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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Defending loss situations in TP is not about denying the existence of losses but about showing, through proactive measures, that the losses reflect genuine commercial realities
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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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She will formally take over the leadership of the private client firm in July next year, succeeding the veteran Margaret Robertson
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Turley will succeed the veteran Grant Wardell-Johnson on Wednesday, October 1
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It’s not all doom and gloom for the firm as it seeks to bounce back from the tax leaks controversy, but transparency and trust are still major issues
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A tax lawyer accused the firm’s Washington DC head of sexual assault; in other news, e-invoicing will reportedly generate an additional €111 million in VAT revenue
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A lack of technical tax knowledge among advisers will render AI use ineffective, ITR’s AI in Tax Forum also heard
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Advisers say Spanish taxpayers will have to reexamine how they finance themselves following TP litigation that went all the way to the country's Supreme Court
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AI automation in the tax agency has supported around 13 million transactions in 2024/25 and freed up the equivalent of around 400 full-time staff, David Johnson said
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Shelley compares tax law to philosophy, shares best practices to get the most out of the working day, and reveals his alternate life as a teacher in Japan
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Partners Sebastian Diehl and Martin Seevers reveal why the firm set up in London and discuss the city’s growing demand for German legal expertise
