On July 14, 2014, TEI submitted a letter to the South African Revenue Service (SARS) addressing new rules affecting foreign-based supplies of electronic services. The letter identified several areas…
On June 27, 2014, TEI submitted a letter to the Canadian Department of Finance observing that requiring foreign e-commerce suppliers to register with Canadian Revenue Authority and collect GST/HST on…
On June 11, 2014, Tax Executives Institute submitted comments on the Consultation on Tax Planning by Multinational Enterprises announced in Annex 2 of the 2014 Canadian Budget Message.
The comments…
On June 5, 2014, TEI submitted a letter to the European Commission recommending areas where additional guidance would help businesses and tax authorities implement recent amendments to Implementing…
On May 5, 2014, TEI submitted comments to the Internal Revenue Service regarding temporary and proposed regulations implementing Chapter 4 of the Code, better known as the Foreign Account Tax…
On May 1, 2014, TEI submitted comments to the OECD regarding its Public Discussion Drafts on BEPS Action 2: Neutralise the Effects of Hybrid Mismatch Arrangements (Recommendations for Domestic…
On April 13, 2014, TEI submitted comments to the OECD regarding its Public Discussion Draft on BEPS Action 1: Address the Tax Challenges of the Digital Economy. The Institute agreed…
On April 10, 2014, TEI filed comments with Canada’s Minister of Finance Joe Oliver on the 2014 Budget Proposals. TEI’s comments were prepared by its Canadian Income Tax Committee, whose chair is…
On April 8, 2014, TEI submitted comments to the OECD regarding its Public Discussion Draft on BEPS Action 6: Preventing the Granting of Treaty Benefits in Inappropriate Circumstances. The…
On March 6, 2014, TEI submitted a letter to the European Commission urging the creation of a web portal that would provide a repository for current VAT rules of the EU Member States. This critical…
On March 18, 2014, TEI urged the IRS to withdraw proposed regulations creating an "exception" to the single taxpayer rule under section 41(f)(1) excluding gross receipts received from a controlled…
On March 10, 2014, TEI submitted comments to the IRS regarding Notice 2013-78, which proposes substantial revisions to Revenue Procedure 2006-54 for requesting assistance from the U.S. competent…