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

The method a firm employs to merge or acquire a corporation in Mexico carries with it a complex array of tax opportunities and challenges. SMPS Legal’s Ana Paula Pardo and Jorge San Martín Elizondo explore how local and international firms can best position themselves with Mexico’s varied tax framework.

Switzerland’s federal tax administration has published an update on its tax ruling practice for federal taxes, withholding taxes (WHT) and stamp duty as it nears a second referendum on corporate tax reform. burckhardt Switzerland’s Rolf Wuethrich explores how these may affect tax structuring and merger and acquisition (M&A) sentiment.

China has implemented venture capital (VC) tax rules at the same time economic substance requirements for key offshore centres have been introduced. KPMG’s Michael Wong, Christopher Mak and Alan O’Connor highlight the key considerations for businesses.

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

Justyna Bauta-Szostak and Gniewomir Parzyjagła of MDDP say the new guidance on withholding tax is a step forward for businesses operating across borders and overseas funds investing in Poland

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