Eduardo Morgan Jr.

By Simon Bowers and Arthur Neslen

Published on The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/17/luxembourg-tax-haven-blacklist-brussels-european-commission

Wednesday 17 June 2015

European commission continues drive to combat ‘sweetheart deals’ granted to multinationals but critics say watered down proposals may open new tax breaks

‘We are using outdated tools to respond to the challenges of a digitalised, globalised economy,’ […]

By MARK SCOTT

MAY 24, 2015

The New York Times

In the continuing battle between Europe and American tech companies, score one for Europe.

In a move that could put pressure on its rivals to follow suit, Amazon will start paying taxes in a number of European countries where it has large operations, instead […]

Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 5, 2015) The Center for Freedom and Prosperity (CF&P) commends Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) for again standing up for millions of taxpayers by reintroducing yesterday his legislation (S.663) to repeal the most destructive and privacy violating provisions of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).

CF&P President Andrew Quinlan commented […]

By JAMES KANTER and MARK SCOTT

January 16, 2015

The New York Times

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s antitrust office on Friday released a preliminary finding that a tax deal between Amazon and the Luxembourg government appears to amount to unfair state aid that may have enabled the company to underpay its taxes for […]

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Brian Garst

This article appeared in Thomson Reuters Accelus on October 13, 2014.

A key component in the implementation of the United States’ massive financial dragnet, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), was the promise of reciprocal information sharing with overseas governments. Without the promise to essentially spy […]