Expert Analysis

Mexican taxpayers have encountered certain difficulties when filing transfer pricing informative tax returns. Manuel Scapachini and Ignacio Mosquera of Chevez, Ruiz, Zamarripa y Cia address some of the practical issues regarding the master informative tax return and the local informative tax return.

The Maltese presidency of the EU Council is a new entry this year Malta's government has had to deal with a barrage of tax criticism over the years, but, while it held the EU Council presidency, it battled through that to deliver the amended Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD) and enact of the dispute resolution mechanism, among other things.

Maria Teresa Fabregas Fernandez is a new entry this year Maria Teresa Fabregas Fernandez took over the European Commission's top indirect tax job from Donato Raponi in March, and is tasked with delivering an ambitious set of reforms.

João Riscado Rapoula and Hugo Leonardo of VdA analyse the new Construir Portugal scheme, outlining how targeted tax incentives are reshaping the country’s landscape for affordable housing investment and residential real estate

José Maria Cabral Sacadura and Vicente Pirrone of Cuatrecasas analyse the Sofina line of CJEU case law and assess when Portuguese withholding tax rules entitle foreign loss‑making companies to reimbursement

Olebogeng Ramatlhodi, Africa indirect tax leader, Deloitte Africa

Several South Korean transfer pricing cases have established clearer judicial standards emphasising robust comparability analysis and stronger functional and economic evidence. Yulchon tax partners provide practical insights for navigating the heightened requirements

Ichwan Sukardi and T Qivi Hady Daholi of RSM Indonesia examine how geopolitical conflict and economic volatility are reshaping transfer pricing risk and enforcement, with a particular focus on Southeast Asia and Indonesia

Monika Bieri and Daniel Schönenberger of Tax Partner use a Swiss lens to examine how workforce mobility is reshaping transfer pricing models, and why the location of key decision‑makers is becoming a critical tax risk

Federico Vincenti and Carola Valente Della Rovere of Valente Associati GEB Partners/Crowe Valente analyse a recent ruling of the Italian Supreme Court that clarifies the conditions for the deductibility of costs related to intercompany services

Mithilesh Reddy of Steadfast Business Consulting outlines the key transfer pricing compliance risks, pillar two impacts, and structuring priorities for multinational enterprises under the UAE’s new R&D tax credit regime

Kathya Capote Peimbert of Vertex examines how continuous transaction controls expose under‑addressed intercompany transaction risks, and outlines the approach multinationals should take to ensure consistent VAT treatment and improve audit defensibility