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Pillar TwoDraft

What the transitional CbCR safe harbour actually asks of your data

Why groups that pass on paper still fail on evidence — and the three data points that decide it.

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ForensicsDraft

Benford's Law is a starting point, not a finding

How digit analysis earns its place in a forensic programme, and where it misleads.

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AI governanceDraft

Why a language model should never compute a tax number

The line between assistance and calculation, and how to draw it in a system a regulator will examine.

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Transfer pricingDraft

Documentation you generate versus documentation you assemble

What changes when the local file is an output of the system that priced the transaction.

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Tax technologyDraft

Effective dating: the unglamorous feature that decides whether you can defend a number

Rule versioning as an audit requirement rather than an engineering preference.

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PracticeDraft

When not to build: three processes better left manual

A short, honest test for whether a compliance process deserves a platform.

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LegalDraft

A contract that is not in the system is not in force — operationally

Why obligation tracking is the legal equivalent of a tax adjustment ledger.

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