Expert Analysis

The list of ITR’s most popular articles in 2022 reflects a growing focus on environmental matters and tax transparency as organisations face the prospect of being held to account for their corporate governance.

Real estate fund managers must consider the tax aspects of environmental, social and governance policy to meet investor expectations, writes Nick Crama, director at Alvarez & Marsal.

Pillar two will change the international tax system forever. Here Christian Kaeser, global head of tax at Siemens, looks at how businesses and tax administrations can simplify pillar two compliance.

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

Tax authorities in Europe are stepping up their transfer pricing focus. A podcast held by ITR in collaboration with CMS explores what multinational enterprises can do to mitigate risk

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

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

Adrian Rus and Georgiana Bizdrigheanu of EY Romania explain how advance pricing agreements can help taxpayers navigate Romania’s new deductibility limitations and improve predictability and efficiency

Emanuel Băncilă of Băncilă, Diaconu și Asociații SPRL, part of the EY Law global network, outlines practical strategies for Romanian taxpayers facing 'surprise' inspections and procedural limits

Indian writ courts are increasingly scrutinising the mechanical invocation of extended limitation under goods and services tax, say Sahana Rajkumar, Derlene Joshna, and R Amrith of Lakshmikumaran and Sridharan Attorneys