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Jennifer Molnar and David Berek have joined Baker & McKenzie’s North American tax practice as partners. Berek has joined the Chicago practice, while Molnar has joined the Washington D.C. office.

Tax authorities from the US to Australia and Taiwan are circling digital service providers Uber, Airbnb and other cash-rich app disrupters in a crusade to impose higher taxes and find cutting-edge ways to subsidise the old economy.

Indonesia may have started Asia’s ‘race to the bottom’ on corporate tax as it looks to match Singapore and stop companies from keeping assets offshore. Others are announcing cuts to stay in the race.

Tax authorities worldwide are increasingly relying on digital technologies to gather and analyse tax data, and implement intelligent systems that provide real-time tax collections and assessments. Moreover, tax data sharing among tax authorities, which will become an automated process from 2017, will help tax authorities complete more audits and investigations, creating a world where there will be nowhere to hide from the tax man. Amelia Schwanke investigates how authorities and taxpayers are adjusting to digital tools and systems and what the future holds.

Efforts to tackle base erosion and profit shifting has led to wider interpretations of tax terminology. Keith Brockman considers the loss of tax literacy in the post-BEPS era.

See who has done the tax work on this month’s biggest deals

The summer months have been full of treats and surprises when it comes to tax.

Criticism against the OECD’s BEPS Action Plan to fight tax avoidance and evasion has widened the battle for tax transparency.

Apple CEO Tim Cook sat down with the Washington Post to mark his five years as CEO and discuss the multinational’s tax strategy.

The unrelenting global demand for transparency has created an unprecedented need for substance. Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (Labuan IBFC) examines how and where this need can be met in Asia.