Awards
Submit your nominations to this year's WIBL EMEA Awards by 6 February 2026
Defending loss situations in TP is not about denying the existence of losses but about showing, through proactive measures, that the losses reflect genuine commercial realities
Further empowerment of HMRC enforcement has been praised, but the pre-Budget OBR leak was described as ‘shambolic’
‘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
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
Clients are facing increased TP audit scrutiny in Hungary. DLA Piper Hungary is therefore using AI and advanced analytics to augment its advice, the firm’s head of TP says
Awards
The firms picked up five major awards between them at a gala ceremony held at New York’s prestigious Metropolitan Club
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Sponsored by Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & AssociadosRicardo Seabra Moura and Miguel Teles of Morais Leitão explain why it is important that parties involved in cross-border arrangements understand the role that economic substance plays as a result of DAC6 reporting. -
Sponsored by DLA Piper AustraliaJun Au of DLA Piper Australia provides an overview of tax developments in Australia including the ATO’s response to the Glencore decision, improvements to the corporate collective investment vehicle regime and legal professional privilege.
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Sponsored by BMS GroupIn this interview, Emmanuelle Pontnau-Faure, partner at Ashurst France, talks to Dean Andrews, head of tax liability insurance in London at BMS Group, about new possibilities with insuring tax liabilities in France.
Direct Tax
Recent news of job cuts at EY is symptomatic of how the PwC controversy has tarnished the reputation of the entire ‘big four’
Experts reportedly discussed extending the safe harbour to 2027 to give countries more time to legislate; in other news, Baker McKenzie and Greenberg Traurig made senior tax hires
Recent changes in UK tax rules and cross-border requirements are generating high demand for specialist advice, according to MHA
EY, KPMG, Deloitte, and PwC have all seen a decrease in public sector contracts since the scandal – it is understood
Transfer Pricing
Hany Elnaggar examines how Gulf Cooperation Council countries are internalising transfer pricing norms within evolving fiscal systems shaped by both Islamic and international influences
Where a TP study of comparables produces an arm’s-length range, and the taxpayer’s filed position is outside that range, HMRC will adjust to the median by default
More sophisticated use of technology, heightened TP scrutiny and stricter filing requirements are making South African Revenue Service audits a formidable challenge
Identifying who will bear the costs and concerns around confidentiality are issues yet to be resolved, advisers say
Indirect Tax
The ITR in-house award winner delves into his dramatic novelisation of tax transformation, and declares that 'tax doesn’t need AI right now'
Canadian and Indian dual VAT models have been a source of inspiration for the Brazilian model, but the latter has unique and innovative features, the OECD paper claimed
The president described it as ‘one of the most important cases in the history of our country’; in other news, Portugal established a VAT group regime
The US’s GILTI regime will not be forced upon American multinationals in foreign jurisdictions, Bloomberg has reported; in other news, Ropes & Gray hired two tax partners from Linklaters
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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