Dbriefs Podcasts

In the space of a few short months, the COVID-19 pandemic morphed from a health emergency into an economic crisis. Having navigated a nationwide state of emergency, business leaders responsible for operations in Japan face a continued and ongoing challenge to attend to the needs of multiple stakeholders. Initial imperatives of ensuring employee safety, and enabling operational continuity, have been joined by concerns over supply chain integrity and changing modes of customer engagement. As budgets bend and forecast fracture, maintaining sufficient liquidity and conserving cash remain key priorities. In its toolbox of measures to provide emergency support to business, and to stimulate economic recovery, the Japanese government has introduced a number of COVID-19 tax measures. In addition, as companies pivot from emergency response to business recovery, leaders of multinational groups investing into Japan should be aware of the impact of acute fluctuations in financial performance on their arrangements for pricing related party transactions. Learn about the key Japanese tax relief measures and other tax opportunities to mitigate the short term economic impact as well as long term planning considerations to support workstyle changes due to COVID-19. (Live presentation was aired on 16 July 2020)

While organizations have historically viewed technology and human-centered strategies as separate tracks, today, these two elements have converged. Companies that embrace this fusion and its inherent tension are likely to succeed as a full-fledged social enterprise and the seeming paradoxes that define it. Participants will hear results of the 10th Annual Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends research and gain insights to prepare for what's next.(Live presentation was aired on 14 July 2020)

Organizations are experiencing unprecedented level of interruption in different locations due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Amidst the business and operational risks, what it brings to HR personnel is a series of considerations with regards to their workforce, including the various compliance requirements, rewards, how their workforce continue to deliver services as part of the business continuity plan, and how this will shape the future of work in the longer term. Gain insights from Deloitte professionals on how your organization can mitigate the tax and HR challenges and prepare for the future. (Live presentation was aired on 23 April 2020)

Most tax departments have last experienced a downturn during the financial crisis of 2008/9. Our Service Line Leaders will provide a refresher on what to look out for from a corporate domestic and cross border taxation perspective. (Live presentation was aired on 22 April 2020)

Most tax departments have last experienced a downturn during the financial crisis of 2008/9. Our Service Line Leaders will provide a refresher on what to look out for from a corporate domestic and cross border taxation perspective. (Live presentation was aired on 22 April 2020)

On 11 February 2020, the G20/OECD Inclusive Framework released new guidance to be included in the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Tax Administrations on transfer pricing aspects of financial transactions. The release provides for the first time specific guidance to businesses and tax authorities on how to determine whether financial transactions between associated enterprises are consistent with the arm's length principle. What does the new guidance cover?Gain insights from our Deloitte professionals to understand the potential impact of the new guidance for your business.(Live presentation was aired on 31 March 2020)

The India Finance Bill, 2020 that was presented in the Parliament has been passed with some very important changes. In addition, in view of the disruption caused on account of COVID-19, the Indian Finance Minister on 24 March 2020, announced a number of tax measures to provide relief to tax payers, for example, the extension of various due dates including under the Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Act, 2020. Join our Deloitte specialists to learn more about the important updates on the India Finance Bill and prepare for what's next.(Live presentation was aired on 27 March 2020)

Employers are facing increasingly fierce competition for talents, as business models change and the rise of disruptive technologies shape the skill-sets needed for the future. Increasing compensation and benefits is expensive and easily replicated by competitors. Are there smarter ways to reward your employees so that it generates the highest perceived value for them which is also aligned with their contributions and performance? Gain insights from Deloitte professionals on how total rewards optimization helps drive employee retention, engagement, and positive business outcomes.(Live presentation was aired on 12 March 2020）

Encouraged by the success of the Indirect tax dispute resolution scheme, the Finance Minister tabled "The Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Bill, 2020" (the scheme) in the parliament on 5 February 2020. The key objective of the scheme is to collect taxes and reduce the number of litigation cases pending before various appellate forums. Under the scheme, a taxpayer can settle a litigation pending before any forum on 31 January 2020 by paying the tax on the disputed income and get a full waiver of interest and/or penalty. After the introduction of the bill, various stakeholders made several representations to make the scheme more attractive and practical. The amended Bill was passed by the lower house of the Parliament on 4 March 2020. Further, the government has also issued FAQs to clarify the provisions of the Bill and some practical aspects. Join us to learn more about the India tax litigation settlement scheme and clarify your doubts by raising questions directly to the government representative.(Live presentation was aired on 11 March 2020）

The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020. The UK is now in a transitional period where it aims to negotiate a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the EU before it completely leaves the EU on 31st December 2020. Although very little will change during the transitional period, by the time of this webinar, businesses will have less than 10 months to prepare. Although not everything will be known until the terms of any FTA are agreed, there is much that is certain already. Under these circumstances, businesses need to re-assess and re-engage with their Brexit planning to confirm what changes are required to their existing plans. There may also be an opportunity to implement actions that were not feasible under the previous timeframe. Join us to keep up-to-date with developments on Brexit and the impact on your business.(Live presentation was aired on 5 March 2020）