Corporate transparency: ‘not just an end in itself’ While European politicians are pushing for more tax transparency, multinational companies - tired of regulation for the sake of it - are starting to push back. By Joelle Jefferis May 12 2016
Australia Budget introduces Diverted Profits Tax Multinationals are targeted in Australia’s 2016-2017 budget with Treasurer Scott Morrison aiming to collect an additional AUS $3.9 billion ($2.9 billion) in tax from MNEs by 2020. By Joelle Jefferis May 03 2016
US anti-inversion rules to have ‘enormous impact’ on foreign MNEs The US Treasury’s proposed regulations on ‘earnings stripping’ will cause headaches for foreign multinationals, including increased administration, additional costs and limitations with debt leveraging, tax advisors warn. By Joelle Jefferis April 25 2016
The Platform for Collaboration on Tax: The same old story? The world's largest multilateral organisations laid out plans for a joint ‘platform’ to help developing countries fight tax evasion, the first steps toward creating international standards. By Joelle Jefferis April 21 2016
Was the Pfizer-Allergan merger proposal really a windfall for Ireland? When new rules proposed by the US Treasury stopped the $160 billion Pfizer-Allergan super-inversion in early April many Americans applauded. Some grumbled about unfair tax loopholes or blamed Ireland’s 12.5%... By Caroline Byrne & Joelle Jefferis April 18 2016
UK MP David Gauke: Companies do a ‘poor’ job explaining tax data Companies are doing a poor job communicating their tax positions, David Gauke, the financial secretary to the UK Treasury, told the European Tax Policy Forum conference in London today. By Joelle Jefferis April 18 2016
EXCLUSIVE: OECD’s Saint-Amans discusses EC push to force MNEs to publish CbCR data on t... The European Commission’s crackdown on EU and foreign multinationals includes a plan to force MNEs operating in Europe to publish detailed country-by-country tax reports on their company websites – including... By Joelle Jefferis April 12 2016
European Commission demands MNEs publish EU and offshore tax data The European Commission is pushing EU and foreign multinationals to publish detailed country-by-country tax reports on their company websites – including financial data on their businesses in Europe and offshore. By Joelle Jefferis April 12 2016
