Podcast: Credit Funds: Withholding Tax on European Investments
Over 135 jurisdictions signed up for a global Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) project in October 2021 aimed at reforming the international taxation system. A Two-Pillar approach was developed to...more
On January 20, 2025, the White House issued a memorandum (the “Memorandum”), announcing that the “Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Global Tax Deal” (the “Global Tax Deal”) has “no force or effect...more
Issues a memorandum rejecting U.S. commitments related to the OECD Global Tax Deal unless enacted by Congress. It directs the Treasury and USTR to identify extraterritorial taxes and tax practices disproportionately impacting...more
Over the past year, alongside handling the economic repercussions of the war and issuing financial assistance to war victims and to evacuees, the courts, the legislative authority and the Israel Tax Authority continued their...more
On 12 June 2024, Luxembourg published a bill of law amending the law of 22 December 2023 (the Pillar Two Law[1]) implementing EU directive no. 2022/2523, largely known as the “EU Minimum Tax Directive” or “Pillar Two...more
Bermuda formed the first modern captive in 1962 and remains the leading offshore captive domicile, with approximately 700 licenced captives on its register. Bermuda’s captive industry has remained resilient in the face of...more
More than 135 jurisdictions since October 2021 have joined a groundbreaking plan to address certain tax challenges of the new digital and global economy. The plan consists of a Two-Pillar Solution to update key rules of the...more
Bermuda has announced that it is considering the implementation of a new corporate income tax regime to be effective on or after January 1, 2025, in response to the OECD’s BEPS Pillar II global minimum tax rules. The...more
The Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered the United Kingdom (“UK”) Budget for 2023 on 15 March 2023. The Budget was delivered against a backdrop of some familiar political headwinds, caused by the lengthy shockwaves of...more
On 12 October 2022, the finance minister presented the Luxembourg budget bill for fiscal year 2023. For corporate tax payers, and particularly for funds, there is a most welcomed clarification on the scope of the...more
International tax issues sit high on the political agenda for most countries. Among those issues, few rank higher than transfer pricing policies. Recent years have seen a trend toward Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting,...more
In recent years, tax authorities across the globe have adopted a number of OECD-led initiatives aimed at curbing the ability of multinational enterprises to engage in so-called Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) (i.e.,...more
Review of U.S. Tax Developments in 2021- Last year, we predicted that the biggest U.S. tax news in 2021 would be revenue-raising legislation that the Democrats would put forward after the election of Joe Biden as the 46th...more
The world is at a crossroads. The early 1990’s saw the internet opening to the general public, followed shortly thereafter by online sales platforms (Book Stacks Unlimited—1992, Amazon.com—1994, and eBay—1995), and social...more
On 8 October 2021, the OECD released a further statement in relation to the BEPS 2.0 proposals, aimed at addressing taxation of the modern digital economy. This is the latest development in the attempts to more equally share...more
On Friday October 8, 2021, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced that 136 Nations, including the United States and the rest of the G20, have signed on to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework...more
Join leading tax experts from across the globe, as we discuss tax trends that are reshaping international taxation - An Experience Unlike Any Other - Find yourself on the cutting-edge of international tax law, with...more
The release of the Pillar One and Pillar Two “blueprints” in October 2020, and the recent G7 (June 2021) and G20 (July 2021) meetings, provided an opportunity for further progress to be made on the Pillar One and Pillar Two...more
Tras la culminación del proyecto Erosión de la Base Desplazamiento de Beneficios (Base Erosion Profit Shifting o BEPS) en 2017, proyecto creado para combatir la erosión de la base gravable y estrategias para la transferencia...more
Addressing the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy has been a top priority of the Base Erosion Profit Shifting (BEPS) project of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)/G-20...more
Quick Summary. Located “down under” in the Southern Hemisphere and covering the Indian and Pacific Oceans, Australia consists of a mainland continent, the island of Tasmania, and several smaller islands. Australia comprises...more
The world’s most populous Spanish-speaking nation. Mexico is a Federation comprised of 32 states, being Mexico City the capital of the country. The government of Mexico is divided in three branches: the Legislative Branch in...more
UK COVID-19 Developments - UK Prime Minister’s statement on COVID-19 - On 31 October, the Prime Minister announced a number of measures designed to slow down the spread of COVID-19 to last for four weeks from 4...more
Fund sponsors, investment advisors and other financial market participants would be forgiven for not concerning themselves with tax initiatives originally targeted at the digital economy. However, with the latest technical...more
In response to a review of the UAE’s tax framework by the European Union and the UAE’s commitment to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) anti-Base Erosion and Profit shifting (BEPS) Action Plan,...more