Expert Analysis

The OECD’s BEPS 2014 deliverables brought China’s key transfer pricing issues to the centre of the international stage. Cheng Chi, Ho-Yin Leung, Kelly Liao and Simon Liu of KPMG China analyse how China is leveraging BEPS to support new transfer pricing measures, ramping up anti-avoidance efforts through targeted investigations and encouraging taxpayer self-adjustments.

The China implications of the BEPS 2014 deliverables, and the parallel development of other tools for firmer international tax enforcement, are the focus of this article by Chris Xing, Lewis Lu, Sam Fan and Vincent Pang of KPMG China.

John Gu, Paul Ma, Chris Mak and Yvette Chan, of KPMG China, argue that lack of compliance is not the problem with the Circular 698 indirect offshore disposal tax rules, but the consistency and transparency with which the circular is applied throughout the country.

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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

Federico Vincenti and Carola Valente Della Rovere of Valente Associati GEB Partners/Crowe Valente examine the challenges and methodologies involved in determining arm’s-length prices for transactions involving intangible assets, addressing how to ensure compliance and mitigate tax risks

The regime has modernised the taxation of employee equity, but several lingering shortcomings leave room for enhancement, say João Riscado Rapoula, Miguel Gonzalez Amado, and Ana Francisca Ribeiro of VdA

Sandra Benedetto and Paula Campusano of PwC Chile analyse recent Chilean Internal Revenue Service rulings that adopt a new methodology compared with the criteria set in previous administrative instructions