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After a decade of public consultation and debate, South Africa introduced a carbon tax in June 2019. The Treasury has faced strong opposition, particularly from energy-intensive companies. But the country’s ratification of the Paris Climate Accord in November 2016 signaled the government’s commitment to addressing climate change and gave impetus to the implementation of the …

Speaking virtually at the Group of 20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Chairmen meeting in Jakarta, Guzmán said the global solution to address fiscal challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy is an important step in the action to tackle one of the worst economic problems: tax avoidance. In this sense, he explained that …

This is the third article in this year’s series examining important trends in white-collar law and investigations. Our previous post discussed anti-corruption trends. Up next: State AG law enforcement trends. Although the volume of IRS enforcement actions has decreased, it may soon increase. Even at today’s relatively low levels of auditing and investigation, the IRS …

In the wake of struggling tourism sectors around the world during the pandemic, including travel restrictions and border closures, a number of countries are planning tourism tax policies for 2022. This is not a new policy; tourist taxes have already been introduced in a number of countries. Tourist taxes are paid when a foreigner travels …

The Crypto.com cryptocurrency exchange makes it easier for crypto investors in Germany to meet their tax obligations. After the smooth launch of its “Crypto.com Tax” service in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom, the Hong Kong-based platform is rolling out it in Europe, and other markets will follow under little. Now, cryptocurrency …

Wooden tariffs stamp on a white background. Horizontal composition with copy space. getty Beginning in 2019, as the risk of unilateral adoption of taxes on digital services became a reality, the U.S. government began recommending import tariffs on goods from countries that have considered or adopted DSTs, justifying on the grounds that they constitute unfair …

In the wake of Halloween, the leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies approved a 15% global minimum tax on large multinational corporations. The minimum tax, signed in Rome and announced by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), aims to curb profit shifting and limit competition in tax rates between governments. However, in …