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ITR World Tax 2025 is now live

21 August 2024 by Jon Moore

Our most comprehensive edition yet with more rankings, firms, jurisdictions and profiles
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A New Digital Chapter for Our Firm

18 May 2026 by Elias Neocleous & Co - Cyprus

The launch of our new Neo.law represents both.  This is far more than a website upgrade. It is a new digital expression of who we are as a firm; our values, our international outlook, our commitment to excellence, and our belief that the future of legal services belongs to those prepared to embrace innovation with intelligence and purpose.  
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Newsletter December 2025

05 February 2026 by Bhuta Shah & Co - India

We’re pleased to share the December 2025 edition of BSC Beacon, bringing together critical updates across direct tax, international tax, GST, and regulatory developments.
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Portugal’s Incentive to the Capitalisation of Companies: Two years on – Key developments and state of the art

14 May 2026 by Pérez-Llorca - Portugal

The Incentive to the Capitalisation of Companies (Incentivo à Capitalização de Empresas – “ICE”), introduced by the 2023 State Budget, was implemented in the broader context of the discussions at EU level surrounding the proposed Debt-Equity Bias Reduction Allowance (DEBRA) initiative, by promoting equity financing through the introduction of a notional interest deduction – the tax incentive. By establishing a "notional interest" deduction system with deductibility caps that are significantly more generous than those applicable to net financing costs under the general Portuguese interest barrier rule, the ICE has effectively enabled a hybrid approach to corporate capitalisation – one that combines the economic substance of equity with a tax deduction that mirrors the treatment traditionally reserved for debt financing.

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Martinelli Advogados strengthens its high-stakes disputes strategy with the appointment of new partners

12 May 2026 by Martinelli Advogados - Brazil

In response to the increasing sophistication of tax and administrative disputes in Brazil, Martinelli Advogados announces the appointment of two new partners, further reinforcing its strategic disputes practice in key jurisdictions.
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ESG in Structured Finance in Latin America: From Compliance Exercise to Structuring Tool

08 May 2026 by Estrella & Tupete, Abogados Dominican Republic

ESG criteria have evolved from reputational addenda into a determining factor in the structuring, pricing and viability of complex financings across Latin America. Yet their widespread adoption does not guarantee their effectiveness: the difference between a substantive ESG instrument and a merely formal one lies, in large part, in how ESG is integrated into a transaction's contractual architecture. The regional debate has moved past whether ESG criteria should be incorporated - they should - to the harder question of how to do so in a way that drives real change.
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Martinelli Advogados advises Scala Logística on the acquisition of a stake in fuel transport operator Transpodiesel

08 May 2026 by Martinelli Advogados - Brazil

The transaction strengthens Scala’s position in one of the most sensitive segments of the logistics chain: the transportation of fuels and liquid chemical bulk, an activity subject to strict regulatory oversight, operational risk controls and sector-specific compliance requirements.
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Buying a Swiss Shell Company? Mind the Tax Traps

05 May 2026 by Goldblum and Partners - Switzerland

Foreign investors entering the Swiss market sometimes acquire an existing shelf or shell company: a company already in the commercial register, with an established bank account, ready for immediate use. These transactions, however, carry both corporate-law and tax risks — and the two do not always overlap.
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Deloitte - US Indirect Tax Interview

28 April 2026 by Deloitte - Global

Over the past 12 months, the US has experienced several changes in the tax and regulatory environment that are influencing how organizations operate, plan, and comply.

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Cyprus News: Cyprus Expands Tax Disclosure Rules Covering Crypto Assets

24 April 2026 by Andersen - Cyprus

On 27 March, Cyprus enacted legislative changes to its Law on Administrative Cooperation in Tax Matters, implementing the requirements of EU Directive 2023/2226. This directive updates the existing framework under Directive 2011/16/EU and marks the introduction of DAC8 into Cypriot law.
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