US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has threatened new tariffs on UK carmakers after UK Chancellor Sajid Javid said the UK would not back down over the tax…
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Presidents Trump and Macron declare a truce on digital tax dispute
Presidents Trump and Macron have declared a truce on a digital tax dispute that was ratcheting up between France and the U.S…
Big tech finds an ally in President Trump in high-stakes international tax fight
President Trump is defending Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google and other tech companies in the face of France’s push for a digital tax…
France and EU say they’re ready to retaliate over U.S. tariff threat on $2.4 billion in imports from France
On Tuesday, France and the European Union said they are ready to retaliate if President Trump acts on a threat to impose duties of up to 100% on imports of French products worth $2.4 billion….
U.S. vows 100% tariffs on $2.4 billion in imports from France over digital tax that would harm U.S. tech firms including Apple
The U.S. government on Monday said it may slap punitive duties of up to 100% on $2.4 billion in imports from France…
Italy to institute a ‘web tax’ on Apple and all digital companies
Italy is readying a new tax on digital companies in its 2020 budget that will oblige multinational web-based giants to pay a 3% levy on internet transactions…
Apple offers $9.7 million for transportation projects in Cupertino
Apple is offering to spend $9.7 million on five bike and pedestrian-oriented transportation projects…
Germany still aims for ‘fair taxation’ of Apple, other tech companies
The German finance ministry denied a newspaper report on Wednesday that Finance Minister Olaf Scholz…
Cupertino’s flirtation with an employer tax on Apple dies a quick, unanimous death
Cupertino’s brief second flirtation with putting an Apple Inc.-targeted business tax on the November ballot…
Apple takes issue with Cupertino’s proposed employer tax grab
Apple is not too pleased with a new employer tax proposal…
Cupertino’s ‘Apple employee tax’ put off for a year; voters will instead weigh in during 2019 special election
Cupertino elected officials have scrapped a controversial plan…
Silicon Valley weighs per-employee tax for large employers
The Silicon Valley cities that are home to Google and Apple Inc. are considering the kind of per-employee tax…
Apple could get hit with employer tax in Cupertino
Cupertino is exploring a tax on Apple and other companies based on the size of their workforce…
Amazon suspends construction in Seattle while the city considers a new per-employee tax
Amazon is suspending plans to add 7,000 to 8,000 jobs in 1 million square feet of new office space…
Speaker of the House John Boehner kills Internet sales tax bill
Speaker of the House John Boehner has long opposed efforts to expand Internet sales taxes…
Apple iPhones and the U.S.-China ‘trade gap’
The vast majority of the profits on each iPhone sold go to…
14 U.S. states in which to buy Apple products without sales tax
Throughout the next few weeks, select states will be hosting…
British consumers face iTunes price hike after UK tax policy change
Apple may be forced to increase the amount of Value Added Tax…
15 U.S. states in which to buy Apple products without sales tax
Get a tax break on amazing products…
Apple corporate structure reveals complex Irish tax web
Occupying a single floor of a three-storey building in a suburban Dublin…
Germany calls on EU to ban certain corporate tax breaks
Germany’s finance minister on Tuesday called for a ban…
Irish parliament’s finance committee votes not to grill Apple over tax affairs
An Irish parliamentary committee has voted down calls for multinational companies…
Woz on taxes: It’s really not fair that businesses are not treated the same as people
When it comes to taxes, Woz said big corporations should be treated the same as individuals…
Paris-based OECD urges international tax clampdown on Apple, other multinational corporations
A sweeping overhaul of international corporate tax rules is urgently needed, Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development says…
