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When Business Deductions Disappear: Lessons from a U.S. Tax Court Case for Global Entrepreneurs

December 2, 2025by Dr Dawkins Brown

Running a business across borders can be exciting and profitable — but when tax compliance is handled casually, it can also be very expensive. A recent decision of the United States Tax Court involving a married couple and their Malaysian engineering business is a powerful reminder of how quickly business expense deductions can be denied...

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Beyond the Headline Rate: Using Effective Tax Rates to Drive Smarter Investment Decisions

November 28, 2025by Dr Dawkins Brown

For years, many boards and CFOs have judged tax competitiveness by one number:the statutory corporate income tax rate. But the OECD Corporate Tax Statistics 2025 make one thing very clear: that single rate often tells you surprisingly little about the real tax cost of investment. Across jurisdictions, effective tax burdens can differ sharply from headline...

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Corporate Tax Revenues Are Surging: What OECD 2025 Data Means for Caribbean Businesses

November 27, 2025by Dr Dawkins Brown

The global tax landscape has quietly but decisively shifted. Around the world, governments are collecting more tax from companies, and they are relying on corporate income tax (CIT) more heavily than they did two decades ago. For groups operating in the Caribbean and wider Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region, this has profound...

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Fixing Drafting Errors from the Bench: Tax Certainty, Legislative Gaps, and the Role of the CCJ

November 27, 2025by Dr Dawkins Brown

In tax planning conversations, you still sometimes hear this line: “Yes, that looks like a gap in the law. But if Parliament didn’t write it in, the court can’t put it there. So we’re safe.” After the Bank of Nova Scotia v Comptroller of Inland Revenue (Saint Lucia) decision, that comfort looks increasingly fragile. In...

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Purposive Interpretation Arrives in Caribbean Tax: How the CCJ Is Redrawing the Boundaries

November 26, 2025by Dr Dawkins Brown

For decades, many taxpayers and even some advisers took comfort in the idea that tax statutes must be read strictly and literally. If the wording left a gap or created an anomaly, the assumption was simple: the benefit goes to the taxpayer. The recent decision of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in The Bank...

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Navigating Global Tax Reform: What the OECD’s Rules Mean for Caribbean Businesses

August 21, 2025by Dr Dawkins Brown

The New Tax Reality for Entrepreneurs The global tax landscape is undergoing its most significant transformation in decades. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), through its Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project, has introduced reforms designed to close loopholes, increase transparency, and ensure multinational companies pay their fair share of taxes. At...

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Balancing Growth and Equity: How OECD Countries Structure Their Tax Systems

August 14, 2025by Dr Dawkins Brown

Tax policy is one of the most powerful tools available to governments for shaping economic performance, promoting fairness, and financing essential public services. Among developed economies—particularly those within the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)—the composition of tax revenue reflects strategic decisions that balance competitiveness, economic efficiency, and social objectives. In designing an optimal...

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and the Future of U.S. International Taxation: Strategic Insights for Multinational Enterprises

August 13, 2025by Dr Dawkins Brown

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) represents one of the most significant recalibrations of U.S. international taxation in recent years. While the legislation’s domestic provisions have drawn much attention, its international tax changes—spanning from retaliatory measures to structural reforms—carry profound implications for multinational enterprises (MNEs). For corporate tax leaders, understanding OBBBA’s four key...

Dawgen Global tax advisory services

When Business Deductions Disappear: Lessons from a U.S. Tax Court Case for Global Entrepreneurs

Beyond the Headline Rate: Using Effective Tax Rates to Drive Smarter Investment Decisions

Corporate Tax Revenues Are Surging: What OECD 2025 Data Means for Caribbean Businesses

Fixing Drafting Errors from the Bench: Tax Certainty, Legislative Gaps, and the Role of the CCJ

Purposive Interpretation Arrives in Caribbean Tax: How the CCJ Is Redrawing the Boundaries

Navigating Global Tax Reform: What the OECD’s Rules Mean for Caribbean Businesses

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and the Future of U.S. International Taxation: Strategic Insights for Multinational Enterprises

March 6, 2026Regulatory Expectations: What Caribbean Financial Regulators Now Demand from Auditors and Audit Committees

March 6, 2026Assurance Beyond Financial Statements: ESG, Cybersecurity, and Non-Financial Reporting

March 6, 2026Technology-Enabled Audit: How Data Analytics, AI, and Automation Are Transforming Assurance

March 5, 2026Audit Committee Effectiveness: The Board’s Most Important Committee Is Often Its Weakest

March 5, 2026From Compliance to Strategy: A Caribbean CFO’s Blueprint for Building a Tax-Ready Organisation

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