The OECD envisioned a coordinated rollout of Pillar Two, its model of interlocking rules to establish a global minimum corporate tax rate.
However, the staggered implementation taking place among participating...more
On November 8, 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), overturning the first instance EU General Court (General Court), annulled the European Commission’s (EC’s) decision that a Luxembourg tax ruling on...more
Takeaways
- While the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) includes new commitments by the parties on tax, certain EU-derived tax rules will remain relevant in the UK.
- That is actually a good thing in one respect: UK...more
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
3/27/2018
/ Business Profits ,
Digital Single Market ,
Digital Taxes ,
Double Taxation ,
Economic Presence Nexus ,
EU ,
EU Single Market ,
European Commission ,
Gig Economy ,
Member State ,
OECD ,
Tax Reform ,
Tax Treaty
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
1/23/2018
/ Corporate Taxes ,
Digital Assets ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
France ,
International Tax Issues ,
Italy ,
Multinationals ,
OECD ,
State Aid ,
Tax Reform ,
UK
United States -
The prospects for business tax reform in the United States were greatly enhanced by the 2016 election results. Reform under Republicans, who control both the White House and Congress, could dramatically...more
2/6/2017
/ Anti Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD) ,
BEPS ,
Business Taxes ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
EBITDA ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Subsidiaries ,
Imports ,
International Tax Issues ,
Inversion ,
Mergers ,
Multinationals ,
OECD ,
Parent Corporation ,
State Aid ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration ,
UK Brexit
The U.K. government mantra has for a number of years been: "Britain is open for business." This has been reflected in a number of areas relevant to U.K. domestic and foreign tax policy, including in a gradual reduction of the...more