Mithilesh Reddy of Steadfast Business Consulting says multinationals must adopt proactive governance and robust compliance practices as the region’s transfer pricing environment develops at pace

Rabie Morsy and Ahmed Khalifa of Saleh, Barsoum & Abdel Aziz – Grant Thornton Egypt analyse the amendments and guidance, focusing on construction, commodities, exemptions, and practical compliance implications for businesses

Rabie Morsy and Karim Adel of Saleh, Barsoum & Abdel Aziz – Grant Thornton Egypt assess the package’s impact on dispute resolution, investment structures, and administrative efficiency

Aditya Wicaksono and Reza Farhan of GNV Consulting outline new Indonesian tax provisions concerning penalty waivers, filing extensions, and compliance protections introduced under recent regulations supporting the roll-out of the Coretax system

Several key rulings clarify the taxation of cross-border payments as royalties with respect to ‘information concerning industrial, commercial or scientific experience’, say S Vasudevan, Prachi Bhardwaj, and Prakhar Pandey of Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Kelvin Yuen and Suhani Mehra of DLA Piper Australia examine a Full Federal Court decision denying deductions for undocumented intragroup service fees, and the risks of relying on inferred contracts in related-party transactions

Stephanie Eichenberger and Victoria Riep of Tax Partner provide a guide to Switzerland’s securities transfer tax for domestic and foreign investors, explaining when it is triggered and how to mitigate unexpected tax consequences

André Areias and Raquel Santos Ferreira of Cuatrecasas scrutinise Portugal’s use of increased municipal property tax on vacant properties and question whether extreme rate multipliers and weak procedural safeguards can withstand constitutional scrutiny

Samuel Fernandes de Almeida and Ana Rita Carvalho of MFA Legal & Tech explain how a Portuguese binding ruling fuels the emerging dispute with Spain over non-habitual tax residents

Rodrigo Winter of PwC Chile outlines the expected effects of the government’s proposal aimed at reviving a residential real estate sector weakened by years of stagnation

Sandra Benedetto and Paula Campusano of PwC Chile analyse recent Chilean Internal Revenue Service rulings that adopt a new methodology compared with the criteria set in previous administrative instructions

Gabriel Caldiron Rezende of Machado Associados comments on the latest developments related to the beginning of the Brazilian consumption tax reform test phase and considers the next steps

Kathya Capote Peimbert of Vertex examines how continuous transaction controls expose under‑addressed intercompany transaction risks, and outlines the approach multinationals should take to ensure consistent VAT treatment and improve audit defensibility

Diana Lupu and Ana-Maria Nițu of EY Romania explain when entities subject to the global minimum tax can transition to IFRS, the key benefits and challenges, and the implications for financial reporting and compliance

Sal Visca of Vertex explains why tax professionals and authorities must evolve to keep pace with developments such as AI-executed transactions and real-time reporting