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Will a Minimum Corporate Tax Really Curb Inversions?

Will a Minimum Corporate Tax Really Curb Inversions?

Any upward move by the United States on corporate tax rates could possibly undo the progress made at the global level.

By Vincent Ryan | November 2, 2021

OECD Urges Caution on Easing Fiscal Support

OECD Urges Caution on Easing Fiscal Support

"A premature and abrupt withdrawal of policy support should be avoided whilst the near-term outlook is still uncertain.”

By Matthew Heller | September 22, 2021

Revitalizing the Global Economy Requires Outside-the-Box Thinking

Revitalizing the Global Economy Requires Outside-the-Box Thinking

Countries will not be able to tax their way back to prosperity, so it’s time for leaders to find other solutions.

By Vincent Ryan | October 26, 2020

OECD Takes Aim at Multinational Tax Shelters

OECD Takes Aim at Multinational Tax Shelters

A proposed tax overhaul would allow a country to tax the profits of a company even though it does not have a "physical presence" there.

By Matthew Heller | October 9, 2019

Noteworthy Numbers: The Quiz

Noteworthy Numbers: The Quiz

Are you aware of the latest capital market trends? Test your knowledge with this quiz.

By CFO Staff | October 22, 2018

U.K. Planning Revenue Tax on Digital Firms

U.K. Planning Revenue Tax on Digital Firms

The switch from a tax on profits would expose the huge U.K. sales of global internet companies to tax authorities.

By Matthew Heller | March 13, 2018

How to Avoid Cross-Border M&A Tax Pitfalls

How to Avoid Cross-Border M&A Tax Pitfalls

A number of trends are converging, and U.S. tax reform will make navigating them more complex.

By Adam Benson, Alan Cathcart, and Nicole Mahoney | December 20, 2017

Watch Out for Tax Hits from Global Expansion

Watch Out for Tax Hits from Global Expansion

What was previously common knowledge about international tax may now be obsolete.

By Christine Ballard and Roy Deaver | March 20, 2017

OECD Lifts Global Growth Forecast on Resurgent U.S. Fiscal Policy

OECD Lifts Global Growth Forecast on Resurgent U.S. Fiscal Policy

The OECD endorses a Trumpian fiscal stimulus and advises other countries to follow suit.

By Sean Allocca | November 29, 2016

Why Your Tax Department Should Have a Bigger Voice

Why Your Tax Department Should Have a Bigger Voice

Tax regulation is mounting worldwide, elevating the importance of giving the tax function "a seat at the table" in corporate decision-making.

By David McCann | October 25, 2016

Why SMB CFOs Should Care About Transfer Pricing

Why SMB CFOs Should Care About Transfer Pricing

Small and mid-tier manufacturers incorrectly assume that because they’re small, their transfer-pricing policy won’t be audited. They're wrong.

By Cristina Morera | October 25, 2016

Spotlight Trained on Intercompany Accounting

Spotlight Trained on Intercompany Accounting

Regulators are turning up the heat on the historically lax process of accounting for transactions between related legal entities.

By David McCann | August 31, 2016

World Taxing Authorities Prepare to Attack

World Taxing Authorities Prepare to Attack

To respond to budget deficits and economic austerity, worldwide taxing authorities are deploying a new weapon: information exchange.

By Kevin Spencer, Cym Lowell, and Denise Mudigere | August 9, 2016

Is a U.S. ‘Patent Box’ a Good Idea?

Is a U.S. ‘Patent Box’ a Good Idea?

It may be wise to give favored tax treatment to intellectual property in exchange for keeping it domestic, even without corporate tax reform.

By Yair Holtzman | May 19, 2016

A World of Tax

How much do you know about worldwide corporate income tax rates? Take our quiz.

By CFO Staff | April 8, 2016