Strengthening the Offshore Defences against Economic Crime and Abuse

10-Sep-2002

Dr. William Witherell's remarks at the 20th Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime focused on recent OECD activities aimed at strengthening the defences against international economic crime, particularly with respect to offshore financial centres.

The OECD List of Unco-operative Tax Havens - A statement by the Chair of the OECD's Committee on Fiscal Affairs

18-Apr-2002

The OECD has today published its list of uncooperative tax havens. The real success of the project so far is that we have received commitments from 31 jurisdictions to the OECD's principles of transparency and effective exchange of information.

Ending Tax Haven Abuse - Article by Seiichi Kondo, the Deputy Secretary General of the OECD

18-Apr-2002

Deputy Secretary General Kondo describes the OECD's efforts to end the abuse of tax havens through increased transparency and international co-operation.

Samoa Commits to Co-operate with OECD to Address Harmful Tax Practices

18-Apr-2002

The OECD is pleased to announce that Samoa has made a commitment to improve the transparency of its tax and regulatory systems and establish effective exchange of information for tax matters with OECD countries by 31 December 2005.

OECD Releases Model Agreement on Exchange of Information in Tax Matters

18-Apr-2002

The OECD releases model legal instrument that can be used to establish effective exchange of information in civil and criminal tax matters.

The OECD Issues The List of Unco-operative Tax Havens

18-Apr-2002

The OECD has issued the list of unco-operative tax havens that have not yet made commitments to the principles of effective exchange of information and transparency.

OECD launches consultations on attributing profits for tax purposes to Permanent Establishments

17-Apr-2002

Attributing profits to a permanent establishment is one of the most conceptually difficult and practically complex issues in international business taxation. In April 2002, in an effort to establish a consensus on this issue, the OECD launched a consultation process involving governments and businesses.

Panama Commits to Co-operate with OECD to Address Harmful Tax Practices

17-Apr-2002

The OECD is pleased to announce that Panama has made a commitment to improve the transparency of its tax and regulatory systems and establish effective exchange of information for tax matters with OECD countries by 31 December 2005.

Workers' Taxes Falling in Many OECD Countries

15-Apr-2002

The tax burden for workers on average earnings fell in a number of OECD countries in 2001. According to the latest edition of the OECD's annual publication, Taxing Wages, this continues a general trend of labour tax reduction that was identified in 2000.

Niue Commits to Co-operate with OECD to Address Harmful Tax Practices

15-Apr-2002

The OECD is pleased to announce that Niue has made a commitment to improve the transparency of its tax and regulatory systems and establish effective exchange of information for tax matters with OECD countries by 31 December 2005.

2008 Edition of Revenue Statistics. Special feature: The balance between direct and indirect taxation

Revenue Statistics 1965-2007, 2008 Edition

Publication

Seventh edition of the condensed version of the OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital.

Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital - Condensed Version (July 2008)

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A joint initiative by the OECD, IMF and World Bank to facilitate discussion on tax matters

International Tax Dialogue