Expert Analysis

Thierry Charon and Olivier Coulon of Loyens & Loeff take to the stage to discuss a tempestuous year for indirect tax in the financial and insurance sectors.

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I don’t know if it is because of my age, or not using social media much, or because I have spent more than 30 years advising companies that actually manufacture physical goods and sell them to customers, but I don’t really understand the current enthusiasm on the part of the OECD, the EU and governments to investigate ways to change the taxation of the ‘digitalised’ economy.

Interview with Candy Ye Tang, tax and business advisory leader, Deloitte China

Interview with Adham Hafoudh, partner, Tax & Legal, Deloitte Czech Republic

A recent ruling curbs formalistic proof requirements in EU cross-border pension fund taxation while strengthening the substance over form and ‘equality of arms’ concepts, say João Rodrigues, Liliana Piedade, and Francisco Ludovino Reis of Cuatrecasas

David Hamzah Damian of DDTC Consulting examines recent procedural changes in Indonesia’s tax disputes process and the Supreme Court’s stance on tax evidence, highlighting key implications for taxpayers facing audits, objections, and appeals

Eddie Morris, Josep Serrano Torres, and Jen Breeze of Deloitte compare transfer pricing controversies in the pharmaceutical and automotive sectors, highlighting how DEMPE functions, regulation, and intangibles drive both common themes and sector-specific challenges

Carlos Serrano Palacio and Szymon Wlazlowski of Deloitte examine how transfer pricing complexities arise in special purpose vehicle investments and outline key considerations in navigating their unique risk, substance, and valuation challenges

Fernando Matesanz of Spanish VAT Services welcomes a CJEU ruling clarifying how tax authorities should verify cross-border movement of goods to apply the VAT exemption

Henrik Jonsson and Agnes Lindkvist of KPMG Sweden explain the implications of a Swedish Supreme Administrative Court decision and updated Tax Agency guidance for companies planning restructurings and business transfers

Nicolas Duboille and Mathis Rossignol of Sumerson analyse the far-reaching implications of a French Supreme Administrative Court decision clarifying the application of Article 123 bis of the General Tax Code