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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

EU’s Proposal on Implementing Pillar Two

The European Commission has published its proposal for a Directive to implement the OECD Pillar Two Global Anti-Base Erosion rules (the “OECD GloBE Model Rules”)....more

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Two-Pillar Solution to Address the Tax Challenges Arising from the Digitalisation of the Economy: 15% Minimum Tax for...

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On November 4, 2021, 137 countries, under the aegis of the OECD, adhered to the Statement on a Two-Pillar Solution to Address the Tax Challenges Arising from the Digitalisation of the Economy. Pillar 1 aims to ensure a better...more

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ATAD III: Is the tide turning on shell companies?

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The European Commission (the "Commission") published a draft Directive on 22 December 2021, known as the anti-tax avoidance Directive III ("ATAD III"), aimed at preventing the use of shell companies for tax evasion and...more

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Two-Pillar Solution to Address the Tax Challenges Arising from the Digitalisation of the Economy: 15% Minimum Tax for...

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On November 4, 2021, 137 countries, under the aegis of the OECD, adhered to the Statement on a Two-Pillar Solution to Address the Tax Challenges Arising from the Digitalisation of the Economy. Pillar 1 aims to ensure a better...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

European Tax Update January 2019

We set out below a recap of some of the key European and international tax developments to note at the start of 2019. This alert provides a brief summary of the following...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

International Tax Policy Top 10 Timeline: The Events in Europe in the First Half of 2019 That Will Impact the Taxation of US...

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A number of tax and political milestones in 2019 will directly and indirectly impact the ongoing global initiative to develop new rules for taxing the activities of cross-border business. The headline international tax...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

European Commission Presents ‘Fair Taxation of the Digital Economy’ Package

On March 21, 2018, the European Commission released a draft legislative package for “fair taxation of the digital economy,” which would establish new tax rules for digital business activities within the European Union. This...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

CFTC Files Eight Anti-Spoofing Enforcement Actions against Three Banks (Deutsche Bank, HSBC & UBS) & Six Individuals - On January 29, 2018, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC"), along with the Department of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

International Taxation in the Digital Era: The Rapidly Evolving European Perspective

Europe’s politicians worry that international tax rules have not kept pace with the digital economy and too easily allow multinationals to organize their global operations to minimize net taxable profits in high-tax European...more

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UK Tax Round Up - November 2017

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UK Tax News and Developments - The OTS publishes its report "Value added tax: routes to simplification" - On 7 November, the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) published its first report on VAT, which included a range...more

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Digesting the €13 Billion Apple-EU Tax Ruling

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King & Spalding experts assess what international businesses need to be aware of following the EC's ruling on State Aid in the Apple case - Partners in King & Spalding’s tax department have shared their perspectives and...more

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OECD Releases Final BEPS Recommendations – Now What?

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On Oct. 5, 2015, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released a set of final reports on its 15 point action plan to address Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS). In an accompanying explanatory...more

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Tax Policy Update

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As in the 9 percent "amusement tax" that the city of Chicago recently extended to online streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime, triggering a series of lawsuits alleging that the newly expanded tax was illegally...more

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European Commission Launches Action Plan to Review EU Corporate Tax Framework and Close Tax Loopholes

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The European Commission’s Action Plan for Fair and Efficient Corporate Taxation in the EU sets out proposals aimed at making corporate taxation in the EU more transparent and efficient, by reforming a system which is seen as...more

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European Commission Unveils Tax Transparency Package

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The European Commission has laid out its plans in a new Tax Transparency Package to clamp down on tax deals made between EU governments and multi-national corporations. As of next year, EU members would have to declare their...more

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OECD/G20 Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project

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On September 16, 2014, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) released seven reports addressing certain aspects of the base erosion and profit shifting (“BEPS”) project. The seven BEPS reports...more

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European Commission Uses EU State Aid Rules Against Aggressive Tax Planning by Multinational Companies

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EU Member States are prohibited from granting to companies selective advantages that qualify as State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) without the prior...more

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