ITR concludes its analysis of World Tax’s rankings for 2026 by highlighting the firms that stood out most on a global scale
Experts from law firm Kennedys outline the key tax disputes trends set to define 2026, ranging from increased enforcement to continued tariff drama and AI usage
They also warned against an ‘unnecessary duplication of efforts’ in UN tax convention negotiations; in other news, White & Case has hired Freshfields’ former French tax head
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Sponsored by CMSTax 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 -
Sponsored by MachadoGabriel Caldiron Rezende of Machado Associados examines the debate concerning the inclusion of CBS and IBS in the ICMS taxable base and considers whether increased litigation may be on the horizon
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Sponsored by Lakshmikumaran & SridharanRaghav Rajeev and Nimrah Ali of Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan analyse the approaches taken by taxpayers and Indian judicial bodies on contested tax payments under the country’s goods and services tax law
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In-house counsel across a number of regions are unimpressed with their tax advisers’ CSR efforts, according to ITR+ research
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Firms are starkly divided on the benefits of specialist tax litigation teams over generalist practices, ITR’s analysis also finds
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A ‘second piece of the puzzle’ for the software regarding filing requirements is still to arrive, Tax Systems’ chief solutions officer Russell Gammon tells ITR
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Just one member objected to the multilateral convention on amount A, citing concerns over amount B
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Jaime Carey wishes to broaden the IBA’s visibility in Africa and Asia during his tenure
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Baker McKenzie’s survey of 600 corporate counsel also found that global employee mobility issues were a key driver of tax controversy
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Ken Kies has been named as assistant secretary for tax policy; in other news, Baker McKenzie has boosted its US tax practice with a double hire
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The increasing sophistication of India’s taxation system has led to complexity across tax treaty benefits, permanent establishments, transfer pricing and more, say Sanjay Sanghvi and Ujjval Gangwal of Khaitan & Co
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Multinationals will continue to shift profits out of Slovakia to EU member states despite pillar two’s implementation, according to the report
