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As governments gather in Cameroon this week for the World Trade Organization鈥檚 (WTO) 14th Ministerial Conference on March 26-29, they have an opportunity to cement a longstanding and critically important pillar of the international trade system: rendering permanent the WTO Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions. Since its inception in 1998, the Moratorium has underpinned global trade [...]
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This upcoming June 30 marks the deadline for companies to pay Canada鈥檚 digital services tax (DST), a norm-busting tax that threatens the growth and success of U.S. companies and undermines long-standing global tax practices. As the first payment deadline looms, the United States should take prompt and decisive action to oppose Canada鈥檚 collection and secure its withdrawal before further proliferation [...]
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Three trade ministers representing Canada, Mexico, and the United States recently convened in Phoenix, Arizona for the fourth meeting of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) Free Trade Commission (FTC). The government officials applauded the CUSMA for driving trilateral cooperation and strengthening North American competitiveness in the almost four years since its entry into force. Beneath [...]
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On October 23, the Biden Administration鈥檚 final guidance on applying Build America, Buy America requirements for infrastructure projects that receive federal financial assistance will go into effect. These rules aim to clarify what makes a U.S.-made product for the purposes of participating in the administration鈥檚 ambitious infrastructure agenda 鈥� an agenda that includes significant investments the [...]
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Sound tax policy helps to drive economic growth, research and development (R&D), and innovation. These factors are essential to ensuring the global competitiveness of companies doing business in the United States, including leading innovative firms across the technology sector. 91快活林 supports a U.S. tax system that fuels growth and a global tax system that provides much-needed certainty for companies [...]
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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) announced in March that Mathias Cormann will serve as the institution鈥檚 next Secretary General. Cormann鈥檚 June 1 start date means the first month of his tenure coincides with the final weeks leading up to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework鈥檚 self-imposed deadline to reach political agreement among nearly 140 governments in ongoing negotiations [...]
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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) announced in October 2020 a revised goal of mid-2021 for reaching political agreement in negotiations to address tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the global economy. Coupled with outcomes from the first Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) negotiations, which countries are continuing to implement and strengthen, the [...]