Tariffs

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin withdrew the U.S. from international talks over a digital tax deal after failing to reach an agreement with countries looking to place levies on the revenue of American tech companies, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said.

The Trump administration is starting investigations into digital services taxes considered by several trading partners from the European Union to India that could lead to tariffs being imposed on the countries’ exports to the U.S.

Even as France indicated a willingness to postpone a disputed tax on technology companies, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin dangled the prospect of retaliatory tariffs on automobile imports if the issue isn’t resolved.

Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump agreed to a truce in their dispute over digital taxes that will mean neither France nor the U.S. will impose punitive tariffs this year.

Trade wars and fears of a global economic slowdown are shaking optimism.

Despite trade tensions, Elon Musk’s visit last won the electric-car maker an exemption.

These days, not even the 7-foot, 6-inch Yao Ming can fight his way through the U.S.-China trade war.

The move could be a prelude to new tariffs under the Trump administration.

Tom Wheelwright sees value-added taxes as a cause of current tariff troubles.

The president's trade wars have already elimianted all but $100 of the average American household’s windfall from Trump’s 2017 tax law. And that’s just the beginning.

Some see the DST as a ‘revenue grab’ that’s punishing American tech companies.

Business executives who are also CPAs are increasingly concerned about trade conflicts and rising interest rates, according to a new survey by the American Institute of CPAs.