Expert Analysis

Gerhard Badenhorst

Deloitte has a network of approximately 650 partners and professionals in the Americas region—with offices in approximately 240 locations through a network of member firms—specialized in local indirect taxes and global trade advisory in all major markets in the region. The indirect tax services Deloitte provides in the Americas region include indirect tax and global trade compliance, advisory and technology services. Deloitte in the Americas advises Fortune 500 companies to help enhance their indirect tax position in the Americas region. The ability of Deloitte Tax to work with Deloitte's Consulting and Advisory practices in the region enables us to help clients navigate through the tax implications of their broad business challenges with confidence.

In a global digital world characterized by fast moving markets with changing business models and the increasing prevalence of Value Added Tax (VAT) and Goods and Services Tax (GST), keeping pace can be a challenge. Combine this with indirect tax becoming many governments' preferred method of revenue raising and increasingly complicated regulations focused on combatting fraud, it's more critical than ever to manage indirect tax.

Taxpayers may have to refine their approach in staving off tax controversy. A podcast held by ITR in collaboration with CMS explains why audits and tax litigation may never be the same

Join Deloitte and insightsoftware on November 4 for a free ITR webinar exploring how operational transfer pricing transformation can streamline data, improve compliance, and integrate business and financial processes across multinational organisations

How can tax leaders enhance process ownership, manage distributed teams, and balance talent with technology? James Paul of Deloitte UK presents valuable insights from the Tax Transformation Trends 2025 report

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

Shaun Austin and Alexander Duric of Deloitte UK introduce this year’s TP Controversy Guide, offering expert insights into global mutual agreement procedures, litigation trends, and sector-specific transfer pricing issues

Bernardo Mesquita of Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados examines how AI can enhance tax administration efficiency while raising significant transparency, accountability, and taxpayer-rights concerns that governments must address

Tiago Marreiros Moreira, Rita Simão Luís, and Nadine Gomes of VdA analyse how recent EU VAT and energy tax developments shape electric mobility, highlighting opportunities from CJEU rulings and challenges of multi-layered tax frameworks

Federico Vincenti and Carola Valente of Valente Associati GEB Partners/Crowe Valente explain how accurate comparable selection is essential in transfer pricing benchmarking, highlighting OECD approaches, practical screening steps, and lessons from recent Italian case law