All articles21 April 2026 7 min read
Analysis
Tax Tribunal Narrows the Permanent Establishment Test
A recent ruling reads down the dependent-agent PE concept in the context of fully remote sales teams, with implications well beyond the parties.
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Neha Kapoor
Competition Law Fellow
Executive summary
A recent ruling reads down the dependent-agent PE concept in the context of fully remote sales teams, with implications well beyond the parties.
The reasoning is cautious and fact-intensive, but the direction of travel is unmistakable: tax authorities will need stronger evidence to assert PE in distributed-team structures.
Key takeaways
- Habitual conclusion of contracts requires real, not theoretical, authority.
- Remote work alone does not create a fixed place of business.
- Transfer-pricing exposure may rise even where PE is denied.
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