Canada Considering Digital Services Tax Targeting Largest Tech Companies
PYMNTS.com - 2024-04-17T23:22:37.000Z

Canada’s Parliament is considering a tax on digital services revenue that would impact the world’s biggest tech companies. The legislation would cover companies’ digital services revenue made from Canadian users, imposing a 3% tax on the revenue above 20 million Canadian dollars (about $14.5 million), Bloomberg reported Wednesday (April 17). It would apply only to companies […]

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