Expert Analysis

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.

With the auto industry in China growing at a breakneck pace, the Chinese authorities are placing it under close scrutiny on issues ranging from Customs duties, indirect tax and transfer pricing. William Zhang, David Ling and Sam Fan of KPMG China examine the tax challenges lying ahead for car manufacturers and producers of auto parts and components in China, and ways to deal with those challenges.

The OECD’s action plan for multilateral cooperation to address tax base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS), published on July 19 2013, inaugurates a global collaborative effort to modernise the international tax system. The plan describes 15 proposed actions, identifies expected outputs and establishes the anticipated timeframe. Abe Zhao, Leonard Zhang and David Chamberlain of KPMG China comment on the implications of BEPS for China.

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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