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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

Johan Van der Paal and Bram Fouache of Deloitte Belgium explain how the EU’s VAT in the Digital Age Directive is reshaping VAT compliance across Europe, and how businesses can prepare for digital reporting and e-invoicing reforms

Sarah Gard of DLA Piper Australia summarises the Australian Taxation Office’s draft guidance on determining whether the amount of inbound, cross-border related party debt is consistent with the arm’s-length conditions for transfer pricing purposes

Fernando Matesanz of Spanish VAT Services analyses a key European Court of Justice opinion on intermediaries and digital platforms under EU VAT law, clarifying liability for past digital transactions involving app stores and developers

Janina Fornalik and Krzysztof Jaros of MDDP outline the proposed three-stage introduction of Poland’s mandatory e-invoicing system, highlight several legal uncertainties, and explain the technical and practical issues businesses must prepare for

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

Federico Vincenti and Carola Valente of Valente Associati GEB Partners/Crowe Valente examine how the Italian tax authorities scrutinise financial transactions and cash pooling arrangements, with potential recharacterisation risks under transfer pricing rules

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