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Digital Services Tax
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SALT Shaker
Illinois tax increases part one: Digital services taxes
On June 1, 2026, the Illinois General Assembly passed S.B. 3019, which serves as the state’s budget bill. Via a late amendment, Illinois will make a number of significant tax…
SALT Shaker
Clicks, data, and dollars: Understanding state digital services taxes
By Jeremy Gove, Chelsea Marmor
In this episode of the SALT Shaker Podcast, Partners Jeremy Gove and Chelsea Marmor unpack one of SALT’s highly discussed and fast‑evolving areas: digital services taxes.Their conversation breaks digital services…
Michael Geist
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 239: The Rise and Fall of Canada’s Digital Services Tax
Two days after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to suspend all trade negotiations with Canada unless it rescinded the digital services tax, Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced that the…
Michael Geist
Canada’s DST Debacle a Case Study of Digital Strategy Trouble
My Globe and Mail op-ed opens by noting that after years of dismissing the warnings of likely retaliation, the Canadian government caved to U.S. pressure earlier this week as it cancelled…
Michael Geist
Canadian Government Caves on Digital Services Tax After Years of Dismissing the Risks of Trade Retaliation
After years of dismissing the warnings of likely retaliation, the Canadian government caved last night on the digital services tax. Faced with the prospect of the U.S. suspending trade negotiations,…
Michael Geist
Ignoring the Warning Signs: Why Did the Canadian Government Dismiss the Trade Risks of a Digital Services Tax?
U.S. President Donald Trump announced yesterday that he was suspending trade negotiations with Canada due to the imminent implementation of the digital services tax (DST). The result could be increased…
U.S. Legal Insights for French Businesses
U.S. Budget Bill Targets Foreign Companies with New Tax Hikes: What French Businesses Need to Know
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on May 22, 2025 by a narrow vote of 215-214. OBBBA includes a new U.S.…
International Trade Insights
Week Six in Trade – First 100 Days of the New Administration
This blog post covers trade developments occurring during the sixth week of the new Trump Administration. It covers events occurring through 12:00 pm Eastern time on Friday, February 28. Import-Related…
Inside EU Life Sciences
Soon a new global tax on products developed from “digital information” from biological materials? 5 key takeaways for companies from recent UN negotiations
By Bart Van Vooren, Yuliya Gevrenova
Photo: View from the business delegation to the negotiations in Montreal, of which Covington were part. On August 16th, 2024, in Montreal, Canada, parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity…
Michael Geist
Know When to Fold Em: The Big Risk Behind Canada’s Digital Services Tax Bet
The Globe and Mail runs my opinion piece on Canada’s digital services tax today. I open by noting that the Canadian government’s efforts to regulate big tech companies sometimes feels…