Expert Analysis

In 2017, we saw China continue with its rollout of the BEPS changes, make proposals for new incentives for foreign investment in China, and leverage new technologies for enhanced enforcement efforts. What is more, a new vision for China's international tax policy is gradually emerging. These developments are the focus of this chapter by Chris Xing, Conrad Turley, Jennifer Weng, and Karmen Yeung.

Increasing cross-border business and investment has made the holding of assets overseas through offshore accounts increasingly common. This has become a new tax battleground for businesses and governments. Charles Kinsley, Henry Wong, and Eva Chow look at the latest developments regarding these efforts in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

In 2017, the Taiwan government proposed imposing VAT on foreign enterprises providing e-commerce services to Taiwan individuals, expanding the Taiwan corporate income tax (CIT) nexus rule, and making personal income tax changes. It is also looking at abolishing and replacing the corporate-shareholder imputation tax system. Stephen Hsu, Hazel Chen, Ellen Ting and Betty Lee elaborate.

Taxpayers may have to refine their approach in staving off tax controversy. A podcast held by ITR in collaboration with CMS explains why audits and tax litigation may never be the same

Join Deloitte and insightsoftware on November 4 for a free ITR webinar exploring how operational transfer pricing transformation can streamline data, improve compliance, and integrate business and financial processes across multinational organisations

How 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

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

Raghav Rajeev and Nimrah Ali of Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan analyse the approaches taken by taxpayers and Indian judicial bodies on contested tax payments under the country’s goods and services tax law

Bernardo Mesquita of Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados examines how AI can enhance tax administration efficiency while raising significant transparency, accountability, and taxpayer-rights concerns that governments must address

Tiago Marreiros Moreira, Rita Simão Luís, and Nadine Gomes of VdA analyse how recent EU VAT and energy tax developments shape electric mobility, highlighting opportunities from CJEU rulings and challenges of multi-layered tax frameworks