by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London 20 September 2019 The Irish Government is arguing that favorable tax treatment was not granted to Apple under two rulings deemed by the EU to have constituted illegal state aid to the company. In August 2016, the European Commission concluded that the two rulings provided to Apple by the Irish...Read More

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com Washington 20 September 2019 On September 16, 2019, the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the mailing of a time-limited settlement offer for certain taxpayers under audit who participated in abusive micro-captive insurance transactions. The IRS confirmed that taxpayers eligible for this offer will be notified by letter with the...Read More

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels 13 September 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. During a joint press conference in Warsaw with Polish President Andrzej Duda, Pence said that the US is “deeply grateful that...Read More

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.con, Brussels 30 August 2019 The Governments of France and the United States are reportedly close to settling a dispute surrounding France’s digital services tax. US President has said that he intends to announce new tariffs on imports of French wine in response to the newly introduced French DST, which the US...Read More

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington 30 August 2019 On August 22, 2019, a notice was published which announces the intention of the United States Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service to issue new regulations providing relief to domestic partnerships and S corporations attempting to comply with final global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) regulations with...Read More

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington 22 August 2019 United States President Donald Trump said on August 20, 2019, that the administration is considering additional tax cuts to help maintain economic growth. Responding to press questions ahead of his bilateral meeting with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis at the White House, President Trump said that the Government...Read More

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington 22 August 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. The hearing formed part of the USTR’s Section 301 investigation into the impact of the DST on...Read More

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington 22 August 2019 On August 16, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision in favor of Amazon, in a case involving the regulatory definition of intangible assets and the method of their valuation in a cost-sharing arrangement. According to a summary of the...Read More

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels 22 August 2019 The OECD on August 13, 2019, released follow-up reports for Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States on their efforts to implement BEPS recommendations on dispute resolution. The phase 2 peer reviews look at how the countries have responded to recommendations resulting...Read More

A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in...Read More