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

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

Multinational groups may need to reassess their strategies in the wake of the US president’s sweeping tariff changes. Federico Vincenti and Carola Valente of Valente Associati GEB Partners/Crowe Valente outline ways to mitigate the impact

Gabriel Caldiron Rezende of Machado Associados comments on a bill of law presented by the Brazilian Congress that outlines a recently created ‘sin tax’ on goods and services considered harmful to health or the environment

Júlio Oliveira and Gabriel Caldiron Rezende of Machado Associados summarise the tax reform bill approved by the Brazilian Congress and believe it represents a leap towards a modern and international VAT standard, although some caution is necessary

Santiago Llano Zapatero and Diego Guerrero Segura of Ritch Mueller note Mexico’s ‘remarkable’ digital transformation in invoicing, but issues in cross-border M&A transactions and a Supreme Court of Justice ruling suggest a tricky landscape

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.

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

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