Expert Analysis

The EU's most feared woman on state aid investigations has not strayed from dealing with unfair tax competition by member states and multinationals, but there were hints of her softening her stance – a little.

Akhilesh Ranjan is a significant person in the global discussions on BEPS deliverables and the debate on how to tax digital businesses, and is leading India's charge toward a 2019 direct tax reform.

The June 21 decision by the US Supreme Court in South Dakota v Wayfair Inc that overturned, by a 5-4 majority, the previous leading case of Quill Corp v North Dakota has a significant effect on sales taxes within the US. But should businesses outside the US also be very concerned, given that some initial commentary suggested that this would result in a rapid change of the definition of permanent establishment?

Taxpayers may have to refine their approach in staving off tax controversy. A podcast held by ITR in collaboration with CMS explains why audits and tax litigation may never be the same

Join Deloitte and insightsoftware on November 4 for a free ITR webinar exploring how operational transfer pricing transformation can streamline data, improve compliance, and integrate business and financial processes across multinational organisations

How can tax leaders enhance process ownership, manage distributed teams, and balance talent with technology? James Paul of Deloitte UK presents valuable insights from the Tax Transformation Trends 2025 report

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

Carlos Serrano Palacio and Szymon Wlazlowski of Deloitte examine how transfer pricing complexities arise in special purpose vehicle investments and outline key considerations in navigating their unique risk, substance, and valuation challenges

Magdalena Marciniak and Magdalena Dymkowska of MDDP explain how Poland is sharpening its transfer pricing audits, considering periodic reviews for the largest taxpayers, and increasing the use of tools designed to foster certainty

Fernando Matesanz of Spanish VAT Services examines how the opinion delivered in case C-515/24 addresses whether Spain could limit VAT deduction rights at the moment of its EU accession under the standstill clause

Paolo Ludovici and Andrea Mirabella of Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici analyse the tax authorities’ ruling on cross-border dividend withholding and the domestic capital gains exemption as applied to a Maltese trust electing corporate tax status