ITR’s most prolific stories of the year charted public pillar two spats, the continued fallout from the PwC Australia tax leaks scandal, and a headline tax fraud trial
The climbdowns pave the way for a side-by-side deal to be concluded this week, as per the US Treasury secretary’s expectation; in other news, Taft added a 10-partner tax team
A vote to be held in 2026 could create Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, a $3.6bn giant with 3,100 lawyers across the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific
Foreign companies operating in Libya face source-based taxation even without a local presence. Multinationals must understand compliance obligations, withholding risks, and treaty relief to avoid costly surprises
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Sponsored by KPMG USMark Martin and Thomas Bettge of KPMG in the US discuss the recently announced IRS procedures for reviewing advance pricing agreement (APA) requests and what these procedures mean for taxpayers. -
Sponsored by Russell McVeaghFred Ward and Emily Briggs of Russell McVeagh report on New Zealand’s legislative efforts to implement the OECD’s GloBE rules, and the practical implications for MNEs.
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Sponsored by Crowe Valente/Valente Associati GEB PartnersFederico Vincenti and Alessandro Valente of Valente Associati GEB Partners/Crowe Valente/Crowe UAE highlight an issue with the treatment of transfer pricing adjustments for customs purposes and call for more action on the matter.
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Hotel La Tour had argued that VAT should be recoverable as a result of proceeds being used for a taxable business activity
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Tax professionals are still going to be needed, but AI will make it easier than starting from zero, EY’s global tax disputes leader Luis Coronado tells ITR
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AI and assisting clients with navigating global tax reform contributed to the uptick in turnover, the firm said
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In a post on X, Scott Bessent urged dissenting countries to the US/OECD side-by-side arrangement to ‘join the consensus’ to get a deal over the line
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A new transatlantic firm under the name of Winston Taylor is expected to go live in May 2026 with more than 1,400 lawyers and 20 offices
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As ITR’s exclusive data uncovers in-house dissatisfaction with case management, advisers cite Italy’s arcane tax rules
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The new guidance is not meant to reflect a substantial change to UK law, but the requirement that tax advice is ‘likely to be correct’ imposes unrealistic expectations
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Taylor Wessing, whose most recent UK revenues were £283.7m, would become part of a £1.23bn firm post combination
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China and a clutch of EU nations have voiced dissent after Estonia shot down the US side-by-side deal; in other news, HMRC has awarded companies contracts to help close the tax gap
