Expert Analysis

Salman Shaheen talks to Algirdas Semeta, European Commissioner for Taxation, Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud about his big indirect tax reforms.

Suddenly finding yourself without a key part of your tax department can be a problem at the best of times, particularly in the middle of a major international merger. Salman Shaheen explores how taxpayers can benefit from interim VAT management in emergency situations and how it differs from companies’ more common experience of secondment.

The Brazilian states have been abusing their constitutional competence to charge the state value added tax (ICMS) by disregarding the legal procedure to define the taxable basis of the ICMS payable in advance in the tax substitution system (ICMS-ST), argue Júlio de Oliveira and Carolina Romanini Miguel of Machado Associados.

Join Grant Thornton and insightsoftware on April 23 for a free ITR webinar exploring how flexible tax software aligns with your existing processes, enabling smoother adoption, integration, and phased implementation across complex organisations

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

Maria Gouveia of Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados examines the most widespread misconceptions surrounding the regime, clarifying its tax deferral mechanism, effective rates, eligibility criteria, and scope

Rafael Calvo Salinero and Fernando Brioso de la Rica of Garrigues examine the implications of a Spanish Supreme Court ruling on treaty relief when the Interest and Royalties Directive exemption is denied

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