<p> 1</p><p>EUROPEAN TAX AWARDS 2018</p><p>In-house Team of the Year – Direct Tax</p><p>This award is given to the in-house team based in Europe, the GCC or Africa, (that is, the company does not have to be European, GCC-native or African) that has displayed outstanding achievement in direct tax matters between January 1 2017 and December 31 2017, such as work on a transformative transaction for the company, representation in industry associations or participation in government consultations. </p><p>Please complete all fields fully. Incomplete submissions will not be considered.</p><p>For each award, firms must complete this front page and then summarise in 500 words or less why they are entering their indirect tax team for the award. </p><p>The deadline for submissions is February 9 2018. They should be sent by email to Sonja Caymaz, Managing Editor, TP Week ([email protected]; +44 (0)207 779 8264). </p><p>We would like to nominate [company]</p><p>Size of direct tax team in Europe: </p><p>Synopsis (Please summarise why you are proposing this company for this award.) </p><p>• A description of the tax group’s objectives for the year; • How these were achieved, e.g. work done in-house, use of external advisers, use of technology, etc.; • What impact their achievement had on the business; and  Participation and influence in industry/tax representative organisations.</p>