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

Hartiadi Budi Santoso and Arip Prastyo Wibowo of GNV Consulting Services summarise the application of the waiver, along with new regulations regarding customs audit and excise audit procedures, and free trade zone customs declarations

Kelvin Yuen of DLA Piper Australia summarises proposed changes to the managed investment trust regime, the deferral of a mooted foreign resident capital gains tax measure, and increased funding for the Australian Taxation Office

S Sriram and Dinesh Kukreja of Lakshmikumaran and Sridharan examine the tax consequences of foreign business reorganisations in India, including indirect transfer rules, statutory exemptions, and treaty benefits for multinational companies

Francesco Di Bari of Alma LED explains how an Italian Supreme Court ruling marks a pivotal shift in the tax treatment of interest on indirect lending, restoring key exemptions for qualified foreign institutional investors

Edouard Authamayou and Christelle Larcher of Deloitte Luxembourg explain how several recent rulings have clarified the Administrative Court’s stance on the application of ex officio taxation in the grand duchy

Jian-Cheng Ku, Xander Stubenrouch, and Isa Weijman of DLA Piper Netherlands explain a recent ruling by the Amsterdam Court of Appeal regarding dividend stripping, and its broader meaning in an evolving tax landscape

Sandra Benedetto and Jonatan Israel of PwC Chile provide an overview of a law establishing a new legal concept that aligns taxation with ESG principles, and consider its implications for Chilean companies

Gabriel Caldiron Rezende of Machado Associados summarises the general aspects of the recently enacted Brazilian tax reform and calls on businesses to conduct a thorough assessment of its potential impact

Loreto Pelegrí Haro and Rodrigo Winter Salgado of PwC Chile outline the main changes but note that the finalisation of an Internal Revenue Service circular letter will be crucial in clarifying the law’s application

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.

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 companies face numerous year-end tasks but should not forget to file the treaty notifications that are required in certain US tax treaties, say senior tax practitioners from KPMG in the US

Mark Martin and Thomas Bettge of KPMG in the US analyse the 2022 mutual agreement procedure statistics for the US and discuss their significance for businesses

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

Dinko Dinev and Adam Wojewoda of Deloitte Luxembourg explore AI’s potential to enhance efficiency in transfer pricing but emphasise the irreplaceable value of human expertise in navigating complex regulatory landscapes

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