Expert Analysis

The GCC has made tax reform the key to its plans for a post-oil future. Here, Mohamed Faycal Charfeddine, group head of tax at the Aujan Group, assesses the rollout of excise tax.

Daniel Hassell, secretary of revenue, and Kevin Milligan, special advisor to the deputy secretary for taxation, at the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue share their four decades of experience and predict the future of US state tax compliance.

The OECD’s pillar one and pillar two tax initiatives represent the opening act into the future international tax landscape, writes Keith Brockman.

Olebogeng Ramatlhodi, Africa indirect tax leader, Deloitte Africa

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

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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