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U.N. Receives New National Profiles for Transfer Pricing Manual
By: Ryan Finley
China, Mexico, and South Africa have submitted updated descriptions of their national enforcement practices for inclusion in the next edition of the U.N. transfer pricing manual, which will also feature a new section on Kenya.
To read more go here Subscription RequiredLe Maire Backs EU Sanctions Against U.S. in Airbus-Boeing Conflict
By: Sarah Paez
Europe should levy tariffs on American imports in retaliation for U.S. tariffs imposed in response to the dispute over the EU’s Airbus subsidies, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said.
To read more go here Subscription RequiredProposed FTC Regs: More Politics, Less Principle
By: Mindy Herzfeld
Mindy Herzfeld questions the reasoning behind the recently proposed regulations to overhaul the foreign tax credit.
To read more go here Subscription RequiredAmazon’s Direct Sales Not Subject to U.K. Digital Services Tax
By: William Hoke
The Tax Justice Network said reports that Amazon isn’t liable for the U.K. digital services tax on goods it sells directly isn’t surprising, and that the larger issue is Amazon’s ability to shift profits abroad.
To read more go here Subscription RequiredCzech Republic Extends COVID-19 Tax Relief Measures
By: William Hoke
The Czech government has extended tax breaks introduced earlier in the year for individuals and businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
To read more go here Subscription RequiredHungary to Provide Tax Breaks for COVID-19-Affected Sectors
By: Sarah Paez
The Hungarian parliament is considering a bill that would provide tax incentives and assistance to businesses and sectors struggling during the coronavirus-induced economic crisis.
To read more go here Subscription RequiredG-20 Ministers Greenlight New Deadline for OECD Global Tax Accord
By: Stephanie Soong Johnston
Countries may have fallen short in reaching a global tax reform agreement in 2020, but the G-20 still supports those efforts, even if it means getting a deal over the finish line by mid-2021.
To read more go here Subscription RequiredUN Treaty Change Could Fuel Global Digital Tax Discord
By Isabel Gottlieb
A United Nations committee this week is voting on a new approach to taxing the digital economy that could create another division in the fractured global digital tax debate. The proposed tax treaty change would give countries a framework for deciding how to tax cross-border digital revenues. The plan’s proponents say it will help developing countries that are disadvantaged in larger global discussions about a digital tax overhaul.
To read more go here Subscription RequiredFrance to Go Ahead With Digital Tax, Risking U.S. Tariffs
By William Horobin
France will go ahead with plans to collect its contentious digital services tax mid-December, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said, keeping Europe on course for a trade battle with the U.S. over the taxation of tech giants like Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google.
To read more go here Subscription RequiredMultinationals Weigh Options to Simplify Minimum Global Tax
By Hamza Ali and Isabel Gottlieb
Multinationals are hoping that an OECD-led effort to set a global minimum tax rate will spare them from complicated calculations to figure out what they’ll owe. Companies have two months to tell the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development how to ease compliance burdens they’ll face under part of the plan known as Pillar Two.
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