Expert Analysis

HMRC’s growing focus on evidencing tax decisions is shifting attention from technical accuracy to governance, requiring businesses to demonstrate how positions were reached and documented

In the second instalment of this two-part series, Jayne Stokes takes a practical approach to navigating the capital v revenue question for UK R&D claims for software development, and shares pointers for businesses

Arindam Mitra and Robin Hart examine how aggregate TP rules clash with transaction-level customs rules, creating compliance risks and requiring granular, SKU-level pricing strategies

Ronnie Dassen and Jan De Clercq of Deloitte Global outline how agentic AI can support indirect tax teams in managing compliance pressures, improving data quality, and freeing capacity for higher-value advisory work

Sameer Nurmohamed, partner, Deloitte Legal Canada

George Ankomah, partner, Tax & Regulatory Services, Deloitte Africa (Ghana)

James Zhao and Jason Ye of Deloitte China highlight the challenges, regulatory variations, and foreign exchange considerations for taxpayers regarding year-end transfer pricing adjustments, and analyse recent Shenzhen guidance for inbound changes

Stephan Habisch and Florence Müller of Deloitte Germany examine how tariffs disrupt transfer pricing, forcing multinationals to reassess supply chains, manage compliance risks, and explore strategic restructuring to balance challenges with emerging opportunities

Bernardo Misle, Andrea Guevara, and Wissal Ritoune of Deloitte Spain offer strategies to manage transfer pricing disputes amid evolving OECD guidelines and increasing scrutiny of value chains by tax authorities

Paolo Ludovici and Andrea Mirabella of Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici analyse a recent Italian Supreme Court decision that confirms the application of the three-test beneficial ownership framework to treaty-protected royalty payments

Bárbara Miragaia of MFA Legal & Tech argues that the regime’s restrictive eligibility rules and limited relief for intra-group transactions may constrain its practical benefits

Gabriel Caldiron Rezende of Machado Associados comments on the beginning of the tax reform implementation phase and concerns about pending regulation