G7 finance ministers agreed backed earlier this month a global minimum tax rate of at least 15% and thresholds for divvying up governments' rights to tax the profits on cross-border commerce.
The US commitment to a global minimum tax also could help jump-start negotiations between wealthy countries on taxing international corporations, according to tax experts.
We are working with G20 nations to agree to a global minimum corporate tax rate that can stop the race to the bottom.