global minimum tax Archive
Impact of National Tax Reforms on the EU Economy
October 11, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Note: The following is the testimony of Daniel Bunn, Tax Foundation Vice President of Global Projects, prepared for a EU Parliament Subcommittee on Tax Matters hearing on October 11, 2021, regarding the impact of national tax reforms on the EU economy. Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Daniel Bunn, and I am
US Multinational Corporation Tax Data & Analysis
September 29, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Recent proposals from the Biden administration and congressional Democrats aim to hike taxes on the foreign profits of U.S. multinationals, resting on the claim that U.S. multinationals pay very low tax rates on these foreign profits. But how heavily taxed are they, and how would various proposals affect these tax rates? U.S. multinational
Which Global Minimum Tax Will We Get?
September 27, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Over the course of the last year, it has become clear that Democratic lawmakers want to change U.S. international tax rules. However, as proposals have surfaced in recent weeks, there are clear divides among various proposals. While President Biden has led a renewed effort on global negotiations over minimum taxation, his own proposals
Treasury Minimum Tax Argument Relies on Narrow Interpretation of Rules
September 8, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Tuesday, the U.S. Treasury Department released a blog authored by Treasury officials Itai Grinberg and Rebecca Kysar. Though the blog purports to make a case for President Biden’s proposal to increase the current minimum tax on foreign profits of U.S. companies, its arguments rely on a very narrow interpretation of current law and
Response to Ireland Consultation on OECD International Tax Proposals
September 8, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Introduction Tax Foundation welcomes the opportunity to respond to the public consultation on the OECD International Tax Proposals. Tax Foundation is a nonprofit think tank based in Washington, D.C., and our mission is to improve lives through tax policies that lead to greater economic growth and opportunity. We use the four principles of
A Hidden Tax on Domestic Activities & Foreign Profits
August 26, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin11 Shares The U.S. corporate tax code is a complicated behemoth, loaded with numerous arcane provisions—some of these providing special tax breaks, others imposing special tax penalties. Among the latter group, indirect expense allocation rules penalize domestic activities and impose a hidden surtax on foreign profits. While arcane, expense allocation rules are relevant to current
