Expert Analysis

New research, which suggests LLMs can silently corrupt complex documents, should alert tax and legal teams relying on AI to handle iterative drafting and compliance workflows

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

Factors such as a saturated market and challenging economic headwinds are threatening to bring an end to the SaaS ‘sugar rush’. Niall Kiernan of Vertex considers how businesses in this sector can prepare.

Kyu Dong Kim, Min Young Sung, Joon Yung Jo and Ellie Jin of Yulchon report that foreign companies receiving Korean-sourced income are now required to disclose information about their financials and investors to access treaty benefits.

The clock is ticking on the implementation of the OECD’s pillar two proposals. Phil Myers considers the challenges for companies, the changing role of tax professionals, and how a technology-based solution could help.

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

Stephanie Eichenberger and Victoria Riep of Tax Partner provide a guide to Switzerland’s securities transfer tax for domestic and foreign investors, explaining when it is triggered and how to mitigate unexpected tax consequences

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

Adrian Rus and Georgiana Bizdrigheanu of EY Romania explain how the country’s tax authorities are reshaping transfer pricing compliance, dispute prevention, and dispute resolution – with implications well beyond Romania’s borders

Balazs Majoros and Oleg Tupchii of Deloitte Luxembourg examine the Singapore Telecom case and its implications for intra-group financing, implicit support, parental guarantees, and arm’s-length interest rates

Federico Vincenti and Carola Valente Della Rovere of Valente Associati GEB Partners/Crowe Valente examine the international tax implications of employees’ increasing global mobility, focusing on permanent establishment and transfer pricing issues, with insights from Italy