Expert Analysis

Chinese tax authorities are increasing their scrutiny of high and new technology enterprises, which stresses the importance of strong documentation, says Abe Zhao of FenXun Partners

Technology is on the way to relieve tax advisers tired by onerous pillar two preparations, says Russell Gammon of Tax Systems

The BEPS project has seen the arm’s-length principle shift its focus to where human activity takes place, but Leonard Wagenaar questions if this is sustainable in a financialised world

Liliana Piedade and João Filipe Rodrigues of Cuatrecasas argue for a substantive interpretation of Portugal’s stamp duty exemption on guarantees provided by financial institutions, credit institutions, and similar entities to counterparts of an identical nature

Amit Maheshwari and Manish Garg of AKM Global provide a guide to the UAE’s nascent regulatory framework for transfer pricing and offer strategies to ensure compliance and the maintenance of proper documentation

D’Arcy Schieman, partner, indirect tax, Deloitte Canada

With the BEPS rollout continuing apace, transparency continues to be the order of the day across the world, and Latin America is no different.

It would be difficult to imagine a man more ill-suited to high office than Donald Trump, nor a presidency so spectacularly disastrous a mere eight months in. Gung-ho gaffer George W Bush seemed almost statesmanlike in comparison. Even when Trump is calling for peace, love and unity, he gets it wrong.

It's been more than three years since I last had the privilege of writing the editorial in this fine magazine. But after something of a hiatus editing a current affairs magazine, covering such cheery topics as international terror, climate change, North Korean nukes and Donald Trump, I have returned to the world of tax. And what a time it is to be back.

Jeklira Tampubolon and Julius Wahyu Daryono of GNV Consulting also summarise regulations concerning customs and excise bookkeeping and an import duty exemption for goods used in government projects financed by foreign loans and/or grants

Rafał Kran and Łukasz Szatkowski of MDDP summarise a substantial revision of Poland’s real estate tax framework, with new definitions for buildings and structures, and a controversial change concerning construction equipment

Tobias Ljunggren and Jessica Silver of KPMG Sweden, who acted as counsel, analyse the implications of a court ruling clarifying that Audi’s winter testing in Sweden does not constitute a permanent establishment