The new guidance is not meant to reflect a substantial change to UK law, but the requirement that tax advice is ‘likely to be correct’ imposes unrealistic expectations
Taylor Wessing, whose most recent UK revenues were at £283.7m, would become part of a £1.23bn firm post combination
China and a clutch of EU nations have voiced dissent after Estonia shot down the US side-by-side deal; in other news, HMRC has awarded companies contracts to help close the tax gap
‘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
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ITR presents the 50 most influential people in tax from 2025, including world leaders, in-house award winners and activists
Awards
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
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
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Sponsored by Gatti Pavesi Bianchi LudoviciPaolo Ludovici and Daniel Canola of Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici highlight that the new Italy–China double taxation treaty will favour the retention of greater taxing rights based on the residence principle -
Sponsored by Deloitte GreeceThomas Leventis and Konstantinos Roumpis of Deloitte Greece highlight inconsistencies between Greece’s corporate tax treatment of distributed profits and international practices, and suggest a potential reform to create a clearer and more competitive tax framework
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Sponsored by HLB ThailandPaul Ashburn and Radapak Arthapridi of HLB Thailand say splitting contracts to separate labour from materials may not avoid withholding tax being applied to the goods provided, based on a ruling by the Thai Revenue Department
Direct Tax
ITR presents the 50 most influential people in tax from 2025, with world leaders, in-house award winners, activists and others making the cut
An OECD report has uncovered a lack of public trust in politicians as a source for tax information. Banning them from owning shares in companies could boost confidence
‘We did not expect to carve out big economies from the minimum tax system’, Estonia’s finance minister said; in other news, Blick Rothenberg has acquired The Vat Consultancy
Despite the decline in profitability, the firm’s tax advisory business delivered a 3.4% revenue growth
Transfer Pricing
The proposal seeks to regulate compulsory TP documentation in line with the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines and simplify filing requirements
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
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
Hany Elnaggar examines how Gulf Cooperation Council countries are internalising transfer pricing norms within evolving fiscal systems shaped by both Islamic and international influences
Indirect Tax
Firms are making use of inventories and ample profit margins to avoid or absorb the initial impact of higher tariffs, an OECD report said
The report is solid and balanced as it correctly underscores the ambitious institutional redesign that Brazil has undertaken in adopting a dual VAT model, experts tell ITR
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
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