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Promoting An Informed Dialogue

On International Tax Issues

Founded in 1992, the International Tax Policy Forum (ITPF) sponsors nonpartisan academic research and conferences to promote an informed dialogue on international tax issues. ITPF does not take positions on legislative or regulatory matters.

Academic Board Members

 


James R. Hines, Research Director

Alan Auerbach

Michael Devereux

Michelle Hanlon

Juan Calros Suarez-Serrato

Dhammika Dharmapala

Business Advisory Council

Tadd Fowler, Procter & Gamble

Tom Hutchinson, Google

John Stowell, Walt Disney

International Tax News

Latest News

E.U. Delays Digital Levy as Tax Talks Proceed

BRUSSELS - The United States secured a diplomatic victory in Europewhen European Union officials agreed to postpone their proposal for a digital levy that threatened to derail a global effort to crack down on tax havens. The delay removes another potential obstacle to the broader tax agreement,which gained momentum over theweekend after finance ministers from the Group of 20 countries formally backed a new framework. That deal,which officials hope to make final by October,would usher in a global minimum tax of at least 15 percent and allow countries to tax large, profitable companies based onwhere their goods and services are sold. If enacted, the changeswould entail the biggest overhaul of the international tax system in a century.

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Commission to Present EU-Wide Initiative on Remote Work

The European Commission is exploring options for an EU-wide solution to address tax issues faced by remote workers and their employers, including possible legislative initiatives such as a directive or recommendation.

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Unshell Directive Could Create Some Surprises, Lawyers Warn

The EU unshell directive aims to address the misuse of shell companies, but its potential future effects remain uncertain as it may create surprises when implemented, and is expected to be applicable in 2025 only for manifest cases of tax avoidance practices.

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