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‘It’s a matter of fairness’: squeezing more tax from multinationals
By: Yabby Kinder and Emma Agyemang
The cost of the coronavirus crisis means governments want to reduce tax avoidance by business.
To read more go here Subscription RequiredProblems With GLOBE: Scratching the Surface
By: Mindy Herzfeld
Mindy Herzfeld looks at potential problems with OECD pillar 2 arising from differences between financial account and tax system goals in building a global minimum tax base and the separate problem that arises in trying to reconcile these differences.
To read more go here Subscription RequiredU.K. Lower House of Parliament Passes Digital Services Tax
By: Stephanie Soong Johnston
The House of Commons, the lower house of the U.K. Parliament, has passed legislation for a controversial digital services tax, bringing it one step closer to becoming law.
To read more go here Subscription RequiredTrade Spokeswoman Warns Multinationals About Expanded DSTs
By: Annagabriella Colon
Companies that have been exempt under the digital services tax models of the EU and France could find themselves liable under expanded DST regimes being considered by other countries in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
To read more go here Subscription RequiredNew Gig Economy Rules May Contain Unilateral Measures, OECD Says
By: Stephanie Soong Johnston and Amanda Athanasiou
New OECD model rules for requiring platform operators like Uber and Airbnb to report data on their sellers to tax administrations contemplate automatic information exchange and implications for indirect and other taxes.
To read more go here Subscription RequiredIrish finance minister urges EU not to give up on global tax talks
By: Mehreen Khan and Sam Fleming
Paschal Donohoe, Ireland’s finance minister, has warned the EU against giving up on a global initiative to extract more tax from digital companies as he makes his pitch to lead the group of eurozone finance ministers.
To read more go here Subscription RequiredBusiness Groups Rally Around OECD Global Tax Deal Work
By: Stephanie Soong Johnston
Major business groups again voiced support for OECD-led talks on a global corporate tax reform deal, calling on governments, including the United States, to stay at the negotiating table and quickly reach an agreement.
To read more go here Subscription RequiredAfter the Break Up: Can Europe Build a Better DST?
By: Robert Goulder
Robert Goulder examines the U.S. withdrawal from the OECD inclusive framework and possible next steps for the European digital services tax.
To read more go here Subscription RequiredGlobal Tax Deal May Wait for U.S. Election
By: Elodie Lamer
Countries working on an international solution to taxing the digital economy may be willing to wait for the outcome of the U.S. election as they continue talks on a global tax deal, the OECD’s tax chief said.
To read more go here Subscription RequiredOfficials Warn 'Grim Future' Awaits Without Digital Tax Deal
By: Stephanie Soong Johnston
If countries can’t agree on a common approach to taxing the digital economy, then don’t count on the world to return to the status quo, EU and OECD officials said.
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