Expert Analysis

Heads of tax need to push their teams forward as strategic business advisers to add value across their organisations, says Sandy Markwick

Despite garnering significant revenues from multinationals, Italy’s digital services tax presents pressing double taxation issues, say Stefano Simontacchi and Francesco Saverio Scandone of BonelliErede

China’s largest overhaul of its tax administration system in 24 years, featuring enhanced enforcement powers, is underway, says Abe Zhao of FenXun Partners

Uday Ved, Hetav Vasani, and Snehal Pawar of KNAV India explore how cross-border business restructuring can trigger hidden tax exposures such as exit charges, and examine valuations under evolving global transfer pricing rules

Join ITR and Thomson Reuters on May 28 for the second webinar of a three-part series on e-invoicing and hear how businesses can strategically manage measures such as the VAT in the Digital Age proposal

Gain essential insights into continuous tax controls by joining ITR and Thomson Reuters on April 30 for the first webinar of a three-part series on streamlining e-invoicing compliance in a digital-first world

It's been more than three years since I last had the privilege of writing the editorial in this fine magazine. But after something of a hiatus editing a current affairs magazine, covering such cheery topics as international terror, climate change, North Korean nukes and Donald Trump, I have returned to the world of tax. And what a time it is to be back.

It used to be when one talked about country-by-country reporting (CbCR) and tax transparency, people would look at you like you were some kind of beret-wearing, fist-raising, Trotskyist from Tooting shouting "power to the people!"

Switzerland is often discussed when the ethics of international tax competition are questioned, but recent events prove the country's willingness to adapt to the latest international standards.

Fernando Matesanz of Spanish VAT Services calls for a rethink of national VAT frameworks after two key judgments that support businesses correcting VAT when commercial transactions are altered, cancelled, or left unpaid

Ahdianto and Erviyanti Adam of GNV Consulting Services outline Indonesia’s latest tax developments, including new rules on importing personal belongings and mandatory use of the CEISA 4.0 digital customs system

Jian-Cheng Ku, Roland Kleimann, and Jurriaan van Bladel of DLA Piper Netherlands analyse recent case law on key financing functions as an exception to a Dutch interest deduction limitation