Rising audit activity in APAC will test MNE TP narratives

Danish Mehboob

September 20 2021

MNEs in the APAC region are bracing for a wave of TP audits

Tax professionals from ITR’s Asia Tax Forum shared some approaches to long-term audit defence as audit activity increases in Australia, India, and other major supply chain jurisdictions in Asia.

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Danish Mehboob

Senior Reporter ITR

Danish reports on all matters of direct tax and BEPS. He covers a range of tax issues in these areas and what multinationals are doing to manage the tax burdens. Danish also specialises in tax technology and data management.

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