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<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 9-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="quicker">quicker</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="arising">arising</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="digitalization">digitalization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Co">Co</span>-<span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> (<span word="OECD">OECD</span>) <span word="said">said</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="harmonize">harmonize</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span>, <span word="shifting">shifting</span> <span word="taxation">taxation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="located">located</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="multilateral">multilateral</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>, <span word="several">several</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="unilateral">unilateral</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> (<span word="DST">DST</span>).</p><p><span word="European">European</span> <span word="OECD">OECD</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="implemented">implemented</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="DST">DST</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span>.</p><p><span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 1, 2020. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="engines">engines</span>, <span word="social">social</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="websites">websites</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="marketplaces">marketplaces</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="revenues">revenues</span> <span word="above">above</span> 500 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> (632 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>).</p><p><span word="Glyn">Glyn</span> <span word="Fullelove">Fullelove</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chartered">Chartered</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Taxation">Taxation</span> (<span word="CIOT">CIOT</span>), <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tax">tax</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="scope">scope</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="impact">impact</span>. "<span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="gambling">gambling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gaming">gaming</span> <span word="platforms">platforms</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="scope">scope</span>? <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="this">this</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tax">tax</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reasonable">reasonable</span> <span word="assessment">assessment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attributable">attributable</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="users">users</span>, <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="certainty">certainty</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="payer">payer</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="authority">authority</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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