Expert Analysis

Mark Lindley, director of tax at the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), provides an overview of tourism taxation in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), looking at levies in countries across the region and assessing the extent to which such levies restrain the sector.

Ricardo Rendón of Chevez, Ruiz, Zamarripa y Cia. provides a commentary on the most important challenges multinational enterprises (MNEs) are facing in Mexico. Taxpayers performing transactions with foreign related parties, in particular, should take note.

In this exclusive op-ed piece for International Tax Review, Chris Lenon, former head of tax for Rio Tinto and an expert witness to the Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation (ICRICT), argues that a focus on incentives and ultra low or no tax jurisdictions should be policy makers’ priority, rather than ideas included in the commission’s report, such as allocation.

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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