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

While the rule could result in enhanced tax revenues, Egypt must consider its effect on foreign direct investment, say Rabie Morsy, Karim Adel, and Sandra Aziz of Saleh, Barsoum & Abdel Aziz – Grant Thornton Egypt

João Riscado Rapoula and Luís Maria of Vieira de Almeida & Associados conduct an in-depth analysis of the Portuguese and Angolan general anti-abuse rules, with a particular focus on the similarities and differences

Paul Ashburn and Anna Selina De Vera of HLB Thailand say the decree underlines the country’s commitment to pillar two implementation as Thailand aims to become one of the first two Southeast Asian countries to join the OECD

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

Raghavan Ramabadran, Krithika Jaganathan, and Nirupama Shankar of Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan explore the tax benefits available to businesses under India’s special economic zones framework and the practicalities and challenges of the SEZ Online system

Vítor Loureiro e Silva and Francisco Lencastre Torres of Vieira de Almeida & Associados discuss the mismatch between the Portuguese Tax and Customs Authority’s understanding and the jurisprudence regarding VAT and the secondment of staff

Federico Vincenti and Carola Valente of Valente Associati GEB Partners/Crowe Valente explain the conditions that transfer pricing documentation must satisfy to allow taxpayers to benefit from Italy’s penalty protection regime concerning hybrid mismatches

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

Gabriel Caldiron Rezende of Machado Associados highlights the main aspects of the recently approved consumption tax reform regulation

Senior tax practitioners of Ritch Mueller explain how foreign investors in Mexico can protect their investments in the face of increasingly stringent tax enforcement measures

Fernando Silva of Vertex provides a guide to the ambitious transformation of Brazil’s complicated tax landscape, and says careful navigation will be required to negotiate dual VAT and phased implementation

Henriette Fuchs of Yaron-Eldar Paller Schwartz & Co reports on initiatives taken by the Israeli government regarding the taxation of digital services and the trading of digital assets.

ITR and Thomson Reuters hosted a webinar on November 22 to discuss the continuing tax transformation in the Middle East and North Africa region.

ITR and Thomson Reuters hosted a webinar on November 17 to discuss how indirect tax challenges can be simplified through the use of technology.

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