Expert Analysis

As the trend for real-time reporting grows, how can companies prepare for the tax authorities knowing more about their tax affairs than they do themselves? Giles Parsons shares his views.

Since its introduction in 2016, the OECD’s project to combat base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) has changed the environment for tax audits around the world. Corporations and heads of tax have to adapt, says Sandy Markwick, head of the Tax Director Network (TDN) at Winmark.

As the Multilateral Instrument’s (MLI) provision for the principal purpose test (PPT) is nearing effect, the business-purpose standard becomes even more important to objectively ascertain. Keith Brockman explains the importance of a business purpose diary.

Interview with Mauricio Martínez D’Meza, S-LATAM tax controversy leader, Deloitte Mexico

Join ITR and Thomson Reuters on July 16 as a three-part webinar series concludes with real-world insights into how businesses are managing the e-invoicing transition and the strategies enabling global compliance

Johan Van der Paal and Bram Fouache of Deloitte Belgium explain how the EU’s VAT in the Digital Age Directive is reshaping VAT compliance across Europe, and how businesses can prepare for digital reporting and e-invoicing reforms

Vanesa Lanciotti of Deloitte Chile explores how recent reforms – including new advance pricing agreement rules, enhanced audit priorities, and disclosure requirements – are reshaping transfer pricing practice and compliance for multinationals operating in Chile

Senior Deloitte tax practitioners examine Mexico’s evolving approach to the OECD’s amount B and summarise the transfer pricing landscape in Guatemala, Panama, Honduras, and Costa Rica

Senior Deloitte tax practitioners report that transfer pricing audits are homing in on intercompany services in Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Venezuela, and emphasise the need for early taxpayer preparation

The protocol amending the Brazil–China double tax treaty is aimed at improving legal certainty, reducing withholding taxes, and preventing treaty abuse, say Paulo Victor Vieira da Rocha and Murilo Jakuk of VRMA Advogados

Mihai Petre and Cosmin Dincă of EY Romania explain how getting customs essentials right – from classification and origin to valuation – can reduce fiscal exposure and improve operational certainty for importers

Francisco Cabral Matos and Francisca de Landerset of VdA examine Portugal’s tax neutrality regime for mergers and demergers, highlighting how rigid interpretations by the tax authority are undermining its practical application