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High Taxes Not a Barrier to Competitiveness, EU Commission Says
The view that low taxation increases investment is evolving, according to the European Commission, raising the question whether corporate tax can influence EU countries' competitiveness.
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Netflix, Disney Ask Canada Appeal Court to Stop Proposed Tax on Streaming Revenue
Netflix, Walt Disney, and other U.S. streaming companies have asked a Canadian court to stop plans by authorities to force them to fork over 5% of their sales in the country to finance local broadcast news and other domestic content.
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Canada Enacts Digital-Services Tax Amid Risks of U.S. Trade Retaliation
Canada authorized the implementation of a digital-services tax, a move that threatens to trigger trade retaliation from Congress and the Biden administration.
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Still No Easy Digital Tax Answers for Developing Countries
Nana Ama Sarfo reviews the latest research commissioned by the South Centre, African Union, African Tax Administration Forum, and West African Tax Administration Forum into the amount of revenue developing countries might raise from amount A versus a digital services tax.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Calls Pillar 2 ‘Catastrophic Failure’
Introducing a global minimum tax rate for the largest multinational enterprises is a “catastrophic failure” because it burdens businesses and dampens EU competitiveness, according to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
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OECD Tax Chief Still Optimistic After Missed Pillar 1 Deadline
The end-of-June deadline for countries to conclude pillar 1 tax reform negotiations has come and gone, but delegates are still making good headway toward a final agreement, the OECD’s tax director said.
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India, United States Confirm Digital Tax Compromise Extension
India has joined the group of countries that have extended the “unilateral measures compromise” with the United States that outlines a transitional approach to their digital services taxes before pillar 1 rules are implemented.
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Canada’s Enactment of Pillar 2 — Part I
Nathan Boidman, Michael N. Kandev, and Marc André Gaudreau Duval, in the first installment of a two-part analysis, provide an overview of, and context for, the Global Minimum Tax Act — legislation now moving through Canada’s Parliament to implement pillar 2. Part two will more closely examine certain aspects of the legislation with a focus on provisions that yield interpretational issues or deal with antiavoidance.
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U.N. Makes Progress Toward a Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation
Hafiz Choudhury explains efforts at the U.N. to foster an international taxation cooperation process more inclusive of developing countries. The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author and do not reflect the views of any other person or organization, in particular the U.N.
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Virtual Permanent Establishment — A New Nexus to Tax?
Aditi Goyal and Kanupriya Sharma explore the concept of “virtual permanent establishment” as a framework for taxation in an increasingly digital world, using the Clifford Chance case in India as a primary example.
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OECD Secretariat Looks to Permanent Safe Harbors
More OECD focus on developing permanent safe harbors for pillar 2 minimum tax rules could decrease the need and volume of administrative guidance going forward, according to an OECD tax official.
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EU Tax Chief Urges Rich Countries to Participate in U.N. Process
High-income countries should engage constructively in U.N. discussions to develop a framework convention on international tax cooperation or risk a global spread of tension in tax policymaking, a top EU tax official said.
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US Unwilling to Compromise on Key Provision of Global Tax Deal, Treasury Official Says
The U.S. is set on making Amount B, which deals with companies’ marketing and distribution activities, mandatory even as several other countries are pushing to make it optional.
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Canadian Parliament Approves Controversial Digital Services Tax
The Canadian Parliament has passed a highly controversial 3 percent digital services tax on large businesses, sparking calls from U.S. trade groups for Canada to reconsider.
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Countries’ Differing Court Remedies Present Harmonization Challenges
Policymakers have spent more than a decade crafting an international consensus on the allocation of corporate tax revenue, but the scattered landscape for settling tax cases could undermine the goal of a smoothly operating system.
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Supreme Court Upholds Trump-Era Tax Provision
The dispute, which was closely watched by experts, involved a one-time foreign income tax, but many saw it as a broader challenge to pre-emptively block Congress from passing a wealth tax.
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Supreme Court Upholds 2017 Tax on Foreign Investments
The court rejected a challenge from conservative activists to a one-time tax on certain foreign investments but left unresolved questions about whether some leading Democratic revenue-raising ideas are constitutional.
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The Next Phase of Pillar 2 Implementation: Creative Competition
Mindy Herzfeld examines what countries are doing to maintain competitiveness as pillar 2 makes offering fiscal incentives a fraught undertaking.
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G7 Confirms Target for Opening Pillar 1 Convention for Signature
The leaders of the G7 countries are aiming to open the pillar 1 multilateral convention for signature by the end of June.
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Digital Barter Taxes: A Legal Defense
Young Ran (Christine) Kim with Cardozo School of Law and Darien Shanske with the University of California, Davis, continue their argument that a digital barter tax is a good idea and examine possible legal arguments and challenges.
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Turkey Studies New Taxes Worth $7 Billion That Target Corporates
Turkish lawmakers have drafted new tax proposals aimed mostly at companies, seeking to repair a budget buffeted by last year’s earthquakes, in what would be the biggest overhaul in a generation.
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Norway’s Tax-the-Rich Drive Provokes Widening Business Backlash
Norway’s planned clampdown on the nation’s wealthiest citizens is provoking a backlash from entrepreneurs who warn the measure will just worsen the economy’s heavy dependence on oil and gas.
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G-7 Leaders Reaffirm Support for Finalizing Global Tax Agreement
In a communique at their summit in Italy, the G-7 leaders said they hope the treaty will be open for signature by the end of June, as OECD officials have said. The G-7 leaders also called for further progress on the implementation of the OECD’s global minimum tax.
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Turkey Postpones Tax Related to Stocks Trading After Criticism
Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said the government has postponed plans to introduce a “very limited” transaction tax on stock trading, after push back from traders.
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Keir Starmer sets out plans to raise £8.6bn in tax at Labour manifesto launch
Sir Keir Starmer, UK opposition party leader, set out plans to raise £8.6bn in tax in the Labour manifesto on Thursday as he promised to “relight the fires” of economic growth and bring “Conservative chaos” to an end.
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Denmark Plans Tax Cuts for Entrepreneurs, Drops ‘Phantom’ Tax
The Danish government presents a plan to significantly lower taxes for entrepreneurs, in a move to bolster the startup scene in the Nordic country, particularly in the biotech industry.
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Saudis May Ease Tax Rules to Boost Appeal of Bonds to Foreigners
Saudi Arabia laid out a series of steps it plans to take to boost its debt capital market, including a possible easing in taxes it hopes will make local corporate bonds more appealing to foreign investors.
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Private equity firms have amassed $1tn in ‘carry’ fees as taxation debate mounts
According to new research from Oxford university, the world’s largest private capital firms have avoided income taxes on more than $1tn in incentive fees since 2000 by structuring the payments in a way that subjected them to a much lower levy.
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European Commission Expands Tasks of Good Tax Governance Platform
The European Commission has added fair and efficient taxation, cross-border taxation, and double nontaxation to its renewed Platform for Good Tax Governance and is accepting applications for membership to its new expert group.
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Trudeau’s Rival Opposes Capital Gains Hike, Promises Tax Cut
Canadian Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he would vote against the government’s proposal to raise the capital gains tax inclusion rate, ending weeks of speculation about where he would land on the issue.
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Report Expects Global, Digital Taxes to Collect Similar Revenue
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Tech Industry Groups Push for Trade Dispute Over Canada’s Digital Services Tax
A coalition of technology and industry associations with business ties to Canada asked the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to initiate a formal trade dispute in an effort to block Ottawa’s digital services tax.
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U.N. Tax Convention Could Focus on Taxation of Multinationals
A new U.N. framework convention could include high-level commitments on the fair allocation of taxing rights among countries, including the taxation of multinational enterprises and high-net-worth individuals.
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UN Draft Tax Treaty Urges Fairer Taxing Rights, Wealth Taxes
A UN committee has provided countries with a preliminary document for negotiating a global tax treaty, naming fair taxation of corporations and wealth taxes as areas of focus.
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Brazil’s Tax Change to Shift Soybean Demand to US, Amius Says
A surprising tax change in agriculture powerhouse Brazil has the potential to make soy grown in the world’s largest bean exporter less competitive with supplies from the US, according to a report from risk management firm Amius Ltd.
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EU Transfer Pricing Fixes Poised to Move as Other Measures Stall
A draft European Union law on transfer pricing may have the best chance of moving forward before the end of the year in what is likely to be a slow season for EU tax rulemaking.
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A Third of U.S. MNEs to Report More Tax Info Under EU Directive
Around a third of large U.S. multinational enterprises will be required to publish more disaggregated financial information than previously mandated in light of new EU public country-by-country reporting rules.
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Former OECD Tax Head Doubts Global Deal Will Meet Deadline
The OECD missed its initial March deadline to finish talks on Pillar One and faces tough opposition in trying to get the agreement to the finish line by the end of June.
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Treasury Stares Down End-Of-Month Deadline on Global Tax Deal
The Treasury Department is running into some complex disagreements over a global tax deal forged by the OECD as the end-of-June deadline to get a treaty ready for signature looms.
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House Republicans Mull Future of Tax Cuts, IRA Credits
House Republicans hoping to extend the 2017 tax cuts are beginning to systematically examine tax provisions in the Democrats' landmark climate law.
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EU Commission to Assess Anti-Tax-Avoidance Directive
The European Commission has informed stakeholders that it will soon begin an evaluation of the anti-tax-avoidance directive, especially how it would work alongside pillar 2 of the OECD’s global tax plan.
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Malaysia Should Offer More Incentives After Pillar 2 Takes Effect
Malaysia’s 2024 budget tax incentives will benefit companies operating there, but if it wants to keep attracting investment after implementing global minimum tax rules in 2025, it must adopt further breaks, according to a new analysis.
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Unfair Allocation of Taxing Rights on Intangibles Creates Digital Divide
Najeeb Memon breaks down the global issue of how royalty income from intangibles is taxed and provides suggestions on how to close the fairness gap.
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Keeping the Promise of Carbon Taxes in Perspective
While the deleterious consequences of failing to limit global warming are becoming more costly, doubt has been cast on the relevance of the presumed efficiency of carbon pricing relative to green tax breaks and subsidies.
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House Republicans Aim to Zero Out OECD Funding in 2025
House Republican appropriators kept their word on their intent to roll back funding to the OECD in fiscal 2025 appropriations as part of a larger protest against U.S. participation in the organization’s global tax deal negotiations.
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OECD Clarifies Risk Assessment Program Eligibility in New FAQs
The International Compliance Assurance Program allows companies to preemptively discuss their transfer pricing positions with tax administrations to obtain more certainty about their tax bills.
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UK Treasury Official Sees Progress in Global Tax Treaty Talks
A UK Treasury official reported substantial progress in ironing out differences over the global tax treaty, saying it is at a point where countries can work toward adopting it.
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Proposed Buyback Excise Rules Exceed Authority
Lee A. Sheppard examines the proposed share buyback excise tax regulations and related industry feedback, and she argues that the regulations overreach and should be withdrawn.
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Spotlight on Global Minimum Taxes Shifts to Individuals
Mindy Herzfeld puzzles over the Biden administration’s opposition to a global minimum tax on the world’s richest people, touted as building on the success of the global corporate minimum tax.
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Liberal Democrats Pledge to Triple the U.K. Digital Services Tax
Ahead of the U.K. general election, the Liberal Democrat Party has pledged to triple the digital services tax and freeze VAT, while the Green Party and Reform UK also outlined their tax plans.