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Thursday, July 24, 2008

International Tax Arbitration

by taxnick on July 24, 2008

Cross-border tax disputes are usually channelled through the “mutual agreement procedure”, an informal negotiation between the tax authorities of the states involved. Arbitration has been suggested as an alternative, and is starting to be instituted. Arbitration will probably be a good “stick” against over-long mutual agreements, but it also seems to exhibit “carrot” features, such [...]

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Winghunter was asking about a version proposed earlier this year by Fred Thompson, a plan which mimics one first put out by the House Republican Study Committee. But the idea is essentially the same: Individuals would figure their liability under both the regular income tax and a simplified lower-rate alternative and pay whichever is less.
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