International taxes

Andersen Tax has been spreading its network of tax and legal services firms across the world after settling a legal dispute last year with a French firm that had laid claim to the Arthur Andersen name.

Facebook Inc. must allow a U.S. judge to inspect documents it has avoided showing the Internal Revenue Service as part of an investigation into the company’s use of an Irish subsidiary for tax purposes.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Amundi SA and BlackRock Inc. were chosen to manage about 13 billion euros ($16 billion) in back taxes that Apple Inc. will pay to Ireland, bringing recovery of the cash a step closer.

Typically, taxpayers contract this affliction after the agency's examiners have packed up their belongings and left the building.

December’s reform law could help drive down the take.

The European Union published proposals Wednesday for a 3 percent Digital Turnover Tax on the European B2B revenues of digital giants such as Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon (termed GAFA in Europe), Uber and Airbnb.

Large digital companies operating in the European Union could face a tax on their gross revenue based on users’ locations.

A new academic study suggests that the provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act encouraging companies to repatriate their foreign earnings back to the U.S. at a reduced tax rate could lead to more spending on research and development.

The Treasury Department issued a strongly worded statement in response to a report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

The Internal Revenue Service is winding down its program to entice wealthy Americans who hid money abroad to come forward and take an amnesty deal—but if you’re a tax evader, or simply clueless, don’t think you’ve been spared.