The recent spree of firm mergers and acquisitions proves that geographic scale is the name of the game
The big four spin-off firm becomes Taxand’s second UK member; in other news, Haynes Boone launched a UK tax practice
Stephanie Pantelidaki’s economic expertise will give Norton Rose Fulbright’s other teams ‘extra firepower,’ she says
Podcast: WTS UK’s CEO breaks cover on strategy, big four and AI
Jeff Soar discusses WTS UK’s ambitious recruitment, the firm's positioning against the big four, and why tax is the perfect profession for AI
The technology arms race is being judged by clients – not firms
ITR’s survey data reveals widespread client disappointment with firms’ use of technology but our upcoming AI in Tax event offers advisers a chance to flip the script
Featured Global Tax 50 profiles
ITR presents the 50 most influential people in tax from 2025, including world leaders, in-house award winners and activists
Awards
Awards
ITR invites tax firms, in-house teams, and tax professionals to make submissions for the 2027 World Tax rankings and the 2026 ITR Tax Awards globally
Awards
View the official winners of the 2025 Social Impact EMEA Awards
The boutique Australian firm’s TP award recognition proves that world-class advisory services aren’t limited to the ‘big four’, the firm’s founder tells ITR
Join ITR's Head of Research, John Harrison, for an overview of key dates, new developments, best practices, and more for next year’s research cycle
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Sponsored by Gatti Pavesi Bianchi LudoviciPaolo Ludovici and Michele Bissoli of Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici examine the new ‘reshoring regime’, a set of tax incentives and benefits aimed at encouraging companies to relocate their operations back to Italy
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Sponsored by Ritch MuellerSantiago Llano Zapatero and Fernando Caballero Gout of Ritch Mueller examine the state-imposed taxes applicable to specific transactions in certain states in Mexico
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Sponsored by Dhruva AdvisorsJoin Dhruva Advisors, Taxsutra, and ITR from 12.30pm–2pm BST (5pm–6.30pm India Standard Time) on July 23 to hear expert analysis of the implications of the tax proposals in India’s 2024–25 budget
Direct Tax
The combined firm, which comprises over 1,400 lawyers, will boast robust tax practices in both the UK and US
Cascading tax reform, bullish foreign investment and vigorous TP audits have made Italy’s tax advisory market dynamic and stiffly competitive
As ITR data reveals that 2025 saw more than double the amount of private client hires than 2024, it seems firms are jostling for position
Belt and Road Initiative countries face tax incentive conundrums due to pillar two, but relatively few countries would seek to scrap the project, ITR has heard
Transfer Pricing
An OECD report on the taxation of the digital economy is expected by the end of 2026, according to the group of nations
The case sits within a context of Brazil signalling that it is replacing informal discretion and ambiguity with structures that reward analytical rigour, one expert tells ITR
Nearly two years after its publication, the Corporate Tax Roadmap is reshaping the UK’s TP framework through incremental reforms focused on scope, transparency and earlier HMRC intervention
With a stark divergence between MNEs that prepared early and those rushing to catch up, advisers must remain agile with all manner of compliance risks
Indirect Tax
The EU agreed new cooperative and investigative measures to tackle VAT fraud, while Hungary faced legal action and Lavez Coutinho expanded its indirect tax team
The French administration has used AI to detect undeclared swimming pools and verandas but always includes a human in the loop, the AI in Tax Forum heard
HMRC secured lengthy prison sentences in a major payroll VAT fraud case, while law firms announced tax promotions and hires
The surge in probes comes as the UK tax authority seeks to close a VAT gap of £11.4bn from last year, Pinsent Masons’ research has suggested
Jurisdictions
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