting but probably looking for an escape.
Often Israeli targeting of Hamas leaders has made little difference but this time amidst this abomination of desolation, the tragedy and the agony, the removal of Sinwar and Hamas and Hezbollah’s entire cadre may present an opportunity..

The big question is: can the wounded, grieving, heartbroken, enraged two nations of Israelis and Palestinians find a way to create a path out of his hell? Can the Lebanese political leadership take back control of their govt and country from Hebzollah? An Israeli govt that has defeated and decapitated Hamas and Hezbollah must now negotiate a ceasefire and the instant return of the 100 Israeli hostages, offer incentives for Hamas terrorists to surrender Israeli hostages and leave Gaza in return for their lives, flood Gaza with aid and medical care and begin planning for a Gazan administration linked to the Palestinian Authority and key powers UAE, Egypt, Saudi, backed by the USA, negotiate a withdrawal from Lebanon with a government not controlled by Hezbollah that guarantees that southern Lebanon will be demilitarized with the aid of key regional powers.

Israel must devised a measured but powerful way to chastise the damaged Iran dictator and his entity, signalling that Israel will tolerate no more direct attacks.

There is a chance for a new coalition of more responsible decent and rational parties in Israel that should start negotiating on a wider basis with the PA/Fatah and the continental Arab powers.

Ultimately these defeats should lead to the fall of the Iranian Islamic tyranny and the end of its imperialist project but for now any American detente with Iran must not repeat the catastrophic appeasement of earlier arrangements. USA must force the end of Iran’s imperialist ambitions, covertly backed by the Qataris who are behind so much of the savage successes of Taliban and Hamas and that together have helped destroy so many states in the region including Syria and Lebanon. Any arrangement with Iran would have to deliver the termination of Khamenei’s nuclear project. Those UN agencies that collaborated with the terrorists must be reorganized.

So many coulds shoulds musts, so many hopes. It is a time to back the people of Israel and Gaza and Lebanon and Iran who want to live, who want to enjoy normal safe lives, to recognize that right in the others - and having scattered those who wish only kill and exist in butchery suffering and oppression, who wish to to destroy others - now is the time to think of the majority of decent people in the region. (Not the comically fanatical Western academics, activists and professors who appear on tv media to praise Sinwar; it is the time Western media listened to the majority of people in the Arab world who loathe and despise Hamas and Hezbollah.)

Enough blood. There is a chance now for reason mercy decency - and redemption, even one day reconciliation….

[Remco Evenepoel @EvenepoelRemco]

BELGIUM, WE DID IT!!! Double Olympic Champion.🥇🥇

No words... I hope this inspires anyone to chase their dreams. 💭❤️

What an incredible race from the entire team and I'm so proud that I could finish it off.🇧🇪🚀

[Andy Murray @andy_murray]

Never even liked tennis anyway.

[Matti Koivusalo @m_koiv]

@ArttuRintanen Ihan katastrofaalisen huono idea valmistua ilman oman alan kokemusta.

[Alexander Stubb @alexstubb]

Onnea and congratulations @harriheliovaara and Henry Patten for winning the @Wimbledon men’s doubles!

An epic battle. Finnish-British cooperation at its best!

Harri, lämpimät onnittelut! Uraasi on ollut ilo seurata. Onnea tulevaan.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

I am grateful to Finland and President @alexstubb for the decision to provide Ukraine with the 24th military aid package totaling €159 million, as well as to join the IT and armored vehicle coalitions.

We highly value Finland's powerful and long-term military assistance to Ukraine, which has now totaled €2.2 billion. Finland understands better than many other countries the importance of such support during times of struggle for freedom and independence.

Today, strengthening Ukraine's defense means ensuring long-term peace and stability in all of our Europe.

I am grateful to Finland for its unwavering support for our country and people, as well as its important role in promoting a just and lasting peace in Ukraine based on the Peace Formula and the UN Charter.

[Al Murray 🇺🇦 @almurray]

Single Market Garden.

[Juhana Siljander 🇫🇮 @JSiljanderFIN]

Helsinki suunnittelee uutta omistusasumisen mallia hitas-järjestelmän tilalle.

Puolet väitöskirjastani käsitteli USAn asuntomarkkinoita finanssikriisissä. Valitettavasti Helsingin ehdotuksessa on useita USA:n #subprime-mallin piirteitä. 1/14

https://t.co/kA1Z3PUVN1

[Matti Koivusalo @m_koiv]

@OttoMeri Tämä on väestöön suhteutettuna valtava luku. Jos Yhdysvallat olisi menettänyt samassa suhteessa väestöön miehiä olisi tämä vastannut noin 3.5 miljoonaa kuollutta sotilasta eli yli 7 kertaa sen mitä se todellisuudessa menetti kaikilla sotateattereilla.

[Matti Koivusalo @m_koiv]

@jmkorhonen @HVestman Samainen taho onnistui näköjään masinoimaan yleisöäänten tulokset lähes kaikissa läntisen Euroopan maissa. Veikkaan että monissa firmoissa olisi kysyntää näin kovalle projektimanagerille!

[S Sebag Montefiore @simonmontefiore]

Wasif Jawhariyyeh, Josephus, Amos Oz, The Bible & Tamimi & Ottolenghi

These 5 books about Jerusalem and the Holy Land are in different ways essential but also profound beautiful reading…

[Matti Koivusalo @m_koiv]

@GraemeCallister Very interesting! What was the command language of the KGL? I would guess that most troopers spoke German but of course simple English commands could be drilled.

[Matti Koivusalo @m_koiv]

@simonmontefiore Your book Jerusalem is also shown on one of the scenes of @netflix “3 Body Problem”

[Matti Koivusalo @m_koiv]

@KEmmiliina Monty Pythonista löytyisi lisää ammennettavaa kuten ulkomaalaisten verottaminen ulkomailla ansaitusta tulosta sekä ”thingyn” verottaminen https://t.co/hookhjCgBq

[Matti Koivusalo @m_koiv]

@PasanenV @LauriFinest @Veerala Se missä todellinen kilpailuetu löytyy on ennemmin tuolla IRA verotukien puolella jos sattuu olemaan sellaisella toimialalla missä ne soveltuu. Nekin on saatavilla eurooppalaisille firmoille kunhan vaan sijoittaa vanhaan kunnon U S of A:hin😎🇺🇸

[Matti Koivusalo @m_koiv]

@PasanenV @LauriFinest @Veerala …750m - 1mrd vaihtavia firmoja, jotka pääsee soveltamaan alhaisempaa 10.5% GILTI verokantaa vielä tämän vuoden. Toki jos US emoyhtiöllä on korkea US verotus, voi olla että ulkomainen tulo voi jäädä CAMTin ulkopuolelle. Kovin isoa eroa en joka tapauksessa näe.

[Matti Koivusalo @m_koiv]

@LauriFinest @PasanenV @Veerala Niin siis jos tuossa välissä on EU tytäryhtiö ja USA:n GILTI tai CAMT sääntöjen mukaan veroa ei kerätä tarpeeksi?

[Matti Koivusalo @m_koiv]

@PasanenV @LauriFinest @Veerala En oikein tiedä miksi EU:n pitäisi päästä tuohon tuloon käsiksi, mutta kait jos välissä on eurooppalainen tytäryhtiö niin kyseinen jäsenvaltio voi periä GILTIn ja Globen välisen puuttuvan 3.5% erotuksen (olettaen ettei CAMT sovellu)

[Matti Koivusalo @m_koiv]

@PasanenV @LauriFinest @Veerala Tuollaisen tytäryhtiön tulo olisi tosiaan emoyhtiön GILTI -tulona verotettavaa 10.5% verokannalla (ei lasketa tilinpäätöstuloksen mukaan) ja lisäksi tulo voi tulla verotettavaksi 15% Corporate Altermative Minimum Tax säännösten mukaan (muokatun kirjanpitotuloksen mukaan laskettu)