Tax

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.

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Tax and finance leaders are now dealing with some unprecedented pressures coming from several sources.

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.

American Citizens Abroad, a group that promotes the interests of U.S.-born expatriates, has updated and relaunched its online Expat Tax Services Directory of firms providing tax services, tax preparation, accounting services, financial advisory and legal services.

A group of Senate Democrats has launched an investigation of the regulatory process for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the ways in which exceptions were made for corporations as a result of fierce lobbying with the passage of the 2017 tax overhaul.

The Internal Revenue Service did a good job last tax season dealing with the many changes in the tax law, despite the 35-day government shutdown, but it still needs to improve its dealings with taxpayers who have limited proficiency with the English language, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service said it may provide relief from double taxation in some circumstances to corporations because of the repatriation tax under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Less than a thousand businesses were affected by an OMB determination involving the refundable corporate minimum tax credit.

Savings for the top six U.S. banks from President Donald Trump’s signature tax overhaul accelerated last year, now topping $32 billion as the lenders curbed new borrowing, pared jobs and ramped up payouts to shareholders.