Expert Analysis

Technology is on the way to relieve tax advisers tired by onerous pillar two preparations, says Russell Gammon of Tax Systems

The BEPS project has seen the arm’s-length principle shift its focus to where human activity takes place, but Leonard Wagenaar questions if this is sustainable in a financialised world

Anticipating potential changes in tax basis interpretations can help reduce audit risks in tax planning for intercompany equity transfers, says Abe Zhao of FenXun partners

Ronnie Dassen and Jan De Clercq of Deloitte Global outline how agentic AI can support indirect tax teams in managing compliance pressures, improving data quality, and freeing capacity for higher-value advisory work

Sameer Nurmohamed, partner, Deloitte Legal Canada

George Ankomah, partner, Tax & Regulatory Services, Deloitte Africa (Ghana)

Romain Tiffon and Marie Bentley of ATOZ analyse how automation, data analytics, and generative AI are reshaping tax operations, enabling greater strategic insight while raising important challenges around data, governance, and implementation

Several South Korean transfer pricing cases have established clearer judicial standards emphasising robust comparability analysis and stronger functional and economic evidence. Yulchon tax partners provide practical insights for navigating the heightened requirements

Ichwan Sukardi and T Qivi Hady Daholi of RSM Indonesia examine how geopolitical conflict and economic volatility are reshaping transfer pricing risk and enforcement, with a particular focus on Southeast Asia and Indonesia

Paolo Ludovici and Andrea Mirabella of Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici analyse a recent Italian Supreme Court decision that confirms the application of the three-test beneficial ownership framework to treaty-protected royalty payments

Bárbara Miragaia of MFA Legal & Tech argues that the regime’s restrictive eligibility rules and limited relief for intra-group transactions may constrain its practical benefits

Gabriel Caldiron Rezende of Machado Associados comments on the beginning of the tax reform implementation phase and concerns about pending regulation