Expert Analysis

Donato Raponi, head of the European Commission’s VAT Unit, discusses the new VAT rules applying from 2015 to telecommunications, broadcasting and electronic services and the publication of Commission guidelines on the practical functioning of the mini one-stop shop.

The Green Budget Europe Annual Conference discussed new approaches for environmental fiscal reform and emissions trading at the Swiss, EU and international level and honoured Professor Frank Convery as 2013 Environmental Fiscal Reformer of the Year, reports Constanze Adolf, director of Green Budget Europe’s Brussels office.

Andrea Bazzo Lauletta and Flavio Mifano of Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga to address recent experiences with the financial transaction tax (IOF) regime as a policy-making tool by the Brazilian government and look at the impact of the changes implemented over time and the extent to which such changes have been effective.

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Join ITR for a free webinar on February 4 as senior tax practitioners from BDO India analyse a highly significant ruling by the Indian Supreme Court

Interview with Candy Ye Tang, tax and business advisory leader, Deloitte China

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

Federico Vincenti and Carola Valente Della Rovere of Valente Associati GEB Partners/Crowe Valente examine the challenges and methodologies involved in determining arm’s-length prices for transactions involving intangible assets, addressing how to ensure compliance and mitigate tax risks

The regime has modernised the taxation of employee equity, but several lingering shortcomings leave room for enhancement, say João Riscado Rapoula, Miguel Gonzalez Amado, and Ana Francisca Ribeiro of VdA

Sandra Benedetto and Paula Campusano of PwC Chile analyse recent Chilean Internal Revenue Service rulings that adopt a new methodology compared with the criteria set in previous administrative instructions