International Tax Issues, USTR, Tax Policy

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

Mayer Brown on 5/1/2025

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

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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 1/22/2025

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

USTR Proposes Additional Duties on $2.4 Billion in French Imports

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 12/5/2019

Key Points - USTR has proposed to impose additional duties of up to 100 percent ad valorem on $2.4 billion in imports of French products in response to France’s Digital Services Tax. - The proposed duties would apply...more

U.S. Trade Representative Announces Results of Section 301 Investigation of French Digital Services Tax

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 12/4/2019

The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has completed the initial stage of a Section 301 investigation regarding the Digital Services Tax (DST) passed in July 2019 by the French Parliament, which imposes a three (3%) percent...more

USTR Initiates Section 301 Investigation into French Digital Services Tax

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/26/2019

• The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is conducting an investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to the digital services tax (DST) bill recently approved by the French Parliament. • Under...more

International Tax Issues › USTR › Tax Policy

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

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

USTR Proposes Additional Duties on $2.4 Billion in French Imports

U.S. Trade Representative Announces Results of Section 301 Investigation of French Digital Services Tax

USTR Initiates Section 301 Investigation into French Digital Services Tax

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