Tax heads struggling to monitor all global activities for tax risks Tax chiefs working at multinational companies that were not designed with a global overview in mind are finding it tough to manage the tax and reputational risks each country poses... By Joseph Stanley-Smith May 28 2019
Taxpayers say India’s proposed move to fractional apportionment would intensify disputes The consultation period for feedback on India’s proposed changes to its profit-attribution rules has not yet ended, but the debate around the potential costs and benefits of any change is... By Alexander Hartley & Joseph Stanley-Smith May 15 2019
Companies bemoan benchmarking focus Companies are increasingly frustrated by the benchmarking process, questioning whether they are useful at all after finding that even the most carefully constructed benchmark studies can be challenged by tax... By Joseph Stanley-Smith April 30 2019
Companies struggle with tax planning cost of Brexit despite another delay The UK and EU have announced a six-month delay to Brexit – but companies and their tax departments are facing huge financial and opportunity costs nonetheless. By Joseph Stanley-Smith April 12 2019
Media companies support digital taxation proposals Media-related businesses are united in their desire to ‘level the playing field’ on taxing traditional and digital companies, but they do not all agree on the best way forward. By Joseph Stanley-Smith April 05 2019
The world’s best tax transactional firms 2019 International Tax Review presents key trends and developments in the tax transactional market and ranks the best firms to help companies navigate the post-BEPS environment that poses challenges in restructuring... By Danish Mehboob & Alexander Hartley & Joseph Stanley-Smith & Anjana Haines April 03 2019
India happy to be the leader in tax but still craves consensus During International Tax Review’s India Tax Forum, Hitesh D Gajaria, partner and head of tax at KPMG India, sat down with Akhilesh Ranjan, member of the Central Board of Direct... By Joseph Stanley-Smith March 21 2019
Stepping up: Companies get into the stride of post-BEPS tax transactions After a buoyant start to 2018, M&A activity tailed off in the final quarter of the year. Despite this, for transactional tax, many large companies are restructuring as they adjust... By Joseph Stanley-Smith March 21 2019
Europe, Middle East and Africa: EMEA investors seek safe transactions that fit tax tran... Across Europe, Middle East and Africa, deal volumes are expected to fall slightly in 2019, but there are some strong sectors bucking this trend. By Joseph Stanley-Smith March 21 2019
