Episode 100: International Tax Turf War! The UN First Protocol on the taxation of cross border services.
International Tax BitesShow Notes
In this our 100th Episode Harriet and Grahame tackle the recently released draft of the UN's First Protocol on the Taxation of Cropss Border Services. They tackle the document head on and discuss the new and some not so new concepts that it introduces to international taxation. As ever they seek to look through the hype at what the docuemtn actually says and examine whether it really is a matter of substance or an early draft that requires quite a lot of work.
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