Expert Analysis

Countries which care about fair taxation of tech multinationals and equitable global distribution of wealth should back the UN’s tax framework, writes economist Abdelmalek Riad

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

Fumiko Mizoguchi, partner, Tax & Legal, Deloitte Japan

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

Welcome to International Tax Review's M&A guide 2017. Transactional work is the bread and butter for many tax practices, and the market has bounced back strongly to near its pre-financial crisis levels, with 2016 being the third consecutive year in which overall transactional volume surpassed $2.5 billion.

The boldest initiative in transfer pricing history entered the homestretch in October 2015 with the release of the OECD's final report on its base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) project. The reverberations are being felt across North America, Europe, Asia and beyond.

Global tax rules are changing, and changing rapidly. The final reports on the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Action Plan have been released by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and endorsed by the G20. These reports on the 15 BEPS Action Points recommend significant changes in international tax laws and treaties. Due to the unique global alignment on the matter, BEPS is the most comprehensive change in international taxation in history. Attention has turned to the actions that are being taken by countries in response to these recommendations.

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