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Treasury Department Asks Congress to Drop Proposed Legislation to Increase Tax Rates on Non-US Investors From Certain Countries

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On May 22, the US House of Representatives passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA). Among other things, the House bill proposed to add Section 899 to the Internal Revenue Code, which would have increased US tax rates...more

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Update: US retaliatory taxes to be abandoned following G7 agreement on Pillar Two

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The United States has agreed with other G7 members to remove the section 899 protective tax measures from One Big Beautiful Bill in exchange for an agreement to exclude U.S. headed groups from major aspects of the OECD global...more

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Treasury Secretary Asks for Removal of Section 899 Measures from One Big Beautiful Bill

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In an announcement that had been anticipated for the past few days and will be welcomed by many industry stakeholders, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said late on June 26, 2025, that he has asked leaders in the U.S....more

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Proposed Retaliatory US Taxes Would Impact Cross-Border Transactions

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Executive Summary - Retaliatory tax provisions contained in H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” that recently passed the US House of Representatives, if enacted, would drastically impact common cross-border transactions,...more

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Another Surprise in the One Big Beautiful Bill: Excise Tax on Remittances

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As Republicans in the U.S. Senate now consider the reconciliation bill, they will need to consider what tax provisions contained in the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on May 22,...more

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Congress Proposes a ‘Big Stick’ to Target Discriminatory Tax Measures

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At the onset of its second term, the Trump Administration made clear that the United States opposed the current status of the design and implementation of the Global Anti-Base Erosion Model Rules, (“GloBE” or “Pillar 2”)....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Tax Bytes: Week of February 24, 2025

Tax developments - Other countries’ response to United States position on the Global Tax Deal - On Friday, President Trump issued a memo discussing his administration’s intent to defend US companies from unfair foreign...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Trump Administration 2.0—The First Executive Orders

Within the first month of President Trump’s second term, the nation has witnessed several executive actions relating to tax and tax administration that affect American businesses and consumers. This article summarizes some of...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Will Pillar Two Crumble Before It's Built?

Over 135 jurisdictions signed up for a global Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) project in October 2021 aimed at reforming the international taxation system. A Two-Pillar approach was developed to...more

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A Look at President Trump's America First Trade Policy Executive Order and International Tax

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On his first day in office, among the numerous Executive Orders (EO) released, President Donald Trump announced the America First Trade Policy EO designed to prioritize American interests in international trade and tax and,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Tax: Trump Exits Global Tax Deal and Freezes Green Energy Funds

Since assuming office on January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump has prioritized tax policy, issuing a series of directives aimed at boosting economic growth and advancing the “America First” agenda. On his first day in...more

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Trump Administration Opens the Door to Double-Tax-Rate Penalty on Foreign Companies and Individuals

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As part of its “America First Trade Policy,” the White House is exploring an arcane IRS provision that allows the United States to double the tax rates of foreign companies and individuals....more

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Trump and House Republicans take aim at the global minimum tax and domestic tax measures

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Day one of the Trump administration and the impact of the new U.S. President and Republican-controlled House and Senate is being felt in many areas, including in the international tax sphere. On 20 January, President Trump...more

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Trump Administration Disavows the OECD Global Tax Deal

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On January 20, 2025, the White House issued a memorandum (the “Memorandum”), announcing that the “Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Global Tax Deal” (the “Global Tax Deal”) has “no force or effect...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Organization for Economic Co-Operation And Development (OECD) Global Tax Deal (Global Tax Deal)

Issues a memorandum rejecting U.S. commitments related to the OECD Global Tax Deal unless enacted by Congress. It directs the Treasury and USTR to identify extraterritorial taxes and tax practices disproportionately impacting...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

On notice: IRS and Treasury preview guidance related to Pillar Two taxes and extend foreign tax credit relief

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and US Treasury Department (Treasury) issued Notice 2023-80 (Notice) on December 11, 2023, addressing the extension of relief previously announced under the foreign tax credit rules, and...more

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Biden Administration's FY 2022 Budget and International Tax Changes

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A previous Holland & Knight alert provided an overview of corporate and individual income tax increases as detailed in the U.S. Department of the Treasury May 2021 "Green Book." (See "Biden Administration's FY 2022 Budget and...more

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OECD Holding Public Consultation on the Tax Challenges of Digitalization

• Public consultation follows release of OECD discussion draft on potential tax changes to address difficulties in taxation caused by the digital economy. • OECD hopes to produce “consensus document” with proposed...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Focus on Tax Strategies & Developments - April 2017

Impact of Country-By-Country Reporting on Multinational Enterprises - Perhaps the most challenging component of the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) initiative adopted by the OECD and G20 countries, Action 13...more

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International Tax Advisory: America’s Next Tax Model

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The Treasury recently released a revised U.S. Model Income Tax Convention (the “2016 Model”), the U.S. starting point for bilateral treaty negotiation, last updated a decade ago. In May 2015, the Treasury circulated several...more

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OECD Releases Final BEPS Recommendations – Now What?

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On Oct. 5, 2015, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released a set of final reports on its 15 point action plan to address Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS). In an accompanying explanatory...more

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