How would formulary apportionment work? Q.How would formulary apportionment work? A.Under the current global system, multinational firms determine their profits separately in each tax jurisdiction in which they operate. An alternative system would allocate a firm’s worldwide income across countries using a formula based on some combination of its sales, assets, and payroll in each jurisdiction. Read more about How would formulary apportionment work?
What are inversions, and how did TCJA affect them? Q.What are inversions, and how did TCJA affect them? A.An inversion is a transaction in which a US-based multinational company merges with a smaller foreign company and then establishes its residence in the foreign company’s country. As a foreign resident, the company can sometimes significantly reduce its taxes without changing the location of any real business activities. Read more about What are inversions, and how did TCJA affect them?
What is a territorial tax and does the United States have one now? Q.What is a territorial tax and does the United States have one now? A.Under a territorial tax, the United States would not tax profits earned overseas by US-resident corporations. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act effectively exempted some of these profits, but retained taxation on some categories of foreign profits and imposed a new minimum tax on another. Read more about What is a territorial tax and does the United States have one now?