A former Deloitte partner will lead the firm’s latest geographic expansion; in other news, Baker McKenzie added six tax lawyers to its partnership
The Fair Tax Mark now extends to domestic-only companies with turnover above €1m, with Thai travel operator Tripseed the first to be certified
A technology provider had to be educated on technical requirements by Joseph Ribkoff’s IT team, a tax manager at the company said
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The technology arms race is being judged by clients – not firms
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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 Steadfast Business ConsultingIn the first article of a three-part series, Mithilesh Reddy of Steadfast Business Consulting decodes a memorandum issued by the Dutch tax authorities that addresses implicit support and recharacterisation, and explains the implications for multinationals -
Sponsored by Steadfast Business ConsultingMithilesh Reddy of Steadfast Business Consulting concludes the series by analysing the Dutch Tobacco BV ruling and approaches to transfer pricing guarantee fees in the Netherlands, India, and the UAE
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Sponsored by Steadfast Business ConsultingMithilesh Reddy of Steadfast Business Consulting continues his analysis of the May 2025 memorandum issued by the Dutch Coordination Group on Transfer Pricing, focusing on the conditions that guarantee fees must meet
Direct Tax
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
HMRC’s growing focus on evidencing tax decisions is shifting attention from technical accuracy to governance, requiring businesses to demonstrate how positions were reached and documented
In the second instalment of this two-part series, Jayne Stokes takes a practical approach to navigating the capital v revenue question for UK R&D claims for software development, and shares pointers for businesses
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
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