Expert Analysis

China has made some progress recently regarding resource tax, consumption tax and an emission trading scheme. It may be only time before this more holistic approach culminates in an environment tax or green tax. Jean Ngan Li, Sunny Leung and Jessica Xie of KPMG China consider what progress may be made in China’s tax policies on environmental protection.

For any business engaged in EU cross-border transactions, the European Commission’s test case for private VAT ruling requests relating to cross-border situations is a great initiative to try to bridge the gap between EU VAT law and national VAT law, argue Mark Hammond Giles and Karl-Heinz Haydl, two VAT practitioners at a multinational company.

Peter Duchars, of SMP Partners, a Russell Bedford member firm, looks at efforts to harmonise the EU VAT system and the unexpected new challenges this may create.

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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