EU to redesign tax net to catch online giants

Joe Stanley-Smith

September 27 2017

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The European Commission (EC) will set out a “strong and ambitious” vision on how to tax the digital economy in early 2018, targeting companies such as Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Apple.

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Joe Stanley-Smith

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Joe manages ITR’s online and print coverage, and the publication’s events worldwide. He covers a range of tax issues affecting multinational corporations, particularly indirect tax matters and case studies.

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