Expert Analysis

In the second of a series of updates on intangibles valuation and intellectual property (IP) assets, NERA principal Philip de Homont and affiliated consultant Alexander Voegele look at intangibles that allow companies to charge higher prices, and methods used to determine license fees.

Key figures at the European Commission have outlined the importance of the digital single market (DSM) as they prepare to extend the destination principle and mini one-stop shop (MOSS). Joe Stanley-Smith investigates.

The curtain is drawing to a close on the final OECD BEPS recommendations, while the OECD actors and supporting staff anxiously await reaction from the audience. This month’s Brockman brief runs the rule over the OECD’s BEPS work to date and looks ahead to see how developments are likely to impact the organisation’s reputation as the ‘go-to’ body for international tax matters.

Join Grant Thornton and insightsoftware on April 23 for a free ITR webinar exploring how flexible tax software aligns with your existing processes, enabling smoother adoption, integration, and phased implementation across complex organisations

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

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

Ahdianto Ah and Aditya Nugroho of GNV Consulting explain recent Indonesian tax reforms affecting business restructurings, treaty access, and enforcement

Ahdianto Ah and Aditya Nugroho of GNV Consulting summarise an extension of the government-borne incentive, new risk-based taxpayer compliance supervision rules, and revised mutual agreement procedure guidelines

Rabie Morsy and Ahmed Khalifa of Saleh, Barsoum & Abdel Aziz – Grant Thornton Egypt analyse the amendments and guidance, focusing on construction, commodities, exemptions, and practical compliance implications for businesses