03 May 2019

Washington Dispatch for April 2019

The latest edition of Ernst & Young's Washington Dispatch is attached below. Prepared by Ernst & Young's International Tax Services group, this monthly newsletter summarizes recent developments in US international taxation. Highlights of this month's edition include:

Digital taxation

— Congressional tax writers concerned over unilateral digital taxation proposals

Treasury and IRS news

— IRS publishes revised 2019 Tax Treaty Table 1 with numerous updates and footnote clarifications
— No delay in Section 965 final regulations effective date
— Latest additions to LB&I compliance campaigns focus on transfer pricing and information reporting
— GAO issues report on FATCA implementation

OECD and UN developments

— OECD’s FTA publishes 7 reports on tax administration
— OECD’s FTA releases Joint Audit 2019 report on enhancing tax cooperation and improving tax certainty
— OECD FTA announces ICAP 2.0
— UN subcommittee issues paper on digital taxation

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Washington Dispatch for April 2019

Document ID: 2019-5582