UN digital tax proposal diverges from OECD two-pillar solution

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UN digital tax proposal diverges from OECD two-pillar solution

Danish Mehboob
August 17 2020
The UN and OECD offer separate solutions to address the tax challenges of an increasingly digital economy

The United Nations (UN) tax committee’s default gross-based tax proposal to address the tax challenges of the digitalised economy differs from the OECD’s pillar one plan on several key features.

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Danish reports on all matters of direct tax and BEPS. He covers a range of tax issues in these areas and what multinationals are doing to manage the tax burdens. Danish also specialises in tax technology and data management.
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