Expert Analysis

The Court of Appeal ruling clarifies that treaty benefits are not abusive where transactions are commercially driven, providing greater certainty on “main purpose” anti-avoidance tests

The repeal of Libya’s statute of limitations and tougher enforcement leave taxpayers navigating a high-stakes choice between conciliation and litigation

A revised Chapter VII signals a move away from mechanical TP approaches, stressing transaction understanding, functional analysis and context-driven documentation requirements

Senior Deloitte tax practitioners explain how a hybrid e-invoicing model can enable multinationals to step off the compliance treadmill while balancing global consistency with local requirements

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

Romain Tiffon and Marie Bentley of ATOZ analyse how automation, data analytics, and generative AI are reshaping tax operations, enabling greater strategic insight while raising important challenges around data, governance, and implementation

Several South Korean transfer pricing cases have established clearer judicial standards emphasising robust comparability analysis and stronger functional and economic evidence. Yulchon tax partners provide practical insights for navigating the heightened requirements

Ichwan Sukardi and T Qivi Hady Daholi of RSM Indonesia examine how geopolitical conflict and economic volatility are reshaping transfer pricing risk and enforcement, with a particular focus on Southeast Asia and Indonesia

Paolo Ludovici and Andrea Iannaccone of Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici consider whether the regional tax on productive activities applicable to dividends distributed by subsidiaries to Italian parent companies conflicts with EU and constitutional principles

Joana Sequeira and Nadine Gomes of Vieira de Almeida & Associados explain recent developments in the Portuguese tax authorities’ stance on investment income assessment for partial redemptions of life insurance products

With the modified regime coming into effect from January 1 2025, Fernando Matesanz of Spanish VAT Services explains the new provision for cross-border transaction exemptions and related compliance complexities for SMEs