International

  • February 12, 2025

    EU To Consider 3% Digital Tax, Economic Presence Tax

    The European Commission plans to look this year at proposals for a blocwide 3% digital services tax, a significant economic presence tax and a framework for income taxation, according to its program of work, signaling its intent to revive past discussions.

  • February 12, 2025

    Fenwick Brings On IRS Trial Attorney In Seattle

    Fenwick & West LLP has added an attorney from the Internal Revenue Service's Office of Chief Counsel to its Seattle office, the firm announced.

  • February 12, 2025

    Winthrop & Weinstine Brings In Tax Counsel Duo As Co-Chairs

    Minneapolis-based Winthrop & Weinstine PA has added tax attorneys from Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Shartsis Friese LLP to become shareholders of the firm and co-chairs of its tax practice, the firm announced Wednesday.

  • February 12, 2025

    Aussie Greens Party Proposes 10% Tax On Billionaires

    The Australian Greens party has proposed a 10% tax on the wealth of the country's 150 billionaires, with projections that the plan would generate AU$50 billion ($31.4 billion) over the next decade to help fund essential services.

  • February 12, 2025

    Squire Patton Brings On Polsinelli Tax Ace In Houston

    Squire Patton Boggs LLP announced Wednesday that a former Polsinelli PC shareholder has joined the tax strategy and benefits practice group in Houston, an addition that helps the firm address growing client needs.

  • February 12, 2025

    EU Presses Greece To End Tax-Free Shops' Excise Exemption

    Greece must remove its excise duty exemption for tax-free shops at borders with non-European Union countries, which has not been allowed under EU regulations since 2017, the European Commission said Wednesday.

  • February 12, 2025

    Berger Singerman Adds Carlton Fields Tax Pro In Miami

    Florida business law firm Berger Singerman has added a new partner to its business, finance and tax team in Miami from Carlton Fields.

  • February 12, 2025

    EU Parliament Greenlights Changes To Digital VAT Rules

    The European Parliament approved a series of changes to the European Union's plans to reform the value-added tax rules of the economic bloc including fully digitalizing VAT reporting, making it harder to dodge the tax in EU jurisdictions, according to a statement Wednesday.

  • February 12, 2025

    HMRC Can't Tax Canadian Bank For Oil Loan Payments

    The U.K. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that HM Revenue and Customs cannot tax loan payments made to Royal Bank of Canada connected to oil rights in the North Sea because the underlying agreement did not give an oil company the right to work the oilfield.

  • February 11, 2025

    Trump's Tariffs, GOP Tax Goals Pose Political Puzzle

    President Donald Trump's use of wholesale tariffs may generate trillions of dollars across a 10-year budget window, but the economic uncertainty associated with the U.S.'s aggressive trade posture could politically harm Republicans' must-have efforts to shepherd a tax bill into law this year, experts say.

  • February 11, 2025

    £5.5B Tax Evasion Could Be 'Tip Of Iceberg,' Watchdog Warns

    The £5.5 billion ($6.8 billion) annual cost of tax evasion drawn up by HM Revenue and Customs is probably "vastly underestimated" — and the authority has no plan to tackle the gap in the public purse, the government's spending watchdog warned Wednesday.

  • February 11, 2025

    Ill. Bill Would Trim Corp. Carryover Limit's Time Frame

    Illinois would shorten the time frame of a limit on carryover deductions for corporations under the state's income tax law and prohibit the imposition of franchise taxes on domestic or foreign corporations as part of a bill introduced in the state Senate.

  • February 11, 2025

    FBAR Default Vacated To Give Widow Another Chance

    A New York federal court agreed with a magistrate's recommendation to vacate a default judgment against a widow, giving her another chance to defend her husband's estate against the government's $275,000 claim that he failed to report his Indian bank account.

  • February 11, 2025

    UK Looking For Int'l Feedback On Carbon Tax Measure

    The U.K. is establishing an international group in order to get feedback on its upcoming carbon border tax with the hopes of helping the countries that will be most impacted by the measure to better understand it, HM Treasury said Tuesday.

  • February 11, 2025

    EU Leaders Poised For 'Proportionate' Response To US Tariffs

    European Union officials criticized President Donald Trump's decision to impose an across-the-board 25% tariff on all imported steel and aluminum, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday signaling "firm and proportionate countermeasures."

  • February 11, 2025

    Commerce Powers Key In Battle Over Corp. Transparency Law

    The question of whether Congress exceeded its powers to regulate commerce by enacting the Corporate Transparency Act is likely to feature in a potential U.S. Supreme Court resolution to around a dozen challenges to the law that are percolating through the courts.

  • February 11, 2025

    Tribunal To Consider If FCA Has Equality Duty In Cum-Ex Row

    The U.K.'s Upper Tribunal will hold a preliminary hearing to decide whether the Financial Conduct Authority has a duty to not discriminate when it fined and banned a cum-ex trader from the industry, according to a tribunal decision published Tuesday.

  • February 11, 2025

    Canadian Tax-Free Rebate Promise Broken, Group Says

    Despite public assertions that the CA$2.5 billion ($1.75 billion) in small business carbon tax rebate payments would be tax-free, a Canadian business group said it has received word from the Canada Revenue Agency that it will be subject to income tax.

  • February 10, 2025

    Pension Execs Found Liable In $2B Danish Tax Fraud Case

    A New York federal jury found Monday by "clear and convincing evidence" that Denmark's tax agency reasonably relied on the false statements made on pension plan applications that were part of a $2.1 billion tax fraud scheme by pension plan executives.

  • February 10, 2025

    UAE Lays Out Exclusions, Transition Period For Minimum Tax

    The United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Finance further explained how it is implementing the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's 15% global corporate minimum tax, detailing a number of exclusions and a planned transitional period.

  • February 10, 2025

    Australian Senate OKs Green Energy Production Tax Credits

    The Australian Senate passed tax incentives Monday for hydrogen and critical mineral production as part of an effort to invest in renewable energy technology and reduce carbon emissions.

  • February 10, 2025

    S. Korea Tax Revenue Dips Due To Weak Corp. Earnings

    South Korea collected 336.5 trillion won ($232 billion) in 2024, a 7.5 trillion won dip compared with 2023, the country's revenue agency said Monday, pinning the blame on a year-over-year decline in corporate performance.

  • February 10, 2025

    UK Tax Compliance Costs Cos. £15.4B Annually, Report Says

    The increasingly complex U.K. tax code has led to businesses paying at least £15.4 billion ($19 billion) annually to comply with the system, and that figure is likely an understatement, a British public spending watchdog said Monday.

  • February 10, 2025

    Skadden Adds Designer Of Tax Cut Act's Int'l Provisions In DC

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP announced Monday it has hired a tax attorney who helped create some international provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, and who joins the firm as House Republicans signal they'll vote to renew some measures of that bill that are set to expire.

  • February 10, 2025

    Proskauer Hires Tax Pro In Paris From Addleshaw Goddard

    Proskauer Rose LLP added a tax professional in Paris from Addleshaw Goddard LLP who advises private equity funds and multinational groups on mergers and acquisitions.

Expert Analysis

  • Loper Bright Limits Federal Agencies' Ability To Alter Course

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to dismantle Chevron deference also effectively overrules its 2005 decision in National Cable & Telecommunications Association v. Brand X, greatly diminishing agencies' ability to change regulatory course from one administration to the next, says Steven Gordon at Holland & Knight.

  • After Chevron: Delegation Of Authority And Tax Regulators

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    The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service will face higher standards following Loper Bright’s finding that courts should determine whether agency rules meet the best possible interpretation of the tax code, as well as the scope of the authority delegated by Congress, says Edward Froelich at McDermott.

  • Lawyers Can Take Action To Honor The Voting Rights Act

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    As the Voting Rights Act reaches its 59th anniversary Tuesday, it must urgently be reinforced against recent efforts to dismantle voter protections, and lawyers can pitch in immediately by volunteering and taking on pro bono work to directly help safeguard the right to vote, says Anna Chu at We The Action.

  • How To Grow Marketing, Biz Dev Teams In A Tight Market

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    Faced with fierce competition and rising operating costs, firms are feeling the pressure to build a well-oiled marketing and business development team that supports strategic priorities, but they’ll need to be flexible and creative given a tight talent market, says Ben Curle at Ambition.

  • Rock Climbing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Rock climbing requires problem-solving, focus, risk management and resilience, skills that are also invaluable assets in my role as a finance lawyer, says Mei Zhang at Haynes and Boone.

  • Contract Disputes Recap: Preserving Payment Rights

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    Stephanie Magnell and Zachary Jacobson at Seyfarth examine three recent decisions that together illustrate the importance of keeping accurate records and adhering to contractual procedures to avoid inadvertently waiving contractual rights to cost reimbursements or nonroutine payments.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: Dance The Legal Standard Two-Step

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    From rookie brief writers to Chief Justice John Roberts, lawyers should master the legal standard two-step — framing the governing standard at the outset, and clarifying why they meet that standard — which has benefits for both the drafter and reader, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • Lead Like 'Ted Lasso' By Embracing Cognitive Diversity

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    The Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso” aptly illustrates how embracing cognitive diversity can be a winning strategy for teams, providing a useful lesson for law firms, which can benefit significantly from fresh, diverse perspectives and collaborative problem-solving, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.

  • Now More Than Ever, Lawyers Must Exhibit Professionalism

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    As society becomes increasingly fractured and workplace incivility is on the rise, attorneys must champion professionalism and lead by example, demonstrating how lawyers can respectfully disagree without being disagreeable, says Edward Casmere at Norton Rose.

  • Reading Between The Lines Of Justices' Moore Ruling

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent Moore v. U.S. decision, that the Internal Revenue Code Section 965 did not violate the 16th Amendment, was narrowly tailored to minimally disrupt existing tax regimes, but the justices' various opinions leave the door open to future tax challenges and provide clues for what the battles may look like, say Caroline Ngo and Le Chen at McDermott.

  • A Midyear Forecast: Tailwinds Expected For Atty Hourly Rates

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    Hourly rates for partners, associates and support staff continued to rise in the first half of this year, and this growth shows no signs of slowing for the rest of 2024 and into next year, driven in part by the return of mergers and acquisitions and the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence, says Chuck Chandler at Valeo Partners.

  • States Should Loosen Law Firm Ownership Restrictions

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    Despite growing buzz, normalized nonlawyer ownership of law firms is a distant prospect, so the legal community should focus first on liberalizing state restrictions on attorney and firm purchases of practices, which would bolster succession planning and improve access to justice, says Michael Di Gennaro at The Law Practice Exchange.

  • After Chevron: Uniform Tax Law Interpretation Not Guaranteed

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    The loss of Chevron deference will significantly alter the relationship between the IRS, courts and Congress when it comes to tax law, potentially precipitating more transparent rulemaking, but also provoking greater uncertainty due to variability in judicial interpretation, say Michelle Levin and Carneil Wilson at Dentons.

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