US critics of Pillar 2 of the OECD BEPS 2.0 project have focused on the impact of the UTPR on tax credits such as the ones included in the Inflation Reduction Act and the CHIPS Act. In fact, those credits are unlikely to be affected because they are refundable. But this raises the broader...

In a recent article in the Canadian Tax Journal, it has been argued that a country that applies pillar 2 of BEPS 2.0 to a subsidiary or permanent establishment of a multinational within it could trigger an investment arbitration under a bilateral investment treaty with the home country of the...

In 1993, I published a paper advocating a destination-based corporate income tax (DBCT) (Avi-Yonah, 1993). Under DBCT, multinational enterprises (MNEs) would be treated as unitary businesses and taxed based on where they sell their goods or services, i.e., on a destination basis rather than (as...

Any proposal for adoption of a unitary tax (UT) system ought to clear the first and most common hurdle of its compatibility, or lack of it, with the current norms in the international tax system – specifically, the current tax treaty network. This paper argues that unitary taxation is...

The purpose of this brief is to correct and respond to two arguments in Petitioner-Appellee Altera's petition for rehearing en banc and briefs of amici supporting the petition for rehearing. First, Treasury's regulation requiring cost sharing of stock-based compensation and the Ninth Circuit...

A recent NY Times headline summarizes one of the biggest economic impacts of the current pandemic: “Big Tech Could Emerge From Coronavirus Crisis Stronger Than Ever.” At a time when most American citizens and businesses suffer catastrophic economic damage from the Coronavirus Recession, some...