Expert Analysis

Digital tax reform is dissolving the old ‘temporal buffer’, forcing systems, institutions, and professionals to adapt as real-time reporting reshapes governance, capability, and compliance

Multinationals face rising TP scrutiny as global rules diverge. As Daniel Moalusi argues, strong, consistent documentation is now essential to minimise audit risk and protect tax positions

Brazil’s tax reform unifies consumption taxes to simplify rules, centralise administration and reduce legal uncertainty

Interview with Adham Hafoudh, partner, Tax & Legal, Deloitte Czech Republic

A recent ruling curbs formalistic proof requirements in EU cross-border pension fund taxation while strengthening the substance over form and ‘equality of arms’ concepts, say João Rodrigues, Liliana Piedade, and Francisco Ludovino Reis of Cuatrecasas

Tax authorities in Europe are stepping up their transfer pricing focus. A podcast held by ITR in collaboration with CMS explores what multinational enterprises can do to mitigate risk

Antonio Ruiz and Alejandra Arguedas of EY Central America, Panama and Dominican Republic explain how tax, geopolitical factors, and trade agreements shape foreign investment in Central America, offering guidance for companies navigating the region

David Hamzah Damian of DDTC Consulting examines recent procedural changes in Indonesia’s tax disputes process and the Supreme Court’s stance on tax evidence, highlighting key implications for taxpayers facing audits, objections, and appeals

Eddie Morris, Josep Serrano Torres, and Jen Breeze of Deloitte compare transfer pricing controversies in the pharmaceutical and automotive sectors, highlighting how DEMPE functions, regulation, and intangibles drive both common themes and sector-specific challenges

Kelvin Yuen and Suhani Mehra of DLA Piper Australia examine a Full Federal Court decision denying deductions for undocumented intragroup service fees, and the risks of relying on inferred contracts in related-party transactions

Paul Ashburn, Radapak Arthapridi, and Anna Selina De Vera of HLB Thailand explain how the update to the Commentary on Article 5 clarifies when employees’ homes may create a taxable permanent establishment in the country

Fernando Matesanz of Spanish VAT Services examines how Case C-515/24 clarifies the scope of the VAT Directive’s standstill clause, with ramifications for Spain and beyond