The streaming company’s operating income was $400m below expectations following the dispute; in other news, the OECD has released updates for 25 TP country profiles
Software company Oracle has won the right to have its A$250m dispute with the ATO stayed, paving the way for a mutual agreement procedure
If the US doesn't participate in pillar two then global consensus on the project can’t be a reality, tax academic René Matteotti also suggests
‘Mutual accountability’ required to fix German client cost grumbles
As ITR’s client data reveals discontent with German advisers’ cost management, Grant Thornton’s TP head insists it’s a two-way street
Editorial Board
ITR is excited to unveil its inaugural Editorial Board, comprised of a select panel of tax industry experts
Awards
Corporate counsel should combine deep technical knowledge with strategic dynamism, says Agarwal, winner of ITR’s EMEA In-house Indirect Tax Leader of the Year award
Awards
The ‘big four’ firm scooped over 60 honours at a lively ceremony held at The Londoner hotel, including both EMEA and APAC Tax Advisory Firm of the Year
Awards
ITR is delighted to reveal the first shortlisted nominees for the Middle East Tax Awards
Awards
ITR is delighted to reveal all the shortlisted nominees for the 2025 Americas Tax Awards
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Sponsored by VRMA AdvogadosPaulo Victor Vieira da Rocha and Marina Fernandes of VRMA Advogados discuss a landmark trial at Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court on the taxation of profits earned by foreign subsidiaries and affiliated companies -
Sponsored by Lakshmikumaran & SridharanKaranjot Singh Khurana, Prachi Bharadwaj, and Vrinda Agrawal of Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan analyse the tax deduction challenges arising when employee stock option plans are implemented via trusts
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Sponsored by Gatti Pavesi Bianchi LudoviciPaolo Ludovici and Andrea Iannaccone of Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici analyse an Italian Supreme Court decision that addresses the tax treaty concept of a fixed base, highlighting concerns over legal certainty and double taxation
Direct Tax
The UK tax agency has appointed six independent industry specialists to the panel
The two tax partners have significant experience and expertise in transactional and tax structuring matters
Katie Leah’s arrival marks a significant step in Skadden’s ambition to build a specialised, 10-partner London tax team by 2030, the firm’s European tax head tells ITR
Using tax to enhance its standing as a funds location is behind Luxembourg’s measures aimed at clarifying ATAD 2 and making its carried interest regime more attractive
Transfer Pricing
TP is a growing priority for West and Central African tax authorities, writes Winnie Maliko, but enforcement remains inconsistent, and data limitations persist
Increasingly, clients are looking for different advisers to the established players, Ryan’s president for European and Asia Pacific operations tells ITR
The tariffs are disrupting global supply chains and creating a lot of uncertainty, tax expert Miguel Medeiros told ITR’s European Transfer Pricing Forum
MAP cases keep increasing, and cases closed aren’t keeping pace with the number started, the OECD’s Sriram Govind also told an ITR summit
Indirect Tax
In the age of borderless commerce, money flows faster than regulation. While digital platforms cross oceans in milliseconds, tax authorities often lag. Indonesia has decided it can wait no longer
Prudential had challenged HMRC over VAT group relief; in other news, Donald Trump unveiled timber and wood tariffs, and the European Commission published a ViDA implementation strategy
Section 899’s exclusion from the One Big Beautiful Bill does not mean it has been nipped in the bud, Aruna Kalyanam also tells ITR
US President Donald Trump’s tariffs may get thrown out by courts in the future and taxpayers should already be planning for that possibility, BDO’s Dustin Stamper tells ITR
Featured Global Tax 50 profiles
ITR presents the 50 individuals who exerted the most influence on tax during 2024 – for better or worse – with world leaders, in-house award winners, activists and others making the cut
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