Expert Analysis

New French legislation should create a more consistent legal environment for taxing gains from management packages, say Bruno Knadjian and Sylvain Piémont of Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

AI-powered tax agents are likely to be the next big development in tax technology, says Russell Gammon of Tax Systems

Despite posing significant administrative hurdles, digital services taxes remain ‘the best way forward’ for emerging economies, says Neil Kelley, COO of Ascoria

While global FDI levels sag and China ODI falls, Chinese investment in BRI jurisdictions continues to grow. However, a range of tax challenges face Chinese MNEs in BRI countries and other locations, write Michael Wong and Joseph Tam.

In 2018, Hong Kong SAR enacted TP legislation, a significant step in aligning its tax rules with international standards. Karmen Yeung, Irene Lee and Tanya Trantallis set out the key features of the rules.

Intensive work at an international level to erect a new architecture for international tax rules by 2020 will have deep implications for businesses. Conrad Turley and Sunny Leung explore what this might mean for China’s burgeoning digital economy.

Vanesa Lanciotti of Deloitte Chile explores how recent reforms – including new advance pricing agreement rules, enhanced audit priorities, and disclosure requirements – are reshaping transfer pricing practice and compliance for multinationals operating in Chile

Senior Deloitte tax practitioners examine Mexico’s evolving approach to the OECD’s amount B and summarise the transfer pricing landscape in Guatemala, Panama, Honduras, and Costa Rica

Senior Deloitte tax practitioners report that transfer pricing audits are homing in on intercompany services in Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Venezuela, and emphasise the need for early taxpayer preparation

Raquel Maurício of Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados examines recent Portuguese VAT changes aimed at urban rehabilitation and why legal uncertainties risk undermining the housing goals they aim to support

Marie Hedin and Jennifer van der Gronden of KPMG Sweden analyse a ruling that challenges the Swedish Tax Agency’s approach to revaluing intragroup services where no comparable market exists

Federico Vincenti and Carola Valente of Valente Associati GEB Partners/Crowe Valente examine a recent ruling revisiting how control is defined in the context of transfer pricing regulations