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Insights, discussions, and interviews with a range of influential figures across the tax sector, brought to you by ITR magazine, the leading source on news and analysis on corporate tax and transfer pricing matters

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    Prepare for the worst but hope for the best? Practical tips to meet your pillar two compliance obligations

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 37:31


    Deloitte Global partners Chad Hungerford and Chris Oates reveal the key practical challenges of pillar two implementation while finding cause for optimism and even excitement in an exclusive podcast with ITR.What motivates tax professionals to get up in the morning, and what keeps them up at night? Hungerford and Oates address these questions and more as they sit down with ITR commercial editor Phil Myers. The guest speakers draw on recent experience with tax authorities and clients to provide an inside track on the rapidly evolving pillar two landscape, with the significance of this moment resonating powerfully.“Whilst this is a challenge,” Oates says, “if you flip the coin, this is probably the most interesting new bit of tax legislation that has been introduced in my lifetime from a corporate perspective. And we see that reflected when we're having conversations.”The podcast explores the following areas:Emerging issues uncovered – Chad and Chris delve into the hurdles companies are finding;Priorities for companies – where businesses should be placing their focus at present;Common misconceptions – correcting widespread misunderstandings;M&A and growth plans – why pillar two must be factored in;Safe harbours and their future – why tax practitioners should “prepare for the worst and hope for the best”;Varying jurisdictional approaches – the “different flavours of implementation”;Technology transitions – whether now really is the right time to be considering new solutions; andThe outlook – where is pillar two heading?While the complexities and technicalities are addressed, the podcast also brings out the passion and excitement that drives tax professionals to tackle these challenges. The insights and practical advice on offer could help to arm you with the knowledge to navigate what, we are warned, could be a bumpy road ahead. As Hungerford says, “This is not something you can minor in – that you can spend a lot of time in every other area of tax and then just dabble with pillar two.”Listen in and dive deeper into pillar two.

    India's tax year in review: a fireside chat with Dhruva Advisors

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 55:41


    Dhruva tax experts Mehul Bheda, Kulraj Ashpnani and Ashish Agrawal review a whirlwind year for tax in India, in an exclusive podcast with ITRIt was a transformative year for tax in India, as 2023 saw a host of highly anticipated Supreme Court decisions and government policies impact the way both domestic and multinational companies do business. To help navigate this dynamic period, ITR editor Tom Baker spoke with three experts from Dhruva Advisors, partners Mehul Bheda and Kulraj Ashpnani and associate partner Ashish Agrawal, in an in-depth and colourful fireside chat. First on the agenda was analysing the fallout from a 2022 Supreme Court ruling related to the taxation of secondees from multinational groups to Indian entities. The speakers highlighted that multinationals need to be careful in the underlying documentation of expat secondment arrangements.   Next, Agrawal reviewed a Supreme Court ruling from October 2023 regarding most favoured nation (MFN) clauses with India. The ruling stated that specific notifications by the Indian government was mandatory to invoke the MFN clause in India's tax treaties. Agrawal warned of the implications: "[The Supreme Court ruling on most favoured nation clauses] could have severe implications for Indian companies and overseas taxpayers especially for past transactions, and the government needs to deal with it in a more pragmatic way."Bheda then chimed in with a summary of recent case law regarding the buyback of company shares and the ensuing dividend tax considerations, before discussing changes to India's ‘angel tax' rules."The 'angel tax' is very peculiar. If you issue shares at a premium, they have to conform with 'fair valuation rules'”, Bheda argued. “If the share premium is in excess of fair value, the excess will be treated as income and taxed accordingly. It's a very punitive provision. There is nothing 'angel' about it!"The session concluded with all participants attempting some crystal ball-gazing, and predicting what new tax controversies will arise in 2024, a crucial election year in India. About Dhruva Dhruva is dedicated to setting industry standards through exceptional service delivery. With strategic prowess, Dhruva has successfully managed numerous substantial and pivotal tax disputes and related matters within India.Dhruva's esteemed team includes 15 partners, five senior advisors, 11 associate partners, 30 principals, and over 300 exceptionally talented professionals.

    Tax Insights: Vertex discusses how to manage tax in an omnichannel retail environment

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2022 16:45


    Peter Olanday, director of consulting for vertical solutions at Vertex, talks to Alice Jones about using edge computing to manage real-time tax calculation as omnichannel shopping becomes increasingly common.

    ITR Americas Awards - Deloitte discuss tax innovation and solutions across the Americas

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 39:56


    In this awards special edition of Tax Insights podcasts, ITR's Commercial Editor Prin Shasiharan is joined by experts Chuck Kosal, Jennifer Deutsch and Kristine Riisberg of Deloitte.In September 2021, Deloitte retained its title as the Americas Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year by ITR, while also achieving widespread national and regional success throughout the Americas across a number of categories including Tax Innovation and Tax Technology. The winners were announced in a virtual ceremony attended by several of the region's leading in-house and private practice tax professionals.The experts discuss how Deloitte has stayed ahead of competition amid the challenges of doing business during the pandemic, outlining the importance of tax technology and innovation through practical examples.This includes further insight into its strong pan-American regional network, its transformation strategy, and its accountability to clients.

    ITR Asia-Pacific Tax Awards - KPMG discuss tax transformation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 17:04


    Innovative compliance tools. New approach to reporting. Smart tech. ITR Asia-Pacific Tax Awards winners Jenny Clarke and Cristina Alvarez discuss how the team at KPMG is ‘re-imagining' tax in the region.In this awards' special edition of Tax Insights podcasts, ITR's Prin Shasiharan is joined by two KPMG leaders working in the Asia-Pacific region.In August 2021, KPMG was announced as the Asia-Pacific Compliance and Reporting Firm of the Year by ITR, while also achieving widespread national and regional success throughout the region across a number of categories. The recognition marked the firm's fourth consecutive triumph in the category.The experts discuss how tax compliance has evolved over the last decade, including the impact of the KPMG's renowned ‘Tax Reimagined' offering, and the big picture challenges that multinational organisations face as they look to transform their tax functions. They provide examples of successful projects and provide advice for business leaders contemplating evolving their tax operations.

    Tax Talks: Karine Halimi-Guez, FedEx (2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 15:24


    ITR Americas Awards - Deloitte discuss the impact of tax transformation across the Americas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 22:07


    Tax Insights: Deloitte discuss the impact of tax transformation across the AmericasITR Americas Tax Awards winners Chuck Kosal, Emily VanVleet and John Wells discuss how Deloitte is at the forefront of driving tax transformation, in a podcast.In this awards special edition of Tax Insights podcasts, ITR's Commercial Editor Prin Shasiharan is joined by experts Chuck Kosal, Emily VanVleet and John Wells of Deloitte.In September 2020, Deloitte was announced as the Americas Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year by ITR, while also achieving widespread national and regional success throughout the Americas across a number of categories. The winners were announced in a virtual ceremony attended by over 1,000 tax professionals.The experts discuss how Deloitte has stayed ahead of competition, outlining the importance of tax technology, transformation and innovation through practical examples. This includes further insight into its strong pan-American regional network, its talent component, and its accountability to clients.The experts also explain the challenges of tax functions during the COVID-19 pandemic, the rise of data analytics, and offer their thoughts on how dependency on technology will evolve in the coming years.

    Tax Talks: Karine Halimi-Guez, FedEx

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 31:23


    Tax Talks: Ivan Ferreira, Siemens

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 12:12


    ITR's senior reporter Mattias Cruz speaks with Ivan Ferreira, tax and customs director at Siemens Brazil, about the changes to the role of tax professionals, the impact of COVID-19 and managing mental health.

    Tax Talks: Gemma Low, Royal Mail

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 19:56


    ITR Asia Tax Awards - A discussion with EY

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 23:08


    In August 2020 ITR announced the winners of this year's ITR Asia Tax Awards. As part of our new podcast series uncovering what success looks like, ITR are delighted to present an exploration into the business that won a range of awards including:Australia Tax Disputes Firm of the YearChina Transfer Pricing Firm of the YearHong Kong SAR Tax Firm of the YearJapan Transfer Pricing Firm of the YearNew Zealand Tax Disputes Firm of the YearSingapore Transfer Pricing Firm of the YearTaiwan Transfer Pricing Firm of the YearAsia Tax Technology Firm of the YearAsia Tax Policy Firm of the YearAsia Tax Litigation and Disputes Firm of the YearHosted by Commercial Editor Prin Shasiharan, we invited EY Asia-Pacific Managed Services Leader , Jon Dobell and Albert Lee, EY's Global Tax Technology and Transformation Co-Leader to discuss current business landscape, the challenges facing the market, their global technology solutions and what drives success in their team.

    More M&A investments expected in Brazil after tax reform

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 6:12


    Taxpayer data increasingly important for Indian Revenue Service

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 5:03


    This week in tax: Pillar one and pillar two documents are leaked

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 9:00


    In the week that the OECD's pillar one and pillar two documents were leaked, the tax world also grappled with more US regulations and a range of tax cuts and expected future rate rises.

    MNEs predict Indian faceless e-assessments will increase litigation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 7:53


    Tax directors are worried that faceless e-assessments are creating a communication gap between taxpayers and the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) that could see the number of court cases rise.

    This week in ITR: August 28 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 8:27


    In the week that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigned, the UK treasury denied rumours about cancelling its digital services tax, Facebook paid France €106 million in taxes and numerous VAT and COVID-19 announcements were made.

    Tax Talks: Luiz de Medeiros Ferreira, Brasscom

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 11:34


    ITR's Mattias Cruz talks to Luiz de Medeiros Ferreira, tax committee leader at IT company association Brasscom and tax head at IBM Brazil about sector-moving litigation, dispute resolution mechanisms and key tax issues in Brazil.

    ITR Tax Round-up: August 21

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 7:38


    In the week that Joe Biden became the US Democratic Party's presidential nominee, the tax world has been dealing with several key court cases, more transfer pricing (TP) measures, and trade developments. Listen to the latest developments and what's coming up next on ITR.

    Tax Talks: Marc Mokrab, Technicolor

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 20:30


    ITR's Danish Mehboob talks to Marc Mokrab, group tax director at Technicolor, about the three fundamental trends he sees influencing the tax function of the future: corporate responsibility, automation, and business partnering.  

    Tax Talks: Emmanuelle Deglaire, Taxation of data

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 35:27


    ITR's Mattias Cruz speaks with Emmanuelle Deglaire, academic at EDHEC, about the taxation of data, discussing the legal nature of a potential tax, the key challenges and the impact on multinationals. 

    Tax Talks: Hany Elnaggar, Nissan Middle East

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 18:36


    ITR Reporter Danish Mehboob sits down with Hany Elnaggar, head of tax for Nissan in the Middle East, to discuss the corporate outlook on the expansion of transfer pricing (TP) regimes in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, including more detailed TP audits in Saudi Arabia, and challenges to hiring the right tax talent in the region.

    Tax Talks: Renato Becho

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 53:02


    ITR Reporter Mattias Cruz sits down with Brazilian Federal Judge Renato Becho to discuss the difficulties of tax reform, problems at the federal court (CARF), his experiences of being a judge, and the legal difficulties for multinationals operating in Brazil.

    ITR Europe Tax Awards Podcast with NERA Economic Consulting, Germany

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 25:18


    In May ITR announced the winners of the ITR Europe Tax Awards, 2020. As part of our new podcast series uncovering what success looks like, ITR are delighted to present an exploration into our German Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year NERA Economic Consulting.  Hosted by Commercial Editor Prin Shasiharan, we invited the firms Director, Philip de Homont and Managing Director, Dr. Yves Hervé to discuss the business, the challenges facing the German and European markets and what drives success in their profession.

    Tax Talks: Desmond De Battista, Burberry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 21:08


    ITR senior reporter Mattias Cruz asks Desmond De Battista, director of global indirect taxes at Burberry, on his approach to building a robust and flexible in-house compliance system that can withstand the tax demands of the future, the fashion company's approach to the UK's IR35 changes, and regional trends and key issues which are at the forefront for the indirect tax function.

    Tax Talks: Jayesh Rajyaguru, Wilmington

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 43:51


    ITR senior reporter Mattias Cruz asks Jayesh Rajyaguru, global head of tax at Wilmington plc, on his approach to managing the UK's IR35 changes, Brexit, becoming a tax director, digital requirements of the tax function and COVID-19. 

    Tax Reports: July 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 15:25


    ITR's team of reporters highlight the key trends and topics that have dominated the news over the past few weeks and the upcoming developments that may influence your tax plans.

    ITR European Awards 2020: Podcast with Anjana Haines and Prin Shasiharan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 11:20


    ITR Managing Editor Anjana Haines discusses the awards results with Commercial Editor Prin Shasiharan. See the full awards results on the ITR website

    ITR Live - European Awards 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 11:20


    ITR Managing Editor Anjana Haines discusses the awards results with Commercial Editor Prin Shasiharan.See the full awards results on the ITR website

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