Maryland's Controversial Tax on Digital Advertising Explained
Podcast: Digital Taxation—Implications for EU Technology Companies
Canada’s Digital Services Tax Act was enacted on June 20, 2024 and came into effect by Order in Council on June 28, 2024. The new legislation imposes a digital services tax of 3% on digital services revenue exceeding...more
On November 19, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it would terminate the actions it had taken under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to digital services taxes (DSTs) adopted by...more
Part 1 of this series discussed the proposals adopted by various countries to impose taxes on the digital economy, particularly by taxing various types of digital advertising and other digital services. These taxes allow...more
On June 2, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced the conclusion of investigations under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (“the Trade Act”) into digital services taxes (“DSTs”) adopted by Austria,...more
As the global economy rapidly shifts and accelerates, the OECD has been focusing intently on developing and strengthening international tax rules in recent years. Back in February 2013, the OECD released a report addressing...more
Maryland had previously enacted two important - and troubling - sets of tax changes: a new tax on digital advertising and a substantial expansion of its sales tax to digital products and services. As a result of several...more
Unilateral steps in a growing number of countries to raise tax revenue from digital services have raised global alarm in recent years, but they have particularly heightened concerns in the United States due to the...more
This week you have a rare opportunity: you get to use a service and learn about its taxability at the same time! Just about everyone uses streaming services for music, video, and more. But do you know how states tax these...more
Retailers and brand owners should be mindful of recent UK tax developments that impact taxation of gross receipts and taxation of digital activities. The new income tax charge on offshore receipts from intangible property...more
On 10 July 2019 the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) initiated an investigation pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 into France's digital services tax to determine whether the tax is discriminatory...more