João Riscado Rapoula and Luís Maria of Vieira de Almeida & Associados conduct an in-depth analysis of the Portuguese and Angolan general anti-abuse rules, with a particular focus on the similarities and differences

With transfer pricing principles becoming increasingly important as start-ups expand, Nouran Ibrahim and Maureen Guirguis of Saleh, Barsoum & Abdel Aziz – Grant Thornton Egypt explain the salient points and how to meet the challenges

Yasmine Hammad, Haidy Elaasser, and Mahmoud Ashraf of Saleh, Barsoum & Abdel Aziz – Grant Thornton Egypt conclude a two-part series on transfer pricing audits in Egypt by anticipating the changes under the newly established automated process

Jock McCormack of DLA Piper Australia summarises Australia’s latest proposed double tax agreement as the country’s treaty reforms gather pace, and potential changes to the non-resident capital gains tax withholding rate and threshold

This month’s summary, by Ahdianto Ah and Reza Farhan of GNV Consulting, also explains a regulation providing for an import duty exemption on certain seeds and seedlings, and new supervisory powers for customs officials

S Vasudevan and Harshit Khurana of Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan consider the winners and losers as India removes the 2% equalisation levy on overseas e-commerce operators to facilitate its implementation of the OECD’s pillar one solution

Paolo Ludovici and Marlinda Gianfrate of Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici analyse the options excercised and choices made by Italy when transposing the provisions of the Public Country-by-Country Reporting Directive

Magdalena Marciniak and Agnieszka Krzyżaniak of MDDP consider whether two recent rulings indicate that Polish taxpayers can look forward to a more positive landscape for transfer pricing adjustments

Federico Vincenti and Carola Valente of Valente Associati GEB Partners/Crowe Valente report on a ruling by the Italian Tax Agency and explain an update to the deadline for the submission of income tax returns

The Supreme Federal Court has returned to a case that could have a huge economic impact on the federal government, report Paulo Victor Vieira da Rocha and Camila Montenegro Cruz of VRMA Advogados

Gabriel Caldiron Rezende of Machado Associados explains the contrasting viewpoints and legislative developments regarding the taxation of goods moved between branches of the same company

Santiago Llano Zapatero and Fernando Caballero Gout of Ritch Mueller examine the state-imposed taxes applicable to specific transactions in certain states in Mexico

Henriette Fuchs of Yaron-Eldar, Paller, Schwartz & Co in Tel Aviv reports on two substantial new tax benefits designed to stimulate and preserve continued investment in technology companies

Henriette Fuchs of Yaron-Eldar, Paller, Schwartz & Co in Tel Aviv concludes the follow-up article on SAFE investments in Israel, outlining the relative certainty of walking the safe “green path”.

In the first of a two-part article, Henriette Fuchs of Yaron-Eldar, Paller, Schwartz & Co in Tel Aviv reports on Israel tax authorities’ acceptance of the SAFE for investment in innovative and tech companies.

With 45 states imposing a sales tax, Michael Bernard of Vertex explains the key points to note for European businesses aiming to broaden their market and capitalise on the e-commerce boom in the US

Mark Martin and Thomas Bettge of KPMG in the US discuss the recent amount B consensus document and the associated compliance challenges

Mark Martin and Thomas Bettge of KPMG in the US discuss the issue of implicit support and a recent IRS advice memorandum addressing transfer pricing for intercompany debt

Multinational enterprises must include transfer pricing and cost accounting experts in taking an integrated approach to supporting the arm’s-length nature of intragroup service charges, say Enrique Marchesi-Herce, Gilles Andreini, and Serena Picariello of Deloitte Luxembourg

Mark Martin and Thomas Bettge of KPMG in the US discuss the first published statistics on the International Compliance Assurance Programme and their implications for businesses looking to obtain tax certainty

Against the backdrop of a domino effect in the introduction of mandatory e-invoicing among EU member states, Gunjan Tripathi of Vertex says businesses should future-proof themselves by proactively addressing the transition