US Considers Retaliation Against French Digital Services Tax

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com Washington

Friday, December 6, 2019

The United States may impose additional duties of up to 100 percent on certain French products in retaliation for France's digital services tax, which a newly published report by the US Trade Representative has concluded discriminates against certain US companies. Read Full Story

Luxembourg Approves Update To French DTA

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

On November 15, 2019, Luxembourg's Council of Ministers approved a protocol to the 2018 double tax treaty with France, making changes to the way cross-border workers are taxed. Read Full Story

Nine EU Finance Ministers Call For Green Tax On Aviation

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Nine EU member states have called on the European Commission to draw up proposals for an EU-wide aviation tax. Read Full Story

Ireland Had EU's Lowest Tax-To-GDP Burden In 2018: Eurostat

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, November 15, 2019

The overall tax burden in the European Union relative to GDP rose slightly in 2018, to 40.3 percent, the Eurostat has announced. Read Full Story

France To Introduce VAT Requirements For Online Marketplaces

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, September 27, 2019

On September 23, 2019, the French Government outlined a number of measures that will be included in the 2020 Finance Law to ensure the payment of value-added tax on items bought by French residents from online marketplaces. Read Full Story

Poland Said To Have Ditched Plans For Digital Tax

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, September 13, 2019

According to a recent comment by United States Vice President Mike Pence, the Polish Government has decided not to proceed with a national digital services tax. Read Full Story

US And France Nearing Digital Tax Compromise

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.con, Brussels

Friday, August 30, 2019

The Governments of France and the United States are reportedly close to settling a dispute surrounding France's digital services tax. Read Full Story

USTR Stages Hearing On French Digital Tax Response

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Thursday, August 22, 2019

On August 19, 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative held an off-camera public hearing on France's recently introduced digital services tax, attended by three major technology firms. Read Full Story

IRS Clarifies FTC Rules For French Social Taxes

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Thursday, July 25, 2019

On July 19, 2019, the United States Internal Revenue Service updated its webpage on foreign tax credits to clarify that it will not challenge foreign tax credit claims involving certain French taxes. Read Full Story

G7 Backs OECD In Push For Global Digital Tax Response

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, July 25, 2019

G7 finance ministers have said that there is an urgent need to address the tax challenges posed by the digitalization of the economy. Read Full Story

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