Corporate Taxes news and trends

Amazon Chides Biden On Tax Comment: ‘We Pay Every Cent’
Taxes // May 25, 2020

eCommerce giant Amazon and presidential candidate Joe Biden have taken to Twitter in a squabble over taxes. On Friday (May 22), Biden told CNBC that Amazon “should start paying their taxes.” “I don’t think any company, I don’t give a damn how big they are,...

IASB Proposes Corporate Accounting Changes
B2B Payments // December 17, 2019

Corporate accounting standards are headed for more changes after the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) proposed changes to how businesses report operating profit, the Financial Times said on Tuesday (Dec. 17). According to reports, the IASB is seeking revisions in accounting standards to clarify performance...

G20 To Close Tax Loopholes For Big Tech By Next Year
Taxes // June 10, 2019

The Group of 20 finance ministers said over the weekend that they will come up with common rules to prevent tech companies from using tactics to lower taxes. Reuters, citing a communique issued by the Group of 20 finance ministers, reported that the moves are...

Hedging Bets, Hedging Taxes As Taxman Cometh For Cryptos  
Investments // August 13, 2018

If the world of cryptocurrencies is relatively nascent, unformed, without a clear roadmap … guess what else is equally opaque? Tax policy. Specifically, as Fortune points out, some of the biggest investors in the sphere are scratching their proverbial heads, wondering how much is owed...

Interviews & Exclusives
1042-S Adds Complexity to Tax Season for Banks and Corporates

March 06, 2024
It’s March — and for many corporations and government agencies, the race is on to file a complete accounting, particularly with Form 1042-S, with the IRS. Wendy Walker, solution principal at Sovos, told PYMNTS that companies operating on an international basis grapple with ongoing challenges of reporting and reconciliation. As she explained, Form 1042-S reports […]

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Amazon Chides Biden On Tax Comment: ‘We Pay Every Cent’

May 25, 2020
eCommerce giant Amazon and presidential candidate Joe Biden have taken to Twitter in a squabble over taxes. On Friday (May 22), Biden told CNBC that Amazon “should start paying their taxes.” “I don’t think any company, I don’t give a damn how big they are, the Lord Almighty, should absolutely be in a position where […]

G20 To Close Tax Loopholes For Big Tech By Next Year

June 10, 2019
The Group of 20 finance ministers said over the weekend that they will come up with common rules to prevent tech companies from using tactics to lower taxes. Reuters, citing...

IKEA Sets Prices Lower Ahead Of Store Launch In India

August 09, 2018
IKEA has priced its furniture even lower in India to lure customers to its first store in the country this week. The company is pulling out all the stops to make...

Trump Tweets, But White House Denies Any Action Against Amazon

March 30, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump threw out a slew of accusations against Amazon via Twitter on Thursday, but couldn’t share any evidence of his claims or the actions he might take against...