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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

Czech Government Approves Digital Tax
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Monday, November 25, 2019
On November 18, 2019, the Government of the Czech Republic announced that it has agreed on a draft law to introduce a tax on digital services, which will now be submitted to parliament. 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

Austrian Parliament Approves Digital Tax
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Friday, September 27, 2019
On September 19, 2019, the lower house of the Austrian parliament approved the first part of a package of tax reforms that will introduce a digital tax as well as bring about changes to certain value-added tax rules. Read Full Story

More US States To Tax Remote Sales From October
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com Washington
Friday, September 27, 2019
Many US states will begin to impose sales and use tax obligations on remote sellers and marketplace facilitators from October 1, 2019, largely in response to the United States Supreme Court's landmark decision in the Wayfair case. Read Full Story

Exporters Urge Int'l Reform To Simplify VAT Compliance
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Friday, September 20, 2019
The International Chamber of Commerce has warned that micro-, small-, and medium-sized businesses' growth prospects are being stymied by complex indirect tax regimes. It has released an issues brief that is intended to contribute towards international reform talks being led by the World Trade Organization. Read Full Story

Netherlands Planning Slower But Deeper Corporate Tax Cut
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Friday, September 20, 2019
On September 17, 2019, Dutch State Secretary for Finance Menno Snel presented the Government's 2020 Tax Plan to the House of Representatives. It includes revised plans for corporate tax cuts. Read Full Story

Czech Republic Drafts Digital Services Tax Law
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Thursday, September 5, 2019
On September 5, 2019, the Government of the Czech Republic received from the Ministry of Finance draft legislation for the introduction of a temporary digital services tax, which was first announced in April 2019. 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
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