A new focus on early intervention and increased AI use is transforming how tax authorities are approaching TP audits, though capacity-constrained jurisdictions risk falling behind
The French administration has used AI to detect undeclared swimming pools and verandas but always includes a human in the loop, the AI in Tax Forum heard
The UK tax authority’s deputy director of large business also reassured taxpayers that HMRC will not ‘nitpick’ returns
Sucafina’s tax chief was speaking at the ITR Pillar 2 Forum in London alongside experts from HMRC and other organisations
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The Italian Revenue Agency issued new rules regarding the requirements and procedure for the pursuit of downward adjustment of taxable income. TP Week’s Italy correspondents Antonella Della Rovere and Federico Vincenti of Crowe Valente / Valente Associati GEB Partners explain the new provision.
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DLA Piper has hired Philippe Hinnekens as a partner in its Brussels office.
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The UK government’s preferred post-Brexit customs arrangements are deeply unpopular with most of the UK’s exporting and importing business community. New proposals for a 10-mile ‘buffer zone’ in Northern Ireland face heavy political opposition, sending the debate back to square one.
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James Jackson has become deputy inspector general for investigations (DIGI) at the US Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) following his service role as ‘acting’ DIGI since January 1 2018.
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Taxpayers and advisers are exploring external databases to save time on finding reliable comparables for arm’s-length calculations and assist with transfer pricing documentation.
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While Amazon, eBay and Fruugo have signed up to HMRC’s new disclosure scheme for VAT fraud, major online marketplaces like Etsy and Alibaba have not. Advisers suspect GDPR may be partly to blame.
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David Wheat has joined Kirkland & Ellis’s tax practice group as a partner in the firm’s Houston office.
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Rachit Agarwal and Jian-Cheng Ku of DLA Piper discuss the transfer pricing aspects of a business restructuring within a multinational group, referencing a recent high-stakes Dutch court case.
