As global capability centres use AI to deliver services, MNEs face a fresh wave of PE and TP exposure that their existing playbooks weren't built for
The deal for Comtax hands Ryan immediate scale in Brazil, with a near-70-strong team serving clients from São Paulo
The arrivals of Julio Castro and Adam Blakemore mean the firm has added six tax partners to its global practice since the start of 2025
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Alexandra Ueno-Park argues that one-size-fits-all policies, billable-hour targets and outdated networking expectations can hold talent back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
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
ITR spoke to multinationals, advisers and software providers about a June 30 deadline defined by faulty portals, high compliance costs and hard lessons
Awards
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
Awards
ITR is delighted to reveal all the shortlisted nominees for the 2026 Americas Tax Awards
Direct Tax
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
Brazil's tax system is being reshaped by VAT , pillar two and TP reform. Fallet explains why those changes convinced him to lead a new practice
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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.
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Sponsored by Lakshmikumaran & SridharanS Vasudevan, Giridhar Vasudevan, and Khushi Manchanda of Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan examine how the Paul Wurth ruling may reshape application of the force of attraction rule and profit attribution under Indian tax treaties -
Sponsored by Pérez-LlorcaITR hears how Pérez-Llorca, Miranda & Amado is integrating senior former Deloitte practitioners and building one of Peru’s largest tax teams, and why law firm tax practices should move towards a multidisciplinary model
Transfer Pricing
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
Jaydeep Menon explains how Frazier & Deeter built a specialist practice which helps UK start-ups expand into the US and why private equity backing is accelerating its ambitions
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
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