Expert Analysis

Countries which care about fair taxation of tech multinationals and equitable global distribution of wealth should back the UN’s tax framework, writes economist Abdelmalek Riad

Heads of tax need to push their teams forward as strategic business advisers to add value across their organisations, says Sandy Markwick

Despite garnering significant revenues from multinationals, Italy’s digital services tax presents pressing double taxation issues, say Stefano Simontacchi and Francesco Saverio Scandone of BonelliErede

Mahesh Jaising, indirect tax leader, Deloitte India, and indirect tax chief growth officer, Global Deloitte

A spate of reforms has added to the growing appeal of Portuguese alternative investment funds. José Maria Cabral Sacadura and Francisco Soares Machado of Cuatrecasas explain the various vehicles available and the applicable tax framework

Henrik Karlsson, indirect tax leader – Nordics, Deloitte Sweden

Ricardo Villalobos of Copper Wolf examines how BEPS pillars one and two reshape global tax rules, potentially affecting domestic systems and closing gaps in multinational corporate tax avoidance

Mikael Jacobsen and Henri Ahtiainen of Skeppsbron Skatt explore how several recent Swedish cases have shed light on the complex distinction between legal and economic ownership of intellectual property in transfer pricing matters

With South Korea expected to intensify its focus on multinationals’ intercompany transactions during tax audits, Yulchon tax partners analyse several transfer pricing-related rulings that could help shape strategy

Fernando Matesanz of Spanish VAT Services calls for a rethink of national VAT frameworks after two key judgments that support businesses correcting VAT when commercial transactions are altered, cancelled, or left unpaid

Ahdianto and Erviyanti Adam of GNV Consulting Services outline Indonesia’s latest tax developments, including new rules on importing personal belongings and mandatory use of the CEISA 4.0 digital customs system

Jian-Cheng Ku, Roland Kleimann, and Jurriaan van Bladel of DLA Piper Netherlands analyse recent case law on key financing functions as an exception to a Dutch interest deduction limitation