The United States District Court for the District of Columbia on January 31 ruled in favor of Starr International Company in a case concerning an erroneous refund paid to the taxpayer, which the IRS sought to reclaim.

Tax reform in the US could drive up the global economic growth rate to 3.9 percent, according to new estimates from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The United States House of Representatives has approved the final version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), paving the way for President Trump to sign the changes into law, although this final act may be delayed until the New Year.

House and Senate Republicans have reportedly reached an "agreement in principle" on a final tax reform bill, with a final proposal expected to be placed before President Trump by Christmas.

A US court has agreed that cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase must share information about its customers with the Internal Revenue Service.

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has said that he expects progress to be made on the collection of the EUR13bn (USD15.3bn) in alleged illegal state aid owed by Apple.

US lobby group Americans For Tax Reform (ATR) has raised the issue of capital gains tax, an area not covered by the Republicans' proposed Tax Plan, warning that a tax on carried interest could stifle economic growth.

The recently proposed US tax reform package would benefit the rich but see some middle-class households face higher tax rises, says a new state-by-state analysis from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP).

David Stockman is warning about the Trump administration's tax overhaul plan, Federal Reserve policy, saying they could play into a severe stock market sell-off.

The World Bank has released French and Spanish translations of its Toolkit on the taxation of offshore indirect transfers and extended the deadline for feedback to October 20.