ITR’s Indirect Tax Forum 2026 showed why harmonisation remains elusive, advisers must raise their game, and ‘everyone’s data is rubbish’
The firm’s board has reportedly asked Kevin Burrowes to continue until 2028 as the KPMG Australia scandal raises expectations of regulatory reform
A former Deloitte partner will lead the firm’s latest geographic expansion; in other news, Baker McKenzie added six tax lawyers to its partnership
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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
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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 Skeppsbron SkattMichael Cedercrantz of Skeppsbron Skatt comments on the expected update of Chapter VII of the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines and the introduction of the high value-adding services concept -
Sponsored by Doane Grant ThorntonRoss Harris of Doane Grant Thornton explains how Canadian transfer pricing amendments increase recharacterisation risk and heighten the need for robust documentation and transaction design
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Sponsored by Vertex IncSal Visca of Vertex explains why tax professionals and authorities must evolve to keep pace with developments such as AI-executed transactions and real-time reporting
Direct Tax
The new managing director of R&D tax relief consultancy ForrestBrown tells ITR about his priorities for the business, where he’s focusing his time and what makes tax cool
PwC Australia’s response to its tax leaks scandal could give KPMG a useful case study, but so far there’s little sign of positive lessons learned
Tom Goldstein’s attempt to overturn his tax conviction was shot down; in other news, Deloitte promoted several tax partners in Italy
The tax advisory firm becomes the latest member of the Andersen Global network, which has more than 50,000 professionals worldwide
Transfer Pricing
A revised Chapter VII signals a move away from mechanical TP approaches, stressing transaction understanding, functional analysis and context-driven documentation requirements
A company risks double taxation, penalties and inquiry cost if it submits a form with anomalies under the new system, Asker Ali also tells ITR
Arindam Mitra and Robin Hart examine how aggregate TP rules clash with transaction-level customs rules, creating compliance risks and requiring granular, SKU-level pricing strategies
Stephanie Pantelidaki’s economic expertise will give Norton Rose Fulbright’s other teams ‘extra firepower,’ she says
Indirect Tax
PwC will continue to provide indirect tax services as part of the deal; in other news, the CJEU addressed the VAT treatment of TP adjustments
Cascading tax reform, bullish foreign investment and vigorous TP audits have made Italy’s tax advisory market dynamic and stiffly competitive
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
Jurisdictions
Features and Special Focus
