Expert Analysis

The National Assembly of Korea approved the 2017 Tax Reform Bill on December 5 2017, write Gil Won Kang, Sang Hoon Kim and Seung-Mok Baek of KPMG.

To align with international tax trends, Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) announced amendments on November 13 2017 to existing transfer pricing assessment regulations, write Sherry Chang, Karl Chan and Anita Lin of KPMG.

Vietnam’s regulatory changes have required an increasing number of taxpayers having to be aware of the transfer pricing rules, explain Hoang Thuy Duong, Tran Thi Thuy Ha and Sandra Liston of KPMG. However, inconsistencies in the interpretation has led to substantial efforts by the tax authority to clarify the rules.

José Maria Cabral Sacadura and Vicente Pirrone of Cuatrecasas analyse the Sofina line of CJEU case law and assess when Portuguese withholding tax rules entitle foreign loss‑making companies to reimbursement

Olebogeng Ramatlhodi, Africa indirect tax leader, Deloitte Africa

Interview with Marjolijn van der Wal, partner, indirect tax, Deloitte Netherlands

Antonio Ruiz and Alejandra Arguedas of EY Central America, Panama and Dominican Republic explain how tax, geopolitical factors, and trade agreements shape foreign investment in Central America, offering guidance for companies navigating the region

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

Fernando Matesanz of Spanish VAT Services analyses a new royal decree, its implementation timetable, and the first points of tension with the EU’s VAT Directive

Monika Bieri and Daniel Schönenberger of Tax Partner use a Swiss lens to examine how workforce mobility is reshaping transfer pricing models, and why the location of key decision‑makers is becoming a critical tax risk

Patrik Sedlar and William Berntö of Svalner Atlas Advisors draw on case law to question whether the Swedish Tax Agency’s stance on recharacterising intra‑group intangible property licensing arrangements conflicts with the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines