Expert Analysis

Libya’s often-overlooked stamp duty can halt payments and freeze contracts, making this quiet tax a decisive hurdle for foreign investors to clear, writes Salaheddin El Busefi

Eugena Cerny shares hard-earned lessons from tax automation projects and explains how to navigate internal roadblocks and miscommunications

Foreign companies operating in Libya face source-based taxation even without a local presence. Multinationals must understand compliance obligations, withholding risks, and treaty relief to avoid costly surprises

Ralf Heussner, Anodri Suchdeve, and Fangying Xu of Deloitte examine the transfer pricing challenges arising from an increasing number of intra-bank funding arrangements as stricter capital requirements trigger the attention of regulators and tax authorities

Tax and finance teams are adopting a working methodology pioneered by the tech world, says Peter Boerhof of Vertex

Gregory Verpoorten and Rogier Vanhorick of Deloitte explain three key lessons for tax leaders as real-time indirect tax compliance moves ever closer and compliance requirements become even more complex

Antonio Ruiz and Alejandra Arguedas of EY Central America, Panama and Dominican Republic explain how tax, geopolitical factors, and trade agreements shape foreign investment in Central America, offering guidance for companies navigating the region

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

Gabriel Caldiron Rezende of Machado Associados comments on the latest developments related to the beginning of the Brazilian consumption tax reform test phase and considers the next steps

Nils Schmid and Isabelle Berking of KPMG Sweden analyse the possibilities for sovereign wealth funds to claim refunds of Swedish withholding tax following a recent proposal referred to the Council on Legislation

Rodrigo Winter Salgado of PwC Chile outlines the country's proposed foreign investment regime, comparing it with past frameworks and highlighting potential tax and legal protections for local and international investors