Doug McHoney (PwC&apos;s US International Tax Services Co-Leader) is in PwC&apos;s brand new studio in Washington, DC with Will Morris (PwC’s Deputy Global Tax Policy Leader). Will also was appointed Chair to the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union and Chair to the Business Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD. Doug and Will discuss the journey thus far to Pillar One and Pillar Two. They touch on, among other things, the future impacts on US-based multinational companies, what has changed in recent months, digital services taxes & unilateral measures, details of Amount A under Pillar One, possible winners and losers, segmentation, scoping, the potential new instrument needed for implementation, details of Globe under Pillar Two, including the minimum rate, and of course, the timeline for implementing these changes.

Cross-border tax talks

BEPS 2.0 Update: not IF but when

Doug McHoney (PwC&apos;s US International Tax Services Co-Leader) is back in Westminster Studios with Nita Asher (PwC International Tax Services Partner), who served as legislative council at the Joint Committee on Taxation from 2017 to 2018. Doug and Nita pick up from the previous podcast with Sherry Grabow, and discuss the legislative climate; covering, among other topics: the legislative process for tax reform, how this iteration of reform differs from 2017, granting of regulatory authority, impact of proposed changes to Section 163(n), the wholesale changes proposed to BEAT; clarification to foreign personal holding company income; and new foreign tax carryforward rules.

Playing by House Rules: More analysis of the Ways & Means bil

Doug McHoney (PwC&apos;s US International Tax Services Co-Leader) is live at the Westminster Studios with Sherry Grabow (PwC&apos;s US International Tax Services Co-Leader) to discuss the international tax provisions in the recently released ‘Chairman’s Mark’ from the House Ways and Means Committee. Doug and Sherry cover, among other topics: Interest expense under new Section 163(n) and existing Section 163(j); changes to foreign derived intangible income (FDII), modifications to the global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) regime, changes to the foreign tax credit rules; sweeping changes to subpart F income; a refreshed base erosion and anti-abuse tax (BEAT), and how taxpayers should prepare for potential changes to the tax rules.

Tax Reform 2.0: the House "Ways" in

Doug McHoney (PwC&apos;s US International Tax Services (ITS) Leader) is live at the Westminster Studios with Tom Patten (ITS Partner based in London) to discuss current and future tax considerations for US inbound companies. Doug and Tom chew on toasted ravioli and sandwich structures and then cover, among other topics: the impact of a Pillar 2 regime on US inbound companies; the potential for replacing the base erosion anti-abuse tax (BEAT) with the Stopping Harmful Inversions and Ending Low-tax Developments (SHIELD) provision, impending changes and proposals to interest expense, further limiting the ability of domestic corporations to expatriate; the effects of Brexit on US inbounds; and the potential for Pillar 1 to spurn treaty negotiation and ratification.

Tax Reform 2.0: Hot topics in inbound taxation

Doug McHoney (PwC&apos;s US International Tax Services Leader) is live at the Westminster Studios with Calum Dewar (Integrated Global Structuring Leader) to discuss the OECD’s Two Pillar solution to address the taxation of the digitalization of the economy. Doug and Calum cover, among other topics: Pillar 1 -  the reallocation of profits of large multinational companies; Pillar 2 - a global minimum tax rate of at least 15%; the momentum to find a consensus agreement; the design challenges the OECD still faces; how PIllar 2 proposals compare to the US GILTI regime; the potential for carve outs and segmentation; the implementation obstacles in the United States; and the importance of US multinationals to engage with policy makers.

A hundred year storm: BEPS 2.0 Update

Doug McHoney (PwC&apos;s US International Tax Services Leader) is live at the Westminster Studios with John McDonald (Quantitative Solutions & Technologies Managing Director) to discuss the role of technology in tax. Doug and John cover, among other topics: the cross section of computer science and tax; the economics of the professional services industry; how TCJA has made taxation much more complex;  the digital evolution of tax research; the power of definitions and testing to retain information; the usefulness of a graph data structure in tax; how centralized rules engines are superior to spreadsheets; the power of visualizations; the future of probability analysis in taxation, and the need for change management.

Bringing code to the Code: Tech trends in International Tax

Doug McHoney (PwC&apos;s US International Tax Services (ITS) Leader) holds another post-vaccine session live at the Westminster Studios with Maarten Maaskant (PwC’s Foreign Tax Desk Leader) to discuss the latest happenings in the European Union (EU) from a legislative, administrative, and judicial perspective. Doug and Maarten cover, among other topics: both the Amazon and Engie state aid decisions in the EU General Court and their future implications; public country-by-country reporting; the European Commission (EC) proposal for a new instrument to address potential distortive effects of foreign subsidies; and the EC communication on business taxation for the 21st century.

EU Update: State Aid, CBCR and Tax in the 21st Century­

Doug McHoney (PwC&apos;s US International Tax Services (ITS) Leader) sits down virtually with Dr. Alexis Crow (PwC&apos;s Global Leader of Geopolitical Investing Practice) to discuss the state of globalization, and more specifically, whether we have seen the end of globalization. Doug and Alexis cover how the landscape has shifted, and how we got to the current state; tensions within the technology sector, including a &apos;cold war&apos; from a technology perspective; the globalization of the financial services sector; possible solutions for global cohesion; trends in tax and business from digital and environmental perspectives, and the increasing significance of Asia&apos;s role; climate policies and the &apos;greening&apos; of financial flows; and the future of globalization, including what business leaders and investors should expect in a covid-recovering global economy.

Post Covid-19 globalization: Dead, dying, or here to stay?

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