Nouran Ibrahim and Mahmoud Ashraf of Saleh, Barsoum & Abdel Aziz – Grant Thornton Egypt say taxpayers required to submit transfer pricing documentation could avoid penalties by acting in response to a recently published law

Rabie Morsy and Karim Adel of Saleh, Barsoum & Abdel Aziz – Grant Thornton Egypt summarise three laws designed to facilitate the growth of SMEs and business as a whole through simplified tax procedures and incentives

Nouran Ibrahim and Karim Adel of Saleh, Barsoum & Abdel Aziz – Grant Thornton Egypt say mutual agreement procedures will have a vital role to play as the country modernises its tax infrastructure

In the first of two articles on provisional attachment in India, Sahana Rajkumar and R Amrith of Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan analyse recent Supreme Court rulings on goods and services tax, including Armour Security

Sahana Rajkumar and R Amrith of Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan conclude their analysis by explaining how Supreme Court rulings shape the interpretation of ‘initiation of proceedings’ and safeguard against misuse of provisional attachment

Kelvin Yuen and Eddie Ahn of DLA Piper Australia review draft Practical Compliance Guideline 2025/D4, outlining its low-risk zones for cross-border software payments and implications following the recent landmark PepsiCo High Court decision

Teresa Teixeira Mota and André Vilaça Ferreira of VdA discuss the implications of a binding decision regarding the application of double tax treaty provisions to payments made by Portuguese companies to foreign partnerships

Edouard Authamayou of Deloitte Luxembourg examines an Administrative Court ruling confirming that tax authorities have full discretion under Section 100a of the General Tax Law to review assessments, with procedural deadlines of critical importance

Federico Vincenti and Carola Valente of Valente Associati GEB Partners/Crowe Valente examine an Italian ruling and a CJEU judgment addressing when transfer pricing adjustments fall within VAT scope and the conditions for compliance

Gabriel Caldiron Rezende of Machado Associados comments on the prominent role to be played by digital platforms under the new Brazilian VAT regime and the relevant compliance reporting framework

Renata Colafêmina and Rafaela Calçada da Cruz of Machado Associados discuss the test rates and ancillary obligations to be implemented from 2026, as Brazil prepares for its sweeping consumption tax changes

Paulo Victor Vieira da Rocha and Marina Fernandes of VRMA Advogados analyse the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court’s review of the constitutional boundaries of the CIDE levy on international payments

Niklas Elofsson and Vsevolod Konyshev of KPMG Sweden explore how tax functions can unlock demonstrable efficiency gains by using generative AI tools in a budget-constrained transformation landscape

Johannes Bangum, Maria Barenfeld, and Peter Nilsson of KPMG Sweden explain the main pillar two issues that arise in corporate acquisitions, including scope acceleration, top-up tax responsibilities, and earnout treatment

Paolo Ludovici and Marlinda Gianfrate of Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici discuss the latest developments in the OECD International Compliance Assurance Programme and evaluate its role within the framework of tax certainty