This content is from: Global Trade tensions to continue under US Biden administration US tariffs in retaliation to digital services taxes (DSTs), US-China tensions, and the difficulties created by Brexit made 2020 a tough year for trade and customs. With a new US President in power and new alliances fo... By Alice Jones January 27 2021
This content is from: Global This week in tax: Companies are re-examining their tax strategies Despite seeming like a quiet week in the tax world, there have been numerous developments that could impact tax planning strategies and the application of some tax laws. By Anjana Haines January 22 2021
This content is from: OECD Ensuring effective AEOI: Global Forum’s peer reviews set direction for 2021/2022 Head of the Global Forum Zayda Manatta, along with Radhanath Housden, head of the AEOI Unit, and Adrian Wardzynski, policy advisor, outline the results of the 100 AEOI peer reviews and the upcoming work to ensure an e... By Adrian Wardzynski & Radhanath Housden & Zayda Manatta January 18 2021
This content is from: Global This week in tax: Heated debate at OECD’s digital tax consultation Six months to agree on the pillar one and pillar two blueprints on how to tax the digitalisation of the economy still seems too ambitious based on the comments made during this week’s OECD public consultation. By Anjana Haines January 15 2021
This content is from: Global ITR Awards 2021 and World Tax/World TP rankings research now open for submissions Companies, firms and individuals can now enter for the 2021 ITR Americas Tax Awards, ITR Asia-Pacific Tax Awards and ITR Europe, Middle East and Africa Awards. By James Wilson & Jon Moore January 14 2021
This content is from: Global Netflix rejects ‘political’ ring fencing in OECD digital tax blueprints The video streaming service, Netflix, is arguing that the scope of Amount A in the pillar one proposals should be based on objective financial metrics, ahead of the OECD consultation meeting on taxing the digital econ... By Alice Jones January 13 2021
This content is from: Global Tax Talks: Karine Halimi-Guez, FedEx ITR Reporter Alice Jones asks Karine Halimi-Guez, managing director of tax at FedEx, about cross-functional tax planning, the importance of flexibility as a leader during COVID-19, and the importance of the tax functi... By Alice Jones January 12 2021
This content is from: OECD OECD’s Piet Battiau to focus on VAT policy for gig economy in 2021 Piet Battiau, head of the consumption taxes unit at the OECD, says his department will be using 2021 to recommend how countries can adjust VAT policies in response to sharing and gig economies as well as other areas o... By Mattias Cruz Cano January 12 2021
This content is from: Global This week in tax: Higher US taxes possible as Democrats take Senate The first week of January has been busy for businesses trying to get to grips with the new UK-EU trade agreement, while the Georgia election result potentially clears the way for the Biden tax plan. By Anjana Haines January 08 2021
This content is from: Global 2021 will bring a major shift in indirect tax policy Taxpayers should prepare for a wave of indirect tax policy changes in 2021. Governments will focus on unwinding crisis relief measures, removing tax exemptions, and introducing digital and environmental taxes. By Mattias Cruz Cano January 06 2021
This content is from: Global Pascal Saint-Amans: Solid basis in place for digital tax agreement The director of the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration talks to ITR about pillar one and pillar two, inclusivity in tax, and the power of the coffee break. By Alice Jones January 04 2021
