Inter-Parliamentary Union Proposes to Address Tax Avoidance, Protectionism
Reviews international parliamentary efforts to address multinational tax avoidance and the growing use of protectionist tax measures, examining the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s proposed resolution and its potential role alongside existing global tax coordination initiatives led by the OECD/G20 and the U.N. Tax Committee.
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UN Tax Committee Issues Options Paper on Cross-Border Taxation
United Nations negotiators working on new global tax rules issued a draft paper suggesting options for how and when countries can tax cross-border services that result from remote work and digitalization.
See attached the draft for the cross-border “protocol”.
Compliance Burden to Stay High Under Global Minimum Tax Deal
Simplification measures in the OECD’s new global minimum tax rules are unlikely to reduce the compliance burden for companies as they determine their tax liabilities under the new system, tax professionals said.
Multinationals Seek Safe Harbors, Tax Clarity for Remote Work
Multinationals asked the OECD for more clarity on complex questions around how corporations should be taxed in relation to remote work and a safe harbor for short-term cross-border working.
Here is the OECD consultation document on remote work, along with comments on it.