Expert Analysis

In this two-part interview, outgoing Head of the Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) Secretariat James Karanja talks to ITR about what TIWB has achieved over the past five years, the impact of COVID-19 and how the organisation will achieve its goals by 2030.

Grace Perez-Navarro, deputy director of the OECD's Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, and Jane McCormick, global head of tax and legal services at KPMG International, discuss what it means to be ‘morally’ tax compliant.

India is the latest country to address forced corporate tax residency issues, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as more countries consider adapting rules to align with OECD guidance.

Olebogeng Ramatlhodi, Africa indirect tax leader, Deloitte Africa

Interview with Marjolijn van der Wal, partner, indirect tax, Deloitte Netherlands

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

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

Rodrigo Winter of PwC Chile outlines the expected effects of the government’s proposal aimed at reviving a residential real estate sector weakened by years of stagnation

Several key rulings clarify the taxation of cross-border payments as royalties with respect to ‘information concerning industrial, commercial or scientific experience’, say S Vasudevan, Prachi Bhardwaj, and Prakhar Pandey of Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Michael Cedercrantz of Skeppsbron Skatt comments on the expected update of Chapter VII of the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines and the introduction of the high value-adding services concept