PODCAST

Cross-Border Trade Disruption: Tariff vs. Tax?

Destination Country X, Episode 03-2020 | Use of tariffs heating up—what's the dynamic between tariffs and digital taxes? U.S.–Mexico example discussed.

Kimberly Majure

Kimberly Majure

Principal, International Tax & Legal Operations Transformation Services, KPMG US

+1 202-533-5270

Kortney Wallace

Kortney Wallace

Principal, International Tax, KPMG US

+1 313-230-3056

Chris Young

Chris Young

Principal, Trade & Customs, KPMG US

+1 312-665-3229

George Zaharatos

George Zaharatos

Principal, Tax, Trade & Customs, KPMG US

+1 404-222-3292

Antonio Zuazua

Antonio Zuazua

Partner, KPMG in Mexico

+52 811 999 2523

Podcast overview

Recent tariff and digital services tax (DST) activity has affected cross-border trade, sometimes in unexpected ways. Podcast hosts Kim Majure and Kortney Wallace speak with KPMG Trade & Customs principals George Zaharatos and Chris Young about U.S. protective tariff actions, how DST developments have become intertwined with these actions, and the interaction between the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and Mexico’s new digital VAT. Antonio Zuazua, Indirect Tax leader for KPMG in Mexico, provides further insights on the new VAT and whether the USMCA could preclude its application to U.S. digital service providers. 

 

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