Americas
Steven Mnuchin tapped as US Treasury Secretary
US news sources have reported that President-elect Donald Trump has selected Steven Mnuchin for the post of Treasury . . .
China-Chile tax treaty enters into force
A tax treaty between China and Chile, signed May 25, 2015, has entered into force, according. . .
US-Israel FATCA agreement enters into force
The US Treasury has announced on its website that the US-Israel Model 1 FATCA intergovernmental agreement (IGA), signed by the countries on June 30, 2014, entered . . .
Donna McComber rejoins Baker & McKenzie
Transfer pricing economist Donna McComber has rejoined Baker & McKenzie Consulting LLC as a Director of Economics . . .
EU Commission publishes decision to open McDonald’s state aid case on tax ruling
The European Commission on June 7 published the non-confidential version of its decision to open a State aid investigation into whether a tax ruling granted by Luxembourg to McDonald’s may have granted . . .
Jamaica, Uruguay sign international tax cooperation agreement, Brazil deposits instruments of ratification
Jamaica and Uruguay, on June 1, signed the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, becoming the 95th and 96th jurisdictions to join the . . .
Sweeping Chile tax reform plan proposes tax on digital services, restores corporate tax integration
Francisco Sepúlveda of RGS Abogados discusses the Chilean government’s proposed tax reform plan, presented August 23, which would reestablish full corporate tax integration, introduce new permanent establishment definitions, weaken the GAAR, enhance deductible business expenses, and impose a new withholding tax on digital services to be collected by credit card companies, among other measures . . .
US Supreme Court overturns Quill precedent: what it means for retailers
Michael Bernard and Nancy Manzano of Vertex Inc. discuss today’s US Supreme Court’s decision in Wayfair, which overturned the 1992 Quill v. North Dakota ruling and changed the physical presence requirements for sales and use tax collection for online sellers, out-of-state merchants, and global companies selling to US-based customers . . .
Robert Stack joins Deloitte’s national tax office
Robert Stack, former deputy assistant secretary for international tax affairs at the US Treasury, has joined Deloitte, the firm announced June 20. Stack will join as a managing director of Deloitte in its . . .
US IRS issues draft instructions to Form 8975 relating to ‘early’ country-by-country reporting by multinationals
JP Canavan discusses newly released draft instructions to US Form 8975, which include information on early country-by-country reporting for US-parented MNEs and on how to report ‘stateless’ constituent entities . . . . . .