Expert Analysis

Richard Allen, co-founder of Retailers Against VAT Avoidance Schemes (RAVAS) and former head of Delerium Records, looks at how Low Value Consignment Relief (LVCR) has undermined the single market.

Location saving is a hot issue in developing countries. Yin Chao, who speacialises in transfer pricing at Siemens in China, and Yin Shuping, who is an associate professor at Guangdong Polytechnique Normal University, explain China’s perspective on the transfer pricing aspects of location saving on contract R&D.

Javier Martín Martín and Diana Garrido Hernando of Ernst & Young look at indirect tax as a way out of Spain’s dire economic situation.

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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

Mithilesh Reddy of Steadfast Business Consulting outlines how the qualified domestic minimum top-up tax is reshaping multinational tax planning, compliance, and strategic operational structures in the UAE

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