Expert Analysis

Companies operating in the UK construction sector and industry associations are calling on HMRC to do more to help them prepare for the VAT reverse charges change and use the one-year delay effectively.

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.

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.

Kapil Sethi and Mithilesh Reddy of Steadfast Business Consulting examine why financial transactions remain a transfer pricing battleground six years after the OECD’s Chapter X guidance, and what taxpayers should do about it

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

Rob van der Woude of Fonoa argues that AI will not reduce tax work but transform it, making connected data infrastructure the foundation of compliance and competitive advantage

Simón Somohano, Aranzazú Estrada, and Mario Coyoy of Deloitte explore the shift towards risk-based transfer pricing audits in Mexico and Central America and suggest how multinationals can move from a documentation-centred approach towards a broader model

Deloitte tax partners examine how tax authorities in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Venezuela are shifting transfer pricing audits from pricing analysis to economic substance and evidentiary support

Silvana Blanco, Joel Morante, and Felipe Prado of Deloitte examine how transfer pricing is being reshaped in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay through closer scrutiny of governance, value creation, operating models, and pillar two implications

Charles Setia Oetomo and Arip Prastyo Wibowo of GNV Consulting outline Indonesia’s new rules on tax representatives and explain a fresh VAT collection mechanism for cross-border digital transactions

Susana Estêvão Gonçalves of Pérez-Llorca analyses how the decision restricts Portugal’s real estate transfer tax and may affect similar regimes across the EU

Jakub Warnieło and Agnieszka Walska of MDDP outline the tax risks attracting the greatest scrutiny in Poland and explain how foreign investors can reduce audit exposure through proactive compliance