Inside International Tax

Clear Skies Ahead or Storm on the Horizon? Navigating the New Digital Content and Cloud Regulations

Inside International Tax

Show Notes

What should taxpayers know about the digital content and cloud regulations, and how should they prepare for their impact?

In this milestone 50th episode of the podcast, we explore the key changes in the recently issued final regulations addressing the characterization of digital content and cloud transactions, the new proposed cloud sourcing rule, and the impact these rules could have on taxpayers.

Join us as our co-hosts Kristen Gamboa and Gary Scanlon are joined by Matt McNeill, from the KPMG Value Chain Management practice, as well as David de Ruig and Marissa Rensen from the KPMG Washington National Tax - International Tax group, to explore these issues and more.

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