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UN Tackles Headwinds in Shaping Tech Transfer Pricing Guidance (07/10/2026)

Overcoming data access and personnel limitations is among top challenges for a United Nations effort to help developing countries expand their enforcement of transfer pricing in the tech sector.

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OECD Urges Patience After Rocky Start to Minimum Tax Filings (07/10/2026)

Companies should give the OECD’s latest simplification measures time to work after a difficult first year of compliance with the global minimum tax rules, a senior OECD official said.

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Profit-Shifting Risks High Despite Minimum Tax Deal, UK MPs Say

UK lawmakers warn that companies still pose “significantly high” risks of diverting profits despite the new global minimum tax deal and asked the tax authority to share progress on implementation within a year.

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EU Parliament Adopts Tax Resolution to Promote Competitiveness

Members of EU Parliament adopted a resolution for tax proposals meant to boost competitiveness in the bloc.

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Public Tax Transparency Rules ‘Very Dangerous,’ US Official Says

New tax reporting rules in the European Union for multinationals deter growth and risk creating a “culture of damnation,” according to a US official.

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From Sugar Refiners to Norway, Hundreds Aim to Avoid New Tariffs (07/07/2026)

Hundreds of companies, trade associations and foreign governments are asking for their supply chains to be spared as the Trump administration weighs imposing a new round of widespread tariffs later this month.

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US Tariff Threat Is an Ill-Advised Digital Services Tax Reaction (07/07/2026)

President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 100% tariffs on countries with digital services taxes is an attempt to use consumer-funded trade pain to shield big tech from foreign tax bills, rather than a defense of the US tax system. It would be better to move toward a coherent multilateral framework that trades repeal of unilateral DSTs for clear rules on where digital profits can be taxed.

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Forced-Labor Hearings to Spark Fresh Tariff Debate: Supply Lines (07/07/2026)

A three-day hearing hosted by the US Trade Representative kicks off on Tuesday, bringing together industries and government officials trying to plead their case for or against more tariffs from the Trump administration.

 

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Magnifica Humanitas: What Pope Leo XIV’s Encyclical Tells Us About Digital Service Taxes

This post examines digital services taxes in light of broader debates over taxation, digitalization, and artificial intelligence. It discusses DSTs as a response to the stalled implementation of OECD Pillar One Amount A, and considers whether user data, AI-driven monetization, and different digital business models may justify more refined DST rules, including differentiated rates and revised scope for the AI economy.

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Burnham Floats Warehouse Tax Hike to Benefit High Street (1) (07/03/2026)

Andy Burnham said he would increase business rates on warehouse-based companies in order to lower costs for high street shops and bars as he set out details of what he would do if he continues on his path to becoming the next prime minister.

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