Expert Analysis

When allocating corporate costs for intra-group services, the Norwegian Tax Authorities has in recent years been claiming that allocations based on opex/capex must be adjusted for local price- and cost levels by applying a price level indicator (PLI). Jan Jansen and Joachim Bjerke of BA-HR explain what this means for the Norwegian energy sector.

Emer Hunt and Turlough Galvin of Matheson Ormsby Prentice analyse Ireland’s first-ever GAAR case to be heard at the Supreme Court and explain why the ruling creates uncertainty for future transactions.

South African companies are making sound progress as they prepare for a new carbon tax, by improving energy efficiency and monitoring and reporting emission levels. However, the legacy effect of substantial coal-based infrastructure is hindering the transition to alternative, renewable energy sources, finds Catherine Lewis of KPMG.

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