Expert Analysis

Zeki Gündüz PwC Recent revisions in tax and customs legislation are significant as they indicate the adoption of a taxpayer rights-centric approach. On the one hand, the legislature sought to meet criticisms regarding the principles of equality and the rule of law. On the other, it sought to reform the tax administration to make it more efficient and to bring it under stricter control.

Jaime Esteves PwC For the past two years, the Portuguese government has been under intense pressure to reduce its budgetary deficit and outstanding public debt in the context of the Memorandum of Understanding on Specific Economic Policy Conditionality with the European Commission, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Under these circumstances, a strong effort is being made to lower public spending and increase tax revenue. Income and consumption statutory tax rates have peaked in recent years, and economic agents and society at large will strongly oppose any further increase in tax rates.

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India’s transfer pricing overhaul expands safe harbours at scale and accelerates advance pricing agreements alongside the statutory recodification of the Income-tax Act, report Uday Ved, Hetav Vasani, and Jainesh Nahar of KNAV

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Jess Williams, Jimmy Man, and Olivier Hody of Deloitte explain how tax can be elevated from a post-close support function to a value-realisation tool in M&A transactions through quick wins and longer-term actions

Several South Korean transfer pricing cases have established clearer judicial standards emphasising robust comparability analysis and stronger functional and economic evidence. Yulchon tax partners provide practical insights for navigating the heightened requirements

Ichwan Sukardi and T Qivi Hady Daholi of RSM Indonesia examine how geopolitical conflict and economic volatility are reshaping transfer pricing risk and enforcement, with a particular focus on Southeast Asia and Indonesia

Monika Bieri and Daniel Schönenberger of Tax Partner use a Swiss lens to examine how workforce mobility is reshaping transfer pricing models, and why the location of key decision‑makers is becoming a critical tax risk

India’s Finance Act, 2026 introduces a tax framework for foreign companies using local data centres but leaves several questions unresolved, say S Vasudevan, Prachi Bharadwaj, and Loveena Manaktala of Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Nicolle Barbetti of Pérez-Llorca explains how the Capitalisation of Companies Incentive has reshaped Portugal’s corporate financing landscape and highlights how binding rulings have clarified key issues in its application

Natalia Núñez and Antonia Valdés of PwC Chile analyse the new bill’s tax implications for a key sector, considering the provisions of the Mining Royalty Law