Expert Analysis

Monica Bhatia, head of the Global Forum Secretariat at the OECD, Radhanath Housden, head of the AEOI Unit at the Global Forum and Adrian Wardzynski, policy adviser at the Global Forum, highlight the steps governments are taking worldwide to share data, taking a giant leap from information on request to automatic exchange.

David Kautter has had a long year as acting IRS commissioner and assistant secretary for tax policy in the US Treasury Department. In his dual role, Kautter has presided over the first year of putting US tax reform into action.

Amazon re-enters the Global Tax 20 after it shared the top spot with Starbucks and Google in 2013. This time it's for being a lobbying superpower in the US.

Taxpayers may have to refine their approach in staving off tax controversy. A podcast held by ITR in collaboration with CMS explains why audits and tax litigation may never be the same

Join Deloitte and insightsoftware on November 4 for a free ITR webinar exploring how operational transfer pricing transformation can streamline data, improve compliance, and integrate business and financial processes across multinational organisations

How can tax leaders enhance process ownership, manage distributed teams, and balance talent with technology? James Paul of Deloitte UK presents valuable insights from the Tax Transformation Trends 2025 report

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

Carlos Serrano Palacio and Szymon Wlazlowski of Deloitte examine how transfer pricing complexities arise in special purpose vehicle investments and outline key considerations in navigating their unique risk, substance, and valuation challenges

Fabian Abi Cakra and Aditya Nugroho of GNV Consulting say a new regulation underlines the Directorate General of Taxes’ shift towards real-time, data-based compliance enforcement

Magdalena Marciniak and Magdalena Dymkowska of MDDP explain how Poland is sharpening its transfer pricing audits, considering periodic reviews for the largest taxpayers, and increasing the use of tools designed to foster certainty

Fernando Matesanz of Spanish VAT Services examines how the opinion delivered in case C-515/24 addresses whether Spain could limit VAT deduction rights at the moment of its EU accession under the standstill clause