Expert Analysis

The European Free Trade Association Surveillance Authority (ESA) has issued a reasoned opinion concluding that the Norwegian rules on exit tax for companies and cross-border restructurings are incompatible with the EEA agreement. Camilla Jøtun Borge-Andersen and Joachim Bjerke of BA-HR analyse the decision and discuss whether Norway’s response has resolved the issue.

As Ireland shows some signs of economic recovery, the government’s commitment to financial services, seen in some key changes to the tax system recently, augurs well for the sector, believe Conor Hurley and Alan Heuston of Arthur Cox

Lee Hock Khoon and Yeo Eng Ping, of Ernst & Young Malaysia explain the rules that enable the establishment of a Malaysian holding or Labuan company. The tax advantages, including the lack of a capital gains regime, make the situation simple and easy to operate

India’s transfer pricing overhaul expands safe harbours at scale and accelerates advance pricing agreements alongside the statutory recodification of the Income-tax Act, report Uday Ved, Hetav Vasani, and Jainesh Nahar of KNAV

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Jess Williams, Jimmy Man, and Olivier Hody of Deloitte explain how tax can be elevated from a post-close support function to a value-realisation tool in M&A transactions through quick wins and longer-term actions

Several South Korean transfer pricing cases have established clearer judicial standards emphasising robust comparability analysis and stronger functional and economic evidence. Yulchon tax partners provide practical insights for navigating the heightened requirements

Ichwan Sukardi and T Qivi Hady Daholi of RSM Indonesia examine how geopolitical conflict and economic volatility are reshaping transfer pricing risk and enforcement, with a particular focus on Southeast Asia and Indonesia

Monika Bieri and Daniel Schönenberger of Tax Partner use a Swiss lens to examine how workforce mobility is reshaping transfer pricing models, and why the location of key decision‑makers is becoming a critical tax risk

India’s Finance Act, 2026 introduces a tax framework for foreign companies using local data centres but leaves several questions unresolved, say S Vasudevan, Prachi Bharadwaj, and Loveena Manaktala of Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Nicolle Barbetti of Pérez-Llorca explains how the Capitalisation of Companies Incentive has reshaped Portugal’s corporate financing landscape and highlights how binding rulings have clarified key issues in its application

Natalia Núñez and Antonia Valdés of PwC Chile analyse the new bill’s tax implications for a key sector, considering the provisions of the Mining Royalty Law