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The ruling excludes vacation and business development days from service PE calculations and confirms virtual services from abroad don’t count, potentially reshaping compliance for multinationals
February 3, 2026
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User-friendly digital tax filing systems, transformative AI deployment, and the continued proliferation of DSTs will define 2026, writes Ascoria’s Neil Kelley -
In the first of a two-part series, experts from Khaitan & Co dissect a highly anticipated Indian Supreme Court ruling that marks a decisive shift in India’s international tax jurisprudence
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Libya’s often-overlooked stamp duty can halt payments and freeze contracts, making this quiet tax a decisive hurdle for foreign investors to clear, writes Salaheddin El Busefi
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Sponsored by BDO IndiaJoin 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
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Sponsored by DeloitteInterview with Candy Ye Tang, tax and business advisory leader, Deloitte China
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Sponsored by DeloitteInterview with Adham Hafoudh, partner, Tax & Legal, Deloitte Czech Republic
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Sponsored by DeloitteVrajesh Dutia of Deloitte India and Jennifer Breeze of Deloitte UK assess the complex arm’s-length decisions that global businesses had to make during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the various responses from international tax authorities.
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Sponsored by DeloitteAriel Krinshpun and James Mahon, III of Deloitte US and George Galumov of Deloitte Switzerland analyse two areas of intercompany financing arrangements as transactions come under increasing scrutiny from tax authorities.
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Sponsored by DeloitteAaron Wang of Deloitte China and Iva Georgijew of Deloitte Poland set out the key questions when limited risk and low-risk distributors incur losses, and consider the challenges presented in several common scenarios.
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Sponsored by Spanish VAT ServicesThe ruling clarifies that Spain cannot restrict VAT exemptions for general services directly necessary to independent groups’ exempt activities, says Fernando Matesanz of Spanish VAT Services
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Sponsored by MachadoGabriel Caldiron Rezende of Machado Associados comments on the latest developments related to the beginning of the Brazilian consumption tax reform test phase and considers the next steps
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Sponsored by KPMG SwedenNils Schmid and Isabelle Berking of KPMG Sweden analyse the possibilities for sovereign wealth funds to claim refunds of Swedish withholding tax following a recent proposal referred to the Council on Legislation
