The objective of this contribution is to provide the OECD with a view to designing the final 2020 Report, the EU Institutions projecting an eventual legislative action and whatever States considering or (re)considering unilateral measures in the field of taxation of the digitalized economy with...

Tax regulation authors habitually infuse regulations with explanatory examples. These examples are viewed favorably by both the government that encourages their drafting and the taxpayers who regularly rely on such examples to assist them in dealing with the notoriously complex tax rules....

The Article demonstrates, based on publicly available data and using a variety of indicators that the most salient initiatives to promote inclusivity within the international tax regime (Country-by-Country Reporting, the Multilateral Instrument, and the Inclusive Framework) have at best done...

This Article proceeds as follows: Part I reviews the traditional U.S. international tax policy, followed by Part II that highlights the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Creation Act of 2017 on such policy. Part III provides context to the proposals made by this Article with a discussion of the...

Unprecedented attention to aggressive international tax planning has shaken the earth under the most powerful players in the world of international tax policy design. The media exposure of what Bloomberg's calls “The Great Corporate Tax Dodge,” combined with the ever-growing discontent of...

The article argues that despite the fanfare around it, the outcome of the BEPS project is unlikely to be dramatic, at least in the short term. Beyond a period of increased legal uncertainty and aggressive enforcement by some countries, it expects little substantive change in tax treaties. The...

The terms “enterprise,” “business” and “business profits” are ubiquitous in U.S. and international tax law yet they are often ill-defined and under-theorized, especially in their interaction with other regulatory areas. This U.S. Report, commissioned for a comparative volume on the...

The United States’ cost sharing regime enables multinational enterprises to export United States intangible property to low or no tax jurisdictions, essentially tax-free. This is in stark contrast to long standing United States policy, and the explicit tax agenda of the Obama administration....