EU Sees Reopened OECD Digital Tax Talks Departing From Old Plan

There is “still willingness from all jurisdictions” at the OECD to restart stalled negotiations for a global tax on digital services, but the talks will likely deviate from the framework’s current construction, according to a senior EU official.

“I think it is no secret that the development would probably be different” from the agreement currently under consideration, Benjamin Angel, the European Commission’s director for direct tax, said Tuesday.

The framework, known as Pillar One of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s 2021 global tax deal, would redistribute taxing rights to jurisdictions where large companies operate. It would, in ...