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

Sarah Gard of DLA Piper Australia summarises the Australian Taxation Office’s draft guidance on determining whether the amount of inbound, cross-border related party debt is consistent with the arm’s-length conditions for transfer pricing purposes

Andrew Jackomos and Amit Bhalla of HLB Thailand examine how evolving global tax standards are reshaping the treatment of intragroup royalty payments and driving stricter compliance and documentation requirements

Jun Au of DLA Piper Australia analyses a recent Full Federal Court decision on the Australian Taxation Office’s application of the general anti-avoidance rules, with the judgment also addressing dividend stripping and the taxation of financial arrangements

Łukasz Kosonowski and Szymon Konieczny of MDDP examine how Poland’s Estonian-style corporate income tax regime is offering increasing benefits to domestic and foreign investors seeking deferral and lower dividend withholding tax

Victoria Robinson of KPMG Sweden examines the government’s proposal to reduce the rate of special income tax for non-residents to 20% from January 2026 as it strives to enhance tax neutrality and global competitiveness

Conceição Gamito, Rita Simão Luís, and Nídia Rebelo of VdA reflect on the complexities and strategic importance of understanding and complying with regulations related to dual-use items in international commerce, and explain the Portuguese framework

Gabriel Caldiron Rezende and Juliana Mari Tanaka of Machado Associados discuss the impact of Brazil’s consumption tax reform on financial services, with a particular focus on the taxation of banking spreads

Gabriel Caldiron Rezende and Rafaela Calçada Cruz of Machado Associados discuss the impacts of the consumption tax reform on agribusiness, focusing on sector-specific concessions, challenges, and strategic responses

Gabriel Caldiron Rezende of Machado Associados summarises the general aspects of the recently enacted Brazilian selective tax and explains why taxpayers should already be making preparations before its entry into force in 2027

Kerwin Chung and Howard Osawa of Deloitte preview ITR’s upcoming transfer pricing controversy guide, produced in collaboration with global transfer pricing experts from Deloitte.

Ralf Heussner and Anodri Suchdeve of Deloitte explore the tax impact of recent market and regulatory developments on the asset management sector.

Álvaro de la Cueva and Salvador Pastoriza of Garrigues review the Spanish Supreme Court rulings where non-resident investment funds won an important battle.

Michael Bernard of Vertex says adapting to the US’s challenging tax regime relies on an understanding of what is known as the nexus principle

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

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