2. Int'l Tax Update Significant Developments in the Global Tax System - Andrew Seidler

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Withholding Taxes and the Digital Economy Progress of Profit Split from last resort moth to method of choice; The 3% Revenues Tax is a hybrid tax: • It will have to be expressed as tax on profits otherwise treaties will not apply; • It is on gross income and so behaves like a withholding tax; • In operation it may be more like an indirect tax. Is its purpose is to pave the way for something that is better, but would have otherwise been unacceptable? CCCTB. Profit Split Digital Economy Final Model CCCTB 3% Revenues Tax Digital Economy Interim Measure

Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base On 15 March 2018 the European Parliament approved proposals for directives for the Common Corporate Tax Base and the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base. The directives will initially be binding on groups with revenues exceeding EUR 750m but this threshold will be lowered reaching zero after seven years. The intended implementation date is 1 January 2020. The Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base provides the method of consolidation and the formula for allocating the tax base of a multi-national company between Member States. The allocation formula is based on headcount, sales, data collection and assets, each having equal weight. Headcount Sales Data Collection Assets

Withhold<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Tax</strong>es and <strong>the</strong> Digital Economy<br />

Progress of Profit Split from last resort<br />

moth to method of choice;<br />

The 3% Revenues <strong>Tax</strong> is a hybrid tax:<br />

• It will have to be expressed as tax on<br />

profits o<strong>the</strong>rwise treaties will not<br />

apply;<br />

• It is on gross <strong>in</strong>come and so behaves<br />

like a withhold<strong>in</strong>g tax;<br />

• In operation it may be more like an<br />

<strong>in</strong>direct tax.<br />

Is its purpose is to pave <strong>the</strong> way for<br />

someth<strong>in</strong>g that is better, but would have<br />

o<strong>the</strong>rwise been unacceptable? CCCTB.<br />

Profit Split<br />

Digital<br />

Economy<br />

F<strong>in</strong>al<br />

Model<br />

CCCTB<br />

3%<br />

Revenues<br />

<strong>Tax</strong><br />

Digital<br />

Economy<br />

Interim<br />

Measure

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