As recent surveys suggest a disconnect between AI adoption and employee engagement, the big four risk digging themselves into a strategic hole
Almost three-quarters of surveyed tax professionals are concerned about inaccurate AI outputs; in other news, Dentons hired a partner from CMS to lead its Belgian tax team
Long-running, high-value and complex enquiries are a significant reason for HM Revenue and Customs’s increased TP yield, experts suggest
Landmark legal updates in India have led companies to prioritise specialised tax advisers over accountants, ITR has found
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Sponsored by CuatrecasasJosé Maria Cabral Sacadura and Vicente Pirrone of Cuatrecasas analyse the Sofina line of CJEU case law and assess when Portuguese withholding tax rules entitle foreign loss‑making companies to reimbursement -
Sponsored by Svalner Atlas AdvisorsPatrik Sedlar and William Berntö of Svalner Atlas Advisors draw on case law to question whether the Swedish Tax Agency’s stance on recharacterising intra‑group intangible property licensing arrangements conflicts with the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines
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Sponsored by SumersonNicolas Duboille and Mathis Rossignol of Sumerson explain how France’s new withholding tax mechanism reshapes access to treaty relief and creates significant cash-flow and compliance implications
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Wopke Hoekstra takes tax hotseat in new EU Commission; in other news, Latham boosts energy tax expertise and Fieldfisher expands Spanish tax practice
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Australian Greens senator Barbara Pocock told ITR that parliament may need to use its powers to compel PwC to hand over elusive documents related to its tax leaks scandal
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The firm picked up awards for its work in multiple jurisdictions, while DLA Piper walked away with four individual honours
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On a panel of advisers and tax authority representatives from a range of European jurisdictions, financial transactions were pinpointed as a key TP audit focus
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ITR concludes its World Tax rankings analyses with APAC, where India’s dynamism stood out in an otherwise stable region
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Jim Chalmers’ opposite number also criticised the embattled firm, but argued that the government’s response to the tax leaks scandal had gone too far
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The firm’s new Asia-Pacific head James Badenach tells ITR that A&M Tax can provide an alternative in the region to a “constrained” ‘big four’
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As the firm declined to speak with ITR over its progress, senator Deborah O’Neill branded PwC Australia’s recent parliamentary responses as ‘unsatisfactory’
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A Swedish company’s CEO working part-time in Denmark led to a noteworthy PE decision; in other news, Latham & Watkins grew its London tax team
