Awards
Leading firms and individuals gathered in Dubai to celebrate standout legal, dealmaking and tax work across the region
Tax authorities want more revenue, have better tools to find it and are increasingly willing to fight for it
Audifina, the sixth-largest firm of its kind in Lithuania, will bring a 90-strong team with offices in Vilnius and Kaunas to RSM’s international platform
Podcast: Howden on tax insurance beyond the M&A market
Rian Bahia explains how tax insurance can address known risks, unlock transactions and offer an alternative route through disputes and uncertainty
Why tax firms still get working parenthood wrong
Alexandra Ueno-Park argues that one-size-fits-all policies, billable-hour targets and outdated networking expectations can hold talent back
Beyond the headlines
Balson's move from a Tier 1 practice to a Tier 3 competitor looks counterintuitive. The market data suggests it is anything but
Several factors have led to a steady transition of TP work away from traditional advisers and towards full-service law firms, DLA Piper’s new TP leader says
The software space was previously more fragmented, but that model is becoming more difficult to sustain as tax administration becomes increasingly digitised
Fresh from the UN negotiations in New York, Alex Cobham offers ITR readers a rare first-hand perspective on the future of international tax cooperation
Exclusives
Audifina, the sixth-largest firm of its kind in Lithuania, will bring a 90-strong team with offices in Vilnius and Kaunas to RSM’s international platform
Monica Erasmus-Koen and her Taxtimbre team will be responsible for building the firm’s TP capability in the competitive Netherlands market
Julian Balson's departure from EY's Tier 1 tax controversy practice for lower-ranked Fieldfisher represents one of the more eye-catching UK hires of the year
Global tax leader David Linke said that the TaxSim gaming programme could replace aspects of traditional face-to-face learning
Awards
Awards
Leading firms and individuals gathered in Dubai to celebrate standout legal, dealmaking and tax work across the region
Awards
ITR is delighted to reveal all the shortlisted nominees for the 2026 Asia-Pacific Tax Awards
Death, taxes and Deloitte hoovering up trophies at an ITR awards night. Isn’t that the saying?
Awards
It was another banner year for Deloitte, which picked up more awards than any other firm at a gala ceremony held at The Londoner in Leicester Square
Direct Tax
More than 200 tier promotions reshaped this year's European rankings as several international firms strengthened their positions in key tax markets
The arrival of Alex Anderson swiftly follows that of funds tax specialist Stuart Alter and suggests the Tier 3-ranked firm has higher ambitions
One of the two appointments is EY’s Gordon McIntosh, who becomes the big four firm’s second senior tax departure in September
World Tax data shows Matt Donnelly is moving from a Tier 3 transactional tax practice to a Tier 1 market leader, underlining Kirkland & Ellis’s pull at the top end of the market
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Sponsored by GNV ConsultingRatna Shakira Lie and Terananda Prastiti Anggaraita of GNV Consulting examine Indonesia's latest tax developments, including Coretax-related reporting reforms, a new VAT collection mechanism for foreign digital transactions, and government securities incentives -
Sponsored by Martinelli AdvogadosMartinelli Advogados has strengthened its Tax practice with the arrival of two new partners, expanding the firm’s capabilities in Rio de Janeiro and Pernambuco and responding to growing demand for tax advice that is more closely integrated with business decision-making.
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Sponsored by AKDAKD welcomes Alexandre Hübscher as a partner in its investment funds practice in Luxembourg, effective 1 October. He advises national and international clients on asset management and investment funds, with a focus on private equity, real estate, debt and infrastructure funds. His arrival strengthens AKD’s investment funds practice and further supports the firm’s ambition to develop its Luxembourg practice as part of its broader Benelux strategy.
Transfer Pricing
Ryosuke Takemura, OECD policy adviser, countered that the organisation’s role is ‘not to solve these issues one by one’ but to prevent tax disputes in general
AI, pillar two and joint audits could define the next era of tax controversy, says Baker McKenzie tax partner Ariane Calloud
Drawing on lessons from the PepsiCo case, tax lawyer Paul McNab explains why the ATO's latest royalty guidance should concern multinationals well beyond the technology sector
Nexdigm's Maulik Doshi and infer360 co-founder Sunil Agarwal dig deeper into their partnership and discuss why the tax technology industry is consolidating
Indirect Tax
The agreement with Daribatech, alongside recent high-profile investment in talent, suggests the firm is gearing up for a significant push in the region
Despite initial hopes that the reporting obligation had been suspended, compliance challenges brought by Brazil’s indirect tax reform are very much a reality
The purchase of Marosa represents the second major tax tech consolidation this week, raising questions of a broader industry trend
The DS Advocates partner discusses career reinvention, tax disputes and why advisory and litigation experience should complement one another
Features and Special Focus
