With the digital economy, investors no longer have to move talent to the U.S. They’re on the hunt for the best talent and most innovative technology, regardless of where they are. Of course, a key factor to keep in mind is when obtaining funding and initiating operations in a new market that requires an analysis of the tax obligations that will result.
El metaverso se refiere a un mundo virtual altamente inmersivo donde las personas puedrán reunirse para socializar, jugar, trabajar y comerciar con bienes y servicios virtuales (y no virtuales). Algunos lo llaman un universo paralelo, poblado por avatares y toda forma de elementos digitales (en forma de NFTs) que se encuentran en nuestro mundo diario.
The metaverse refers to an immersive virtual world where individuals can socialize, play, work, and trade in virtual (and non-virtual) goods and services. Many questions come to mind as we all begin to navigate this virtual space. Will global tax authorities be able to assert tax authority over transactions occurring in a virtual arena that lacks the type of provincial, state, and national boundaries that provide the framework for real-world tax administration?
Existen múltiples razones por las cuales los inversionistas latinoamericanos, tanto familias como empresas, buscan invertir en los EE. UU. Estados Unidos ofrece el mercado de consumo más grande y el gasto doméstico más alto del mundo, lo que representa más de una cuarta parte del consumo doméstico mundial.
There are plenty of reasons why Latin American investors, both families, and companies, seek to invest in the US. The US offers the largest consumer market and the highest household spending in the world, accounting for more than one-quarter of global household consumption.
There is a decades-long misconception in many U.S. entrepreneurial spaces about Latin American markets: “There is not enough wealth in Latin America for people in the region to buy products and services.” In other words, if you are part of a U.S. company trying to compete globally, Latin American markets are not economically relevant, so you should focus your expansion efforts on a different region. I’ve heard this many times over the years.
Planificación Fiscal Internacional para la Industria de Medios de Comunicación y Entretenimiento La digitalización de la industria de medios de comunicación y entretenimiento ha transformado la mayoría de los aspectos de su cadena de suministro global, desde la creación y adquisición de contenido, hasta el procesamiento, edición y distribución global. Además de modificar drásticamente las limitaciones de distancia, tiempo y costos de transacción, la cadena de suministro digitalizada brinda la oportunidad de aumentar la eficiencia fiscal. Sin embargo, esta eficiencia fiscal no se obtiene automáticamente; se requiere una planificación proactiva.
The personal allowance is currently £12,500. Budget 2018 announced that the allowance would remain at the same level until 2020/21 and the statutory provision to increase the allowance annually by CPI was to be overridden.
Land and buildings transaction taxes are devolved to Scotland (Land and Buildings Transaction Tax) and Wales (Land Transaction Tax). Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) applies to transactions in England and Nort
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak presented his second Budget on Wednesday 3 March 2021. In his speech he stated his Budget 'meets the moment with a three-part plan to protect the jobs and livelihoods of the British people'.
The current JRS allows an employer to place an employee on furlough and apply for a grant to cover wage costs for the time an employee is on furlough. The employer:
No changes to the current rates of CGT have been announced at Budget 2021. This means that the rate remains at 10%, to the extent that any income tax basic rate band is available, and 20% thereafter.
In 2020, the government introduced a number of government-guaranteed coronavirus loan schemes. In December 2020 the Chancellor extended, until the end of March 2021, access to the Bounce Back Loan Scheme,
Own one or more foreign subsidiaries? Learn more about cross-border tax planning options from our team of experts. Last week, Fernando R. Lopez presented to fellow GGI Members where he provided an update on 2020 Regulatory Developments
Foreign companies and startups looking to expand into the U.S. market must consider a number of factors, including entity structuring and taxation issues. Join experts from Prager Metis,
On September 1, 2020 the IRS and the Department of the Treasury released final regulations for Section 59A – the base erosion and anti-abuse tax (BEAT), providing additional guidance on its application.
Accessing Cash from CFC or non-CFC Foreign Subsidiary. If you have liquidity needs and own one or more foreign subsidiaries, it may be possible to access cash held by the CFC in a tax-efficient manner.
Recently, the rating agency Fitch said the coronavirus pandemic has significantly weakened India’s growth outlook for this year and exposed the challenges associated with a high public-debt burden. Matching Moody’s view, it has downgraded
India has recently cut its corporate tax rates in a bid to revive its stagnant economy. The move has widely been seen as a positive and much needed one and sees the rates cut as follows: Companies that don’t seek exemptions will see their tax rate cut from 30% to 22% before surcharge and cess.
While organisations often overlook tax-compliance requirements related to business travel, the days of simply traveling to and working in a different state or country for business without a thought to tax liabilities are coming to an end. Looking for additional tax revenue, US state taxing authorities are becoming stricter and more vigilant in monitoring business travel. Extensive time spent on business travel in a country outside the US, or even a different state within the US, could create a PE exposure for the employing entity.
As long as greed exists, so does corruption. To combat corruption, the US enacted the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Its provisions prohibit offering, authorizing, or making payments of money or anything of value to influence the decision making of foreign government officials to obtain or retain business.
On 21 June 2018, the US Supreme Court passed a landmark decision that transformed the landscape of sales tax in the US. The South Dakota vs Wayfair decision effectively permitted states to create new rules for sales tax collection requirements based on the dollar or transactions amount of sales - otherwise known as economic nexus. Previously, companies were only required to collect sales tax based on a physical presence test.
The US Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, passed on 17 December 2017, has dramatically changed the analysis and available strategies for structuring cross-border operations. Meaning, to realise tax optimisation, business owners must be aware of those changes. For example, in addition to a decreased corporate rate from 35% to 21%, and the full expensing of plant and equipment acquisitions, there is a now a reduced effective rate of 13.125% for domestic companies’ income from selling products or services to foreign customers directly or through related parties.
Partner Andrea Fantozzi, a Director at the Italian Group in the International Department of Prager Metis CPAs, was published in America 24. Click here to read the full article titled: Il Fisco Americano terminera’ il programma di Voluntary Disclosure.
Andrea Fantozzi , a Partner and Director at the Italian Desk in the International Department of Prager Metis CPAs, is presenting at the Export U. S. A seminar May 31st, 2018.
Andrea Fantozzi and SLT – Strategy Legal Tax present “ Gli Stati Uniti e le opportunita’ di un mercato in crescita. Consigli Utili e Soluzioni Pratiche” - July 10, 2018
Read the latest article by Partners Fernando R. Lopez and Raymond J. Zomerfeld, published in Worth Magazine.
While the European Union (EU) just began active enforcement of a sweeping new data privacy regime, that news generated far less visibility in the United States, largely because many people assume that their business or personal interests are not affected by the change. But reliance on that assumption could result in expensive consequences. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was approved by the EU Parliament in April after four years of substantive debate and refinements.
Andrea Fantozzi and Fernando Lopez Present at the Italy America Chamber of Commerce May 23rd, 2018. U. S.
Andrea Fantozzi, a Partner and Director at the Italian Desk in the International Department of Prager Metis CPAs, a member of Prager Metis International Group will be speaking at the 1Confindustria. He will introduce to business owners/ CFO and Controllers the opportunities that are available for foreign entities to invest in the US, especially based on the latest tax reform. Dates:
Due to the shift in U. S. taxation of business income resulting from the recent U. S. tax reform efforts, the factors considered when determining the most tax-efficient structure for U.
Andrea Fantozzi, a Partner and Director at the Italian Desk in the International Department of Prager Metis CPAs, a member of Prager Metis International Group, was featured in Americay 24, in an article titled "La property tax americana: cosa c'è da sapere," — March 4th, 2018.
Congress bestowed a tremendous holiday gift to the global corporate community in the form of a significantly reduced U. S. corporate tax rate and full expensing of plant and equipment acquisitions that effectively lays out the red carpet to foreign companies. In addition, the tax bill’s shift to a territorial tax regime results in a virtual ban on IRS corporate taxing authority beyond the U.
The tax treatment of UK tax residents on income from US Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) continues to be a source of concern for many advisers. The short end of the stick is that providing the income always belonged to the LLC members then HMRC will allow a tax credit against UK tax for any US tax suffered. Of course it’s a bit more complicated than that, and set out below is a bit more detail of the UK Supreme Court's reasoning and judgment.
