International
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October 22, 2025
Australia Issues Guidance For Minimum Tax Safe Harbor
Australia released guidance Wednesday detailing when companies can forgo detailed top-up tax calculations for a jurisdiction under a safe harbor for the 15% global minimum tax that is based on country-by-country reporting.
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October 22, 2025
US Among Few Places With Amount B Rules, OECD Reports
The U.S. is a significant exception to a swath of countries, including China, Japan and the U.K., that lack domestic rules allowing companies to use a transfer pricing method for baseline marketing and distribution activities known as Amount B, the OECD reported Wednesday.
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October 22, 2025
'The Right Facts' Can Reduce Cos.' Tariff Impacts, Atty Says
Multinational companies with U.S. distributors that typically bear fewer business risks and earn low profit margins may be able to mitigate the effect of U.S. tariffs on their business as a whole by having a foreign principal bear the tariff costs, an attorney said Wednesday.
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October 22, 2025
Belgian Gov't Looks To Overturn US Tax Data Transfer Ruling
Belgium's data privacy watchdog was wrong to rule that the transfer of personal tax information to the U.S. breaks European Union law, the Belgian government told a Brussels court Wednesday, because the practice was established before the EU's data protection law took effect.
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October 22, 2025
Trade Court OKs $235K Tax Bill On Korean Soju Imports
South Korean alcoholic beverages were improperly classified upon entering the U.S., and U.S. Customs and Border Protection correctly calculated a nearly $235,000 bill in unpaid federal excise taxes plus interest, according to the U.S. Court of International Trade.
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October 22, 2025
Canada Tax Agency Could Expand Audit Powers, Pro Says
Tax attorneys in Canada are closely watching a proposal that would give the country's revenue agency extensive audit powers, including the ability to take information under oath before any potential litigation begins, a practitioner said Wednesday.
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October 22, 2025
Switzerland Seeks Comments On Updated EU Tax Data Deal
The Swiss government is inviting public comments on an agreement it reached with the European Union to update the jurisdictions' agreement for the automatic exchange of tax information, it said Wednesday.
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October 21, 2025
Discovery Against Gem Company Halted In Malawi's Tax Probe
Malawi's government can no longer proceed with discovery against a gemstone company that partnered with a mining outfit the country claims evaded billions of dollars in taxes and royalties on exported rubies and sapphires, a Washington federal judge ruled, vacating his own order.
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October 21, 2025
'Revenge Tax' May Reappear If Pillar 2 Talks Stall, Pros Say
Republican lawmakers are likely to revive what is commonly known as the revenge tax if countries are unable to flesh out a tentative agreement to effectively exempt U.S. companies from the 15% global corporate minimum tax regime known as Pillar Two, practitioners said Tuesday.
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October 21, 2025
EU To Ditch Plans For Transaction Tax, Shell Co. Law
The European Commission plans to withdraw proposed directives that would impose a financial transaction tax and target tax evasion through the use of shell companies, it said Tuesday in a work program for 2026.
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October 21, 2025
Medtronic Says 8th Circ. Wrongly Tossed Tax Court's Method
The Eighth Circuit's rejection of the U.S. Tax Court's latest ruling on the pricing of Medtronic intangibles placed unnecessary restrictions on the court's unspecified method addressing such assets transferred to Puerto Rico, the company argued as it asked the circuit court to rethink its decision.
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October 21, 2025
UK Pensions Body Calls For Long-Term Tax Policy
The government must commit to long-term policy on pension tax relief, an influential trade body said Tuesday, warning that mounting uncertainty every year around the Budget was harming consumer confidence.
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October 20, 2025
G7 Deal Exempting US From Min. Tax Hurts Brazil, Prof Says
Latin American countries, especially Brazil, are concerned that the deal announced by the Group of Seven countries in June exempting U.S. multinationals from a globally agreed 15% minimum tax gives the U.S. an unfair advantage over them, a professor at University of Antwerp said Monday.
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October 20, 2025
Emergency Tariffs Unlawfully Unprecedented, Justices Told
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act has never been used until President Donald Trump to impose tariffs, and nowhere does the law provide that explicit authority, a dozen states, several small businesses and a pair of Illinois toymakers told the U.S. Supreme Court Monday.
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October 20, 2025
Switzerland, EU Sign Automatic Tax Data Exchange Deal
The Swiss government signed an agreement with the European Union to improve its automatic exchange of financial information standards, according to a statement published Monday.
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October 20, 2025
Brazil Signs OECD Convention On Tax Treaties
Brazil on Monday signed the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's convention to align bilateral tax treaties with standards aimed at preventing base erosion and profit shifting, according to the organization.
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October 20, 2025
Treasury Floats Plan To Scrap Look-Through Rules
The U.S. Treasury Department proposed regulations Monday that would remove rules that allow revenue officials to, in a manner of speaking, look through the corporate owners of real estate investment entities to determine whether they are domestically controlled.
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October 20, 2025
China To Offer 50% VAT Rebate For Offshore Wind Electricity
China will offer a 50% rebate on value-added taxes for companies that sell electricity they produce with offshore wind installments starting next month, the State Tax Administration said.
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October 20, 2025
Directors Jailed For £20M Fraud Involving Fake VAT Claims
Six company directors were sentenced Monday for their role in a £20 million ($27 million) tax fraud involving a wholesale electrical appliance business that deliberately understated how much value-added tax was owed to HM Revenue and Customs.
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October 17, 2025
Trump Orders Truck Tariffs, Expands Auto Rebate Program
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday to begin anticipated tariffs on heavy and medium trucks on Nov. 1, while expanding a program that domestic auto manufacturers are already utilizing for rebates to existing tariffs on auto vehicles.
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October 17, 2025
Electronic Co. Tells Justices Trump Tariffs Are The Emergency
Emergency tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump are creating extraordinary economic threats under a law that was intended to protect U.S. retailers from such harm, a Virginia-based electronics company told the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday.
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October 17, 2025
UN Shipping Agency Delays Carbon Price Opposed By US
The United Nations' shipping agency agreed Friday to postpone for one year its plan to introduce a global carbon price, which the U.S. government opposes, having called it a "global carbon tax."
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October 17, 2025
Covington Adds Former IRS Special Counsel In DC
Covington & Burling LLP has grown its tax practice in Washington, D.C., with the addition of a former special counsel in the Office of Chief Counsel at the Internal Revenue Service.
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October 17, 2025
French Digital Tax Ruling Puts Spotlight On Trade Tensions
A French court decision that upheld the nation's digital services tax could bolster similar measures in other European Union member states, but legal backing may mean little if countries use DSTs as bargaining chips in tariff negotiations with the United States.
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October 17, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Latham, Kirkland, Wachtell
In this week's Taxation With Representation, the Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership, MGX, and BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners acquire Aligned Data Centers from Macquarie Asset Management and co-investors; Rayonier Inc. and PotlatchDeltic Corp. merge to create a timber and wood products giant; and a Lone Star Funds affiliate acquires industrial processing equipment provider Hillenbrand Inc.
Expert Analysis
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Trump Tax Law's Most Impactful Energy Changes
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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act's deferral of begin-construction deadlines and the phaseout of certain energy tax credits will provide emerging technologies with welcome breathing room, though other changes, like the increased credit rate for sustainable aviation fuel, create challenges for developers, say attorneys at Weil.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From Texas AUSA To BigLaw
As I learned when I transitioned from an assistant U.S. attorney to a BigLaw partner, the move from government to private practice is not without its hurdles, but it offers immense potential for growth and the opportunity to use highly transferable skills developed in public service, says Jeffery Vaden at Bracewell.
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Advice For 1st-Gen Lawyers Entering The Legal Profession
Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm tells her story of being a first-generation lawyer and how others who begin their professional journeys without the benefit of playbooks handed down by relatives can turn this disadvantage into their greatest strength.
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Trump Tax Law's Most Impactful Corp. And Individual Changes
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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act built on and reshaped elements of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, including business interest deductions, bonus depreciation and personal income relief, delivering substantial changes to both corporate and individual tax policy, say attorneys at Weil.
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From Clerkship To Law Firm: 5 Transition Tips For Associates
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Transitioning from a judicial clerkship to an associate position at a law firm may seem daunting, but by using knowledge gained while clerking, being mindful of key differences and taking advantage of professional development opportunities, these attorneys can flourish in private practice, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.
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Trump Tax Law's Most Consequential International Changes
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The international tax provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act may result in higher effective tax rates for some multinational corporations, but others, particularly those operating in low-tax jurisdictions, may benefit from alignment with global anti-profit shifting efforts, say attorneys at Weil.
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Associates Can Earn Credibility By Investing In Relationships
As the class of 2025 prepares to join law firms this fall, new associates must adapt to office dynamics and establish credible reputations — which require quiet, consistent relationship-building skills as much as legal acumen, says Kyle Forges at Bast Amron.
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Lessons From 7th Circ.'s Deleted Chat Sanctions Ruling
The Seventh Circuit’s recent decision in Pable v. Chicago Transit Authority, affirming the dismissal of an ex-employee’s retaliation claims, highlights the importance of properly handling the preservation of ephemeral messages and clarifies key sanctions issues, says Philip Favro at Favro Law.
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What 2 Profs Noticed As Transactional Law Students Used AI
After a semester using generative artificial intelligence tools with students in an entrepreneurship law clinic, we came away with numerous observations about the opportunities and challenges such tools present to new transactional lawyers, say professors at Cornell Law School.
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BigLaw Settlements Should Not Spur Ethics Deregulation
A recent Law360 op-ed argued that loosening law firm funding restrictions would make BigLaw firms less inclined to settle with the Trump administration, but deregulating legal financing ethics may well prove to be not merely ineffective, but counterproductive, says Laurel Kilgour at the American Economic Liberties Project.
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5 Ways Lawyers Can Earn Back The Public's Trust
Amid salacious headlines about lawyers behaving badly and recent polls showing the public’s increasingly unfavorable view of attorneys, we must make meaningful changes to our culture to rebuild trust in the legal system, says Carl Taylor at Carl Taylor Law.
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Legal Jeopardy Looms Over Trump's Trade Negotiation Plans
Even as the Trump administration announces one trade deal after another, the legal authority of the executive branch to impose tariffs under consensual arrangements with leading trading partners is just as debatable as the unilateral imposition of U.S. tariffs under the president's executive orders, says Jeffrey Bialos at Eversheds Sutherland.
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What US-India Trade Deal Will Mean For Indian Pharma
Complicated by newly imposed tariffs from the U.S., the outcome of the U.S.-India trade talks is poised to reshape not just trade policy, but also the strategic alignment of the two countries' pharmaceutical ecosystems, says Jashaswi Ghosh at Holon Law Partners.