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A couple of points: 1) If you pay tax where you do business do you pay tax on global profits there? For example, France’s new law taxes 3% of global revenue if
by ericmay 7y ago
A couple of points:
1) If you pay tax where you do business do you pay tax on global profits there? For example, France’s new law taxes 3% of global revenue if you do more than €28m in business in the country. Should it be taxed on 3% of global revenue or on the exact amount of business it does in France?
2) If BMW sells a car in the US, do we tax BMW global for doing business in the US at the 21% tax rate?
“ The levy designed by Spain included a tax rate of 3%, which would be applied to certain digital services from tech giants whose global revenues exceed €750 million and whose earnings in Spain are greater than €3 million.”
So let’s say the US goes back to Europe and says ok Europe, all of your best industries/companies face a 3% tax if you do more than a million dollars worth of business. How would those companies react? Think they might press their governments to do something about it?
I’m not a fan of tax-avoidance or anything, but I hardly think this proposed solution is fair, or won’t elicit a significant response from the US. It’s protectionism - so call it that and make sure you are railing against the internet about it like you do when Trump does random tariffs.
Spain doesn’t export a lot to the US maybe? Ok then the US can just pick and choose Eurozone members to arbitrarily tax. That’s what I’d do. 15% tax on global revenue for European cars sold in the US. Why not?
- antaviana 7y agoRegarding 1), it is a 3% on France revenue, not global revenue.
- codedokode 7y ago> If BMW sells a car in the US Aren't there import tariffs and sales tax in US?