Expert Analysis

Following the agreement of the European Council on the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD) on July 12 2016, EU member states now are required to implement certain anti-tax avoidance provisions into their domestic laws by December 31 2018 and have them apply as from January 1 2019 (except for the exit tax rules), write Alexander Linn and Thorsten Braun of Deloitte.

Amendments to Mexico’s VAT Law will significantly increase the costs for business taxpayers. Cesar De la Parra and Ignacio Mosquera of Chevez, Ruiz, Zamarripa y Cia explain the changes.

Maik Heggmair and Tobias Faltlhauser of WTS summarise the new transfer pricing (TP) documentation rules to be implemented in Germany and provide an example of new TP risk assessment possibilities based on new country-by-country reporting (CbCR), which may become relevant for MNEs in the near future.

Join ITR for a free webinar on February 4 as senior tax practitioners from BDO India analyse a highly significant ruling by the Indian Supreme Court

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

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

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

The ruling clarifies that Spain cannot restrict VAT exemptions for general services directly necessary to independent groups’ exempt activities, says Fernando Matesanz of Spanish VAT Services

Gabriel Caldiron Rezende of Machado Associados comments on the latest developments related to the beginning of the Brazilian consumption tax reform test phase and considers the next steps

Nils Schmid and Isabelle Berking of KPMG Sweden analyse the possibilities for sovereign wealth funds to claim refunds of Swedish withholding tax following a recent proposal referred to the Council on Legislation