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France’s New Data Tax Targets American Tech
France’s National Assembly has advanced a proposal to tax the data technology companies deliver to French internet users, adding another cost to doing business in Europe. This new tax will likely raise prices for European consumers and is also a direct attack on American companies. On October 30, lawmakers voted 11-10 for Socialist deputy Laurent Lhardit’s amendment to the 2027 budget.
ATR Praises Bipartisan Push Against Foreign Digital Services Taxes
Americans for Tax Reform applauds Rep. Ron Estes (KS-04) for introducing H.Res. 1340, a bipartisan resolution pushing back against foreign Digital Services Taxes that unfairly target American companies and workers. Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform, issued the following statement praising the introduction of the resolution: “Rep.
ATR and Tholos Foundation Lead Coalition Urging Treasury and USTR to Defend U.S. Companies from Digital Tax Assault
On June 2nd, Americans for Tax Reform and the Tholos Foundation launched a coalition letter with 18 organizations urging Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to take decisive action against discriminatory foreign Digital Services Taxes (DSTs) targeting American companies.
Poland’s Digital Tax Will Hurt U.S. Businesses
Poland’s Ministry of Digital Affairs is pushing forward with a Digital Services Tax (DST) that is little more than a thinly veiled shakedown of American technology companies. The proposal — a 3% levy targeting firms with over €1 billion in global revenue and PLN 25 million in Poland-sourced revenue — has now been officially entered into the government’s legislative work plan.
Trump Administration Bulldozed Global Minimum Tax And Secures American Sovereignty
In a significant win, President Trump’s administration has secured a deal exempting American businesses from the 15% global minimum tax. The OECD announced Monday that nearly 150 countries have agreed to the revised plan.
Germany’s Digital Tax Is A Direct Attack on U.S. Businesses
Germany’s new 10% digital services tax proposal, unveiled on May 29, 2025, is a blatant assault on American tech companies like Google, Apple, and Meta — a move so foolish it could torch transatlantic trade and expose the new conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz as a hypocrite. This tax, targeting revenue from American businesses, isn’t about fairness; it’s a shakedown of U.S. companies, plain and simple.
Kriminaltechnik: DNA-Analyse von pflanzlichen Spuren
Hintergrund Lesedauer ca. 13 Minuten Drucken Teilen Kriminaltechnik: Stumme Zeugen der Anklage Bei der Aufklärung von Verbrechen stehen Ermittler immer wieder vor der Herausforderung, eine Verbindung zwischen einem Verdächtigen und dem Opfer oder dem Tatort nachzuweisen. Neben Fingerabdrücken sind inzwischen DNA-Analysen als Standardmethoden etabliert. Fachleuten des Bundeskriminalamts gelingt es sogar mit Hilfe eines Laubblatts, einen Mörder zu überführen. Sonntag, den 3.
Forensik: Wie Pflanzen dabei helfen, Mörder zu überführen
Hintergrund Lesedauer ca. 13 Minuten Drucken Teilen Forensik: Stumme Zeugen der Anklage Bei der Aufklärung von Verbrechen stehen Ermittler immer wieder vor der Herausforderung, eine Verbindung zwischen einem Verdächtigen und dem Opfer oder dem Tatort nachzuweisen. Neben Fingerabdrücken sind inzwischen DNA-Analysen als Standardmethoden etabliert. Fachleuten des Bundeskriminalamts gelingt es sogar mit Hilfe eines Laubblatts, einen Mörder zu überführen. Sonntag, den 3.
Kriminaltechnik: Wie Pflanzen dabei helfen, Mörder zu überführen
Hintergrund Lesedauer ca. 13 Minuten Drucken Teilen Kriminaltechnik: Stumme Zeugen der Anklage Bei der Aufklärung von Verbrechen stehen Ermittler immer wieder vor der Herausforderung, eine Verbindung zwischen einem Verdächtigen und dem Opfer oder dem Tatort nachzuweisen. Neben Fingerabdrücken sind inzwischen DNA-Analysen als Standardmethoden etabliert. Fachleuten des Bundeskriminalamts gelingt es sogar mit Hilfe eines Laubblatts, einen Mörder zu überführen. Sonntag, den 3.
Only the CDU Can Save Germany
Elon Musk says only the AfD can save Germany. Mr. Musk is right that Germany is facing an existential crisis. But the party that can and must act to save Germany is the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), by working with AfD in a governing coalition. In Germany’s recent federal election, the CDU emerged as the strongest party at 28.6%, and the Alternative for Germany (AfD) securing a historic second place with 20.8% — doubling their result from 2021.
ATR Praises President Trump for Defending American Businesses from Predatory Regulations & Unjust Taxes
Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump took decisive action to defend American innovation from predatory foreign regulations, signing a landmark memorandum aimed at protecting U.S. businesses from unjust overseas extortion. In doing so, the Trump administration made clear that America will not stand idly by as foreign governments attempt to siphon revenue and intellectual property from the companies that drive our digital economy.
Biden’s USTR Needs to Ramp Up the Fight Against Canada’s DST
After several years of inaction and weak responses by the Biden Administration to Canada’s Digital Tax (DST), which harms American businesses, Biden’s USTR is now pursuing a trade dispute against Canada under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and will be opening consultations to address concerns.
EU Targets Apple Under New Digital Markets Act
US tech company Apple has been accused of breaching the European Union’s Digital Market Act (DMA), a new set of regulations mainly targeting American companies in the digital services sector. The DMA imposes restrictions on what the European Union calls gatekeeper companies, which, because of their market share, the European Commission accused of hindering smaller competitors.
Canada Passes Digital Tax on American Companies
On Wednesday, June 19, the Canadian parliament enacted a law to impose taxes on digital services companies that will disproportionately impact U.S. firms. Bill C-59, the Digital Services Act (DST), imposes a 3% tax on large tech companies with over 803 million USD in annual revenues. Another law, Bill C-69, subjects those companies to a 15% minimum effective corporate tax.
EU Targets U.S. Companies Under New Digital Markets Act
The European Union opened new investigations into U.S. companies Apple, Google, and Meta under the Digital Markets Act, which took full effect just earlier this month. The law, designed to supposedly “increase competition” and establish “fair” competition in the EU’s markets, is doing the opposite. It unfairly targets American tech companies, designates them as “gatekeeper” companies, and restricts and changes their abilities to compete.
Biden’s Global Minimum Tax Cartel Hurts Americans
President Biden has a long list of complicated tax increases he wants to impose on American employers. One such tax hike is the “Global Minimum Tax” which is harmful to Americans in a number of ways: Erosion of U.S. Sovereignty: Biden’s global minimum tax surrenders U.S. sovereignty and autonomy over its tax policies to a non-democratic Paris-based organization of bureaucrats called the OECD.
Europe's Attack on Apple: A Misguided Overstep
The European Union’s recent decision to a hefty €1.8 billion (almost $2 billion) for its role as a music streaming app distributor is not just misguided—it’s an aggressive overreach that threatens innovation, the free marketplace, and consumer choice for Europeans. The European Commission’s accusation that the App Store obstructs competition in the digital music market lacks credible evidence of consumer harm.
Canada's CRTC Attacks American Streaming Platforms
Canadians should prepare for an assault on their streaming platforms, courtesy of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and their disastrous Online Streaming Act (Bill C-11). Instead of championing consumer interests and nurturing economic growth and innovation, the CRTC seems hell-bent on unleashing a torrent of restrictions that could cripple both.
USTR Announcement Is A Giveaway To Progressive Activists - Americans for Tax Reform
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai has announced that she is dropping longstanding U.S. digital trade demands in talks with the World Trade Organization. By announcing that it will not pursue any new digital trade agreements or initiatives, the USTR has surrendered to the radical agenda of progressive activists who seek to dismantle the core rules and principles that have guided U.S. digital trade policy for two decades.
Pt-Black-Modified (Hemi)spherical AFM Sensors: In Situ Imaging of Light-Driven Hydrogen Peroxide Evolution
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The West Is United Against Russia - Now It Needs to Face China Together
After several years of slowly drifting apart, Russia's war against Ukraine has greatly boosted the transatlantic relationship between Europe and the United States. After one year of this brutal war at Europe's doorstep, the transatlantic community finds itself more united than since after World War II, which came as a surprise to many, including Russian President Vladimir Putin himself, as he had believed the West would not be able to stand together.
Colombia Attacks American Companies With Digital Tax
The administration of Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro attacks America’s successful tech companies with Digital Services Taxes, so-called DSTs, and import tariffs. The new Colombian measures are modeled after the European Union’s proposals with striking similarity. With the United States being the largest investor in the Colombian economy, this is yet again a blatant case of discrimination and an easy money grab at the expense of the United States.
ATR President Grover Norquist Supports Hungary’s Rejection of Global Minimum Tax Proposal
Hungary is wise to reject the global minimum tax proposal that would significantly damage the valuable tax competition among countries and would cause undue harm to businesses, workers, and economies around the world. A global minimum tax would greatly curtail the force of tax competition. This competition between nations offers a critical check on the power of governments and it is vital for ensuring efficient and reasonable levels of taxation.
USTR Must Strongly Oppose Canada’s Digital Tax on American Companies
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) submitted comments to the Canadian government advocating against the northern neighbor’s proposed Digital Services Tax (DST) on American technology companies. The Biden Administration must push back against this discriminatory and damaging tax. The comments follow plans by Canada to impose a three percent tax on the corporate income of foreign digital companies, the majority of them based in the United States, beginning in 2024.
The World Might Soon Wake Up to a Far-Left Government in Germany | National Review
Social Democratic Party’s main candidate Olaf Scholz poses for a photo near a board reading “Scholz tackles it” after an election campaign event in Goettingen, Germany, September 4, 2021. (Jens Schlueter/Pool via Reuters) Fiscal responsibility and commitment to the transatlantic alliance are on the line. The clock is ticking down on political campaigns in Germany, as the general elections are scheduled for September 26.
Biden’s Global Minimum Tax: A Cartel to Raise Taxes and End Competition | National Review
President Joe Biden holds a news conference at the end of the G7 summit in Newquay, England, June 13, 2021. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) At a time when our nation’s recovery hangs in the balance, we should not allow the federal government to take drastic steps to permanently grow the size and scope of the U.S. government. World leaders from the G-7 recently announced their support for the Biden administration’s plan to implement a global minimum corporate tax of at least 15 percent.
The global minimum corporate tax is an OPEC for politicians to keep taxes high, Brussels Report
By Andreas Hellmann, International Advocacy Manager, Americans for Tax Reform Foundation Earlier this month, G7 leaders endorsed U.S. President Biden’s administration’s plan to implement a global minimum corporate tax of 15%. This measure would effectively eliminate tax competition and create a taxation cartel. Many European leaders cheered the Biden administration for leading the charge and embraced the plan as it would solve what many see as a problem for the European Union: tax competition.
Taxpayer Groups from 40 Countries Urge Rejection of Global Minimum Tax
In partnership with the World Taxpayers Associations, Americans for Tax Reform is leading a large international coalition of 76 conservative groups and activists from 40 different nations to oppose the implementation of a global minimum corporate tax rate.
Biden Budget Calls for 30 Tax Increases
President Joe Biden’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget proposal calls for 30 tax increases on American individuals and businesses totaling $2.975 trillion over the next decade. The budget also calls for new IRS “enforcement” measures carried about by 87,000 new IRS agents that Biden claims will squeeze taxpayers for an additional $787 billion. 87,000 IRS agents could fill Nationals Park twice. Combined, these proposals would increase federal revenues by $3.76 trillion over the next decade.
Democrat “PRO Act” Is Pro-Union Boss and Anti-Worker
Democrat “PRO Act” Is Pro-Union Boss and Anti-Worker Posted by Tom Hebert on Monday, April 26th, 2021, 1:45 PM PERMALINK Follow @tomhebertdc The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act is currently under Senate consideration. If implemented, the harmful PRO Act would massively increase the power of Big Labor at the expense of American workers. Union membership in America has been in freefall for decades.
Norquist: Biden Administration Should Not Sacrifice American Interests In OECD Negotiations
Norquist: Biden Administration Should Not Sacrifice American Interests In OECD Negotiations Posted by Andreas Hellmann on Monday, March 1st, 2021, 3:39 PM PERMALINK Follow @ahellmann Ahead of the G20 finance ministers meeting, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced that the Biden administration is no longer insisting on the 'safe harbor' implementation of Pillar 1 of the OECD's reform of global taxation.
Warren’s Wealth Tax Will Give Massive New Powers to IRS, 840% Funding Increase for Legions of Agents and Auditors
Senator Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) legislation to impose a $3 trillion wealth tax would give the IRS $100 billion in additional funding every year through 2032. This represents an 840% increase in the agency’s budget compared to Fiscal Year 2021 IRS funding of $11.9 billion. If just a fraction of this new funding was spent on new IRS employees, it could lead to tens of thousands of new agents and auditors.
Australia's News Media Bargaining Code Is Unworkable and Attacks American Companies
The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. Last year the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) had published draft regulation that would force American tech companies like Google and Facebook to subsidize traditional Australian media companies like newspapers with a significant portion of their revenue.
Biden's $15 Minimum Wage Could Kill 3.7 Million American Jobs
Biden's $15 Minimum Wage Could Kill 3.7 Million American Jobs Posted by Tom Hebert on Friday, January 15th, 2021, 11:30 AM PERMALINK Follow @tomhebertdc President-elect Joe Biden has announced a $1.9 trillion COVID relief plan, a liberal wishlist of wasteful spending proposals that would do little to fight the pandemic and could prolong the economic downturn.
Norquist Urges Biden to Oppose Digital Services Taxes
Georgia is benefiting greatly from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted by congressional Republicans and President Trump. 142,930 Georgia households are benefiting from the TCJA’s elimination of the Obamacare individual mandate tax. Most households hit with this tax made less than $50,000 per year. 688,320 Georgia households are benefiting from the TCJA’s doubling of the child tax credit. Every income group in every Georgia congressional district received a tax cut.
Biden Domestic Climate Czar: No Gas Powered Cars After 2035
Americans for Tax Reform Foundation and the Taxpayer Protection Alliance led a coalition of 23 groups that oppose any attempts by the OECD to curb international tax competition and impose a de facto global minimum tax. See the letter below and linked to here.
The Effect of Fair Value Adjustments on Dividend Policy Under Mandatory International Financial Reporting Standards Adoption: Australian Evidence
Using a sample of firms from the financial sector of the Australian Securities Exchange, we examine the effect of the fair value adjustments of financial instruments on firms’ dividend distributions in the context of mandatory International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption.
Big-Spending EU Bureaucrats Want To Fleece American Companies Again
The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. The European Union can't keep up with the pace of innovation, growth, and success of American technology companies. This was true in the past but became undoubtedly apparent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Discriminatory Digital Services Taxes imposed on American companies could not stop their success; neither could massive subsidies for European companies.
Will Biden Defend America Against Europe’s Tax-Hungry Bureaucrats?
The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. European nations and many other countries around the world have unilaterally departed from over 100 years of accepted tax principles and imposed discriminatory digital taxes on U.S. companies based on global revenue.
Australia’s Misguided Attack on American Companies
The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. America is the most innovative country in the world because American workers hustle to innovate and create new products and services. Competition is the key element to always strive for excellence and no government should be able to pick winners and losers. Unfortunately, at least one bureaucracy in Australia does not like the competition.
5 Reasons Why Preemption May be Necessary to Protect American Independent Contractors
The Trump administration and state and local governments wisely suspended regulations to help fight the coronavirus. Many of these rules and regulations were not necessary in the first place, given their tendency to reduce innovation and access to care, not to mention their restriction on American liberty. Below is a list of suspended rules and regulations, starting with federal waivers, followed by state and local waivers.
Biden Repeats Threat to Impose Capital Gains Tax Hike
Pennsylvania is benefiting greatly from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted by congressional Republicans and President Trump: 823,380 Pennsylvania households are benefiting from the TCJA’s doubling of the child tax credit. Every income group in every Pennsylvania congressional district received a tax cut. A median income family of four received a $2,000 annual tax cut and a single parent with one child received a $1,300 annual tax cut.
DeSantis-Led Occupational Licensing Reform Push Would Make Florida an Even Better Place to Work
Texas is benefiting greatly from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted by congressional Republicans and President Trump: 2,071,160 Texas households are benefiting from the TCJA’s doubling of the child tax credit. Every income group in every Texas congressional district received a tax cut. Nationwide, a typical family of four received a $2,000 annual tax cut and a single parent with one child received a $1,300 annual tax cut.
The Effect of Fair Value Adjustments on Dividend Policy Under Mandatory International Financial Reporting Standards Adoption: Australian Evidence
Original Article Xiaomeng Chen Corresponding Author E-mail address: charlene.chen@mq.edu.au Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance, Macquarie University, Australia E-mail address: charlene.chen@mq.edu.au Search for more papers by this author PDF PDF Share Abstract Using a sample of firms from the financial sector of the Australian Securities Exchange, we examine the effect of the fair value adjustments of financial instruments on firms’ dividend distributions in the context of...
List of Buttigieg Tax Hike Proposals
The Trump administration and state and local governments have wisely suspended regulations in order to help fight the coronavirus. Many of these rules and regulations were not necessary in the first place, given their tendency to reduce innovation and access to care, not to mention their restriction on American liberty. Below is a list of suspended rules and regulations, starting with federal waivers, followed by state and local waivers.
Listen up, Ireland Inc - Mike Pence’s shot across the bow may be a warning of things to come
THOSE HOPING THAT US vice president Mike Pence’s recent trip to Ireland was going to be like an advert for Irish Americans wanting to connect with their ancestral roots to the old sod got a rude awakening. Many US political leaders wear their Irish-American heritage with pride, and vice president Pence is, usually, no different.
Norquist Letter to Romney Regarding Capital Gains
Americans for Tax Reform Communications Fellow Adam Sabes wrote an op-Ed in The Washington Times, arguing that Democrats have one message, which is higher taxes on Americans. Read his op-Ed below: Like your tax cut? If a Democrat is elected as our next president, don’t expect that to last long. Top Democrats running for president have vowed to repeal the entire Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) passed in 2017, which would set back millions of middle-income Americans.
ATR Leads Coalition Letter Opposing Inflationary Rebate Penalty in Medicare Part D
ATR has released a coalition letter addressed to the Senate Finance Committee of 17 organizations opposing the creation of an Inflationary Rebate penalty in Medicare Part D. The penalty in question would impose price controls on prescription drugs, distorting the market and endangering the highly successful and popular Medicare Part D program.
In Europe, Fed Up Voters Send Message to EU Superstate
The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not represent the views of Townhall.com. The dust has settled after the European Parliament elections, which took place in May across the 28 European Union member states. Often it is difficult to describe the outcome of an election with one word. This time it's different. Voters were fed up with an arrogant, bloated superstate bureaucracy. They voted to get their sovereignty back.
OECD Hits American Tech Companies with Digital Tax Proposal
Yesterday, attorneys general from nine states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit to block the T-Mobile–Sprint merger. New York Attorney General Letitia James and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra are leading the lawsuit with the support of the attorneys general from Colorado, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Virginia and Wisconsin.
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