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

Raghav Rajeev and Nimrah Ali of Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan analyse the approaches taken by taxpayers and Indian judicial bodies on contested tax payments under the country’s goods and services tax law

Fabian Abi Cakra and Aditya Nugroho of GNV Consulting say a new regulation underlines the Directorate General of Taxes’ shift towards real-time, data-based compliance enforcement

S Vasudevan and Prachi Bhardwaj of Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan explain how India’s tax authorities face legal pushback over the Multilateral Instrument’s enforceability, with most favoured nation rulings now affecting its implementation

Federico Vincenti and Alessandro Valente of Crowe Valente/Valente Associati GEB Partners discuss advance tax agreements including changes to the roll-back of advance pricing agreements as set out in the 2021 Italian budget law.

Guido Arie Petraroli and Francesco Cardone of LED Taxand analyse the DAC6 Directive in Italy focusing on the tax saving test, main benefit test and hallmark C1, in relation to inter-company debt financing.

René Zulauf and Manuel Angehrn of Deloitte Switzerland look at how the federal government has planned to boost the country’s attractiveness as an international business hub for maritime activities.

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

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

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