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

Charles Setia Oetomo and Erviyanti Adam of GNV Consulting report that 37 types of administrative tax services can now be accessed using various ID numbers, and Indonesia has also updated several tax treaties

Adam Smith of DLA Piper Australia reviews a raft of proposed Australian tax law changes, including a widened scope of capital gains tax for foreign residents

Fabian Abi Cakra and Aditya Nugroho of GNV Consulting report that Indonesia’s reservations now cover 13 countries, while new regulations have addressed export duty rates for metal mineral products and tax administration systems

Nils Schmid and Isabelle Berking of KPMG Sweden analyse the possibilities for sovereign wealth funds to claim refunds of Swedish withholding tax following a recent proposal referred to the Council on Legislation

Jian-Cheng Ku and Taco Pennings of DLA Piper Netherlands discuss a recent ruling by the Dutch Supreme Court regarding the calculation of corporate income tax interest

Tiago Marreiros Moreira and Rita Pereira de Abreu of VdA explain how the ruling eases administrative hurdles for foreign pension funds claiming Portuguese withholding tax exemptions

Rodrigo Winter Salgado of PwC Chile outlines the country's proposed foreign investment regime, comparing it with past frameworks and highlighting potential tax and legal protections for local and international investors

Sandra Benedetto and Nicolás Foppiano of PwC Chile explain the country’s new VAT rules for international purchases, eliminating the $41 exemption and requiring foreign platforms to collect VAT on cross-border sales

Gabriel Caldiron Rezende of Machado Associados comments on the beginning of the tax reform test phase, pending regulations, and key concerns for businesses

Chris Hall of Vertex explains how e-invoicing is becoming essential for multinational businesses, enabling compliance, operational efficiency, and friction-free participation in global trade amid increasingly digital tax regimes

Bernardo Mesquita of Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados examines how AI can enhance tax administration efficiency while raising significant transparency, accountability, and taxpayer-rights concerns that governments must address

Dinko Dinev of Deloitte Luxembourg explores how automation is transforming debt pricing studies in transfer pricing, highlighting efficiency gains but also analytical risks that can arise if technology is misapplied