Global Tax 50 highlights the most influential individuals, organisations and geopolitical events in the tax world. Acting Managing Editor Josh White introduces the 2021-22 edition of the landmark feature.
Diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives have swept tax departments around the world in the last year, but there is still a lot of work to be done to ensure tax teams are representative.
English language requirements and elite university credentials are keeping black people out of jobs in the tax profession that they are qualified for in Brazil, according to Black Tax Matters (BTM).
World leaders are gathering this weekend for COP26 and the G20 Summit. Both summits will likely have far-reaching implications for the future of international tax policy.
Tax authorities are looking to close the significant fiscal gap resulting from emergency spending during the pandemic, while taxpayers prepare to deal with the knock-on effects.
Following the OECD tax agreement, the US government has cut a deal with five European countries to put aside the threat of tariffs over digital tax measures. This agreement may help secure international tax reform.
The OECD-brokered deal requires countries to revoke all digital services taxes (DST) and any equivalent measures. The deal also commits governments to not introduce such measures in the future.
The Indonesian government has cancelled the planned corporate tax cut in favour of creating a carbon tax regime and raising the VAT rate. However, the government will also be holding a tax amnesty.
This week the European Council (EC) adopted the proposed directive, making public country-by-country reporting (CbCR) a real possibility across the EU.
Businesses have had to respond to demands for change when it comes to diversity and inclusion. Reporter Anugraha Sundaravelu explores just how far the tax sector has come in 2021.
The OECD may be about to close a deal on international tax reform, but tax experts fear that final guidance might be ‘watered down’ in an effort to reach a global consensus.
Companies in India are still grappling with the implications of the Supreme Court decision on the tax treatment of software several months after the ruling was issued.
The Modi government hopes to expand the Indian manufacturing sector and turn the country into a global hub for manufacturing through a range of tax incentives.
This week JPMorgan agreed to pay €25 million ($29.6 million) as part of a settlement with the French government over allegations that the company helped Wendel executives commit tax fraud.
English language requirements and elite university credentials are keeping black people out of jobs in the tax profession that they are qualified for in Brazil, according to Black Tax Matters (BTM).
The crypto community suffered a blow as a proposed amendment to improve the bill for taxpayers was rejected by the Senate, and the bill passed to the House.
The Indian government may be about to raise greater taxes on foreign cryptocurrency exchanges in order to level the playing field with Indian exchanges.