Pillar two may be raising less than expected, but professor René Matteotti says the regime is still changing multinational tax behaviour
Multinationals importing goods into Brazil may need to align TP files and customs documentation more closely as authorities gain new tools to challenge related-party transactions
The private equity-backed deal hands Grant Thornton immediate and impressive US scale, but World Tax data suggests the firm still has work to do to gain recognition
Podcast: What the KPMG Australia scandal means for the big four
ITR's latest podcast examines whether the big four have overarching cultural issues and assesses the competitive threat of TP tech firms
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
ITR presents the 50 most influential people in tax from 2025, including world leaders, in-house award winners and activists
Awards
Awards
ITR is delighted to reveal all the shortlisted nominees for the 2026 Europe Tax 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
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Sponsored by DeloitteHow can tax leaders enhance process ownership, manage distributed teams, and balance talent with technology? James Paul of Deloitte UK presents valuable insights from the Tax Transformation Trends 2025 report -
Sponsored by DeloitteSilke Lappe and Karen Smolka of Deloitte Germany examine transfer pricing challenges and governance considerations for cybersecurity and generative AI services, highlighting how emerging technologies are reshaping value chains, compliance demands, and multinational tax approaches
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Sponsored by DeloitteStephan Habisch and Andreas Göttert of Deloitte Germany analyse the latest difficulties arising from global trade frictions and supply chain challenges, and explain possible approaches using transfer pricing theory applied to the automotive industry
Direct Tax
Pillar two compliance is creating unprecedented data demands for multinational tax departments, making closer collaboration with FP&A teams essential for accurate reporting and audit readiness
Among the arrivals is Andrew Howell, who leaves scandal-hit PwC Australia after representing PepsiCo in a high-profile TP dispute
The UK advisory firm has seen its global revenues expand by £27.2m following its listing and acquisition of Baker Tilly South-East Europe
Tax-trained John Sams, previously the firm’s CFO and COO, was appointed after a rigorous process, KPMG said
Transfer Pricing
From Mauritius substance rules to Kenyan SEP tax and South African anti-avoidance measures, businesses must navigate growing scrutiny of cross-border IP structures in Africa
New research, which suggests LLMs can silently corrupt complex documents, should alert tax and legal teams relying on AI to handle iterative drafting and compliance workflows
Despite the Netherlands featuring an unusual concentration of World Tax-ranked technology-led providers, sources believe there’s a long way to go to challenge the established players
Rolf van de Velde, dubbed ‘an expert chosen by experts’, is tasked with scaling Reptune’s self-service compliance offering
Indirect Tax
ITR’s Indirect Tax Forum 2026 showed why harmonisation remains elusive, advisers must raise their game, and ‘everyone’s data is rubbish’
A technology provider had to be educated on technical requirements by Joseph Ribkoff’s IT team, a tax manager at the company said
But businesses should remain flexible when choosing between internal and external resources to handle added ViDA complexity, ITR’s Indirect Tax forum also heard
The tax advisory firm becomes the latest member of the Andersen Global network, which has more than 50,000 professionals worldwide
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