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Recently, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal gave an important judgement regarding the creation of and attribution of profits to an agency permanent establishment (Agency PE) – Daikin Industries v ACIT ('ITA No 1623 of 2015 [New Delhi Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, May 28 2018]').

Europe’s leading tax firms dominated this year’s European Tax Awards through innovation and outstanding tax controversy management.

Because tax doesn’t have to be taxing. A less-than-serious look back at some of the quirkier tax stories from the past month.

In the first instalment of his new column for International Tax Review, Giles Parsons, who has just left a role at manufacturing multinational Caterpillar, explores the disconnect between the public perception of tax being the shady, secretive world of old, and the reality of transparency initiatives companies are having to adapt to.

Important BEPS-related reforms have moved a step closer to becoming law in New Zealand.

On May 30 2018, the Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) issued Regulation 5 of 2018 concerning the description of lines of business and types of production in pioneer industries that may be eligible for corporate taxpayer tax holidays, and the relevant procedures for the granting of those tax holidays (BKPM Regulation 5). This regulation serves to further implement the Minister of Finance (MoF) Regulation 35/PMK.010/2018, also concerning the granting of tax holidays for corporate taxpayers (MoF Regulation 35).

On June 7 2018, the Swiss Senate passed the revised so-called Swiss Corporate Tax Reform 17 Bill following the recommendations of its Ways and Means Committee.

On July 1 2018, the Polish VAT Act of 11/03 2004 is to be amended by a new regulation introducing a voluntary split payment as a method of payment of purchase invoices – from the perspective of taxpayers – and as a new tool to combat VAT fraud – from the perspective of tax authorities. However, from the perspective of VAT taxpayers the new mechanism may bring more radical changes than expected in some areas.

New Law No 7144 (the Law) amending the Turkish Tax Procedure Code was published in the Official Gazette on May 25 2018. Through this Law, Temporary Article 31 was added to the Turkish Tax Procedure Code.

Welcome to the 2018 edition of the Indirect Tax Leaders guide from the International Tax Review. This is the seventh annual publication of the list of the world's leading indirect tax practitioners and marks a significant step in its evolution. Beginning this year, we are looking to grow the guide in both scope and scale. It will cover more jurisdictions, reach out to more individuals and recognise more practitioners than ever before – from rising stars just making a name for themselves to market leaders with decades of experience behind them.