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

Jeklira Tampubolon and Dwipa Abimanyu Dewantara of GNV Consulting outline recent developments on import duties, the Directorate General of Taxes’ follow-up on concrete tax data, e-commerce taxation, and free trade zone regulations

Jun Au and Eddie Ahn of DLA Piper Australia analyse the Australian Taxation Office’s framework for applying the third-party debt test and debt deduction creation rules under the country’s new thin capitalisation regime

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

Solange Dias Nóbrega of Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados examines the Portuguese government’s plan to phase out indirect SIFIDE and questions whether ending this R&D tax benefit could hinder innovation and entrepreneurship

Łukasz Kumkowski of MDDP explains Poland’s GloBE reporting rules, deadlines, and the option to apply the provisions retroactively from 2024, highlighting how multinational groups should prepare for their first filings

The Italian framework for tax certainty has been reinforced through advance pricing agreements, mutual agreement procedures, and other dispute resolution tools, explain Federico Vincenti and Carola Valente of Valente Associati GEB Partners/Crowe Valente

Gabriel Caldiron Rezende of Machado Associados comments on the rising concerns about the tax reform transition phase, especially concerning how the old taxes will be calculated during their coexistence with the new system

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

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