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		      <title>Centre for Tax Policy and Administration</title>
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		      <description><![CDATA[Globalisation is not new, but the pace of integration of national economies has quickened. Liberalisation opens up the door to globalisation, new technologies make it happen. This has implications for tax policy and administration. Find out more.]]></description>
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		      <pubDate>Wed Nov 25 17:51:26 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[OECD releases discussion draft on the application of tax treaties to state-owned entities, including Sovereign Wealth Funds]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[from 25-Nov-2009 to 31-Jan-2010
The OECD Committee on Fiscal Affairs invites public comments on draft changes to the Commentary on the OECD Model Tax Convention dealing with the application of tax treaties to state-owned entities, including Sovereign Wealth Funds. The Committee is considering the inclusion of these changes in the next update to the OECD Model Tax Convention, which is tentatively scheduled for the second part of 2010. Comments should be sent before 31 January 2010) to Jeffrey Owens, Director, CTPA (jeffrey.owens@oecd.org).]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[OECD releases discussion draft on tax treaty issues related to common telecommunication transactions]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[from 25-Nov-2009 to 31-Jan-2010
The OECD Committee on Fiscal Affairs invites public comments on draft changes to the Commentary on the OECD Model Tax Convention dealing with tax treaty issues related to common telecommunication transactions. The Committee is considering the inclusion of these changes in the next update to the OECD Model Tax Convention, which is tentatively scheduled for the second part of 2010. Comments should be sent before 31 January 2010) to Jeffrey Owens, Director, CTPA (jeffrey.owens@oecd.org).]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Costa Rica makes progress in international tax co-operation, signs TIEA with Argentina]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[Costa Rica announced that it has signed a tax information exchange agreement with Argentina. The agreement, which meets the internationally agreed standard for exchange of information for tax purposes, is the first such agreement signed by Costa Rica. It provides for various forms of exchange of information, including exchange of information on request,  simultaneous and industry-wide examinations, and tax examinations abroad.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[OECD releases revised discussion draft of a new Article 7 (Business Profits) of its Model Tax Convention]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[24-Nov-2009 to 21-Jan-2010
On 24 November 2009, the OECD Committee on Fiscal Affairs approved the release, for public comment, of a revised draft of a new Article 7 (Business Profits) of the OECD Model Tax Convention and of related Commentary changes.  The new Article 7 is aimed at ensuring the full application of the Report on Attribution of Profits to Permanent Establishments that the OECD adopted in 2008. Comments on the revised draft should be sent before 21 January 2010 to Jeffrey Owens, Director, CTPA (jeffrey.owens@oecd.org).]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Tax burdens falling in OECD economies as crisis takes its toll ]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[The recession is taking its toll on tax receipts across the OECD. Aggregate tax burdens in OECD economies, calculated as the ratio of tax revenues to gross domestic product, or GDP, were unchanged between 2006 and 2007, and then fell in 2008. ]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Tue Nov 24 11:00:00 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[African Tax Administration Forum launched on 19-20 November 2009]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[On 19-20 November the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) was launched by the President of Uganda. The ATAF mission is to mobilize domestic resources more effectively and increase the accountability of African States to African citizens whilst actively promoting an improvement in tax administration through sharing experiences, benchmarking and peer reviewing best practices.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Spain joins OECD/Council of Europe Convention on tax co-operation ]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[Spain has joined 16 other countries that have signed the OECD / Council of Europe Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, marking a new step forward in international efforts to combat tax fraud and evasion.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Singapore signs its 12th tax agreement meeting the OECD standard]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[Singapore has today signed a protocol with France that brings the two countries’ bilateral tax treaty into line with the OECD standard on transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes. This being the 12th agreement that it has signed in accordance with the OECD standard, Singapore moves into the category of jurisdictions deemed to have substantially implemented the standard.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Fri Nov 13 00:00:00 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Liechtenstein implements internationally agreed tax standard]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[Liechtenstein has signed two additional Tax Information Exchange Agreements with Belgium and the Netherlands bringing to 12 the number of agreements it has on exchange of information for tax purposes and thus crossing the threshold for being considered to have substantially implemented the internationally agreed standard in this area.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Wed Nov 11 09:00:00 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Developing well functioning financial markets: the tax dimension]]></title>
							         <link><![CDATA[http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/30/42/43943998.pdf]]></link>
							         <description><![CDATA[On October 26-28 in Beijing, China, the International Tax Dialogue conference brought together senior tax policymakers and administrators to discuss how the tax system can best support and promote a healthy and transparent financial environment. The press release is also available in Spanish.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Financial institutions and instruments: tax challenges and solutions]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[In his opening remarks to the ITD Global Conference, Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, said that innovation in the financial sector creates particular challenges for tax policy makers and administrators, but also offers unique opportunities. ]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Does tax affect SME creation and growth?]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[The taxation of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) is an important topic for policy makers, as SMEs make up the vast majority of businesses and typically account for the bulk of employment in OECD countries.  The OECD has just released Tax Policy Study No. 18: “Taxation of SMEs: Key Issues and Policy Considerations”, which examines a broad range of SME tax issues, including: the possible influence of taxation on SME creation, business structure and growth; arguments for and against tax incentives for SMEs; and measures to address a relatively high tax compliance burden on SMEs.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Thu Oct 15 18:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[New handbook boosts anti-money laundering efforts]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[Money laundering is a serious threat to the legal economy and affects the integrity of financial institutions. If left unchecked, it will corrupt society as a whole. The OECD has just released a handbook to help tax administrations detect and deter money laundering.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Thu Oct 08 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Dispute Resolution: Country Mutual Agreement Procedure Statistics Released]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[Two key objectives of the OECD work on the mutual agreement procedure (MAP) under tax treaties were to improve the timeliness of processing and completing MAP cases and to enhance the transparency of the MAP process. To those ends, the OECD has decided to make available to the public, via its website, annual statistics on the MAP caseloads of member countries and of non-OECD economies that agree to provide such statistics.
MAP statistics have now been provided for 2006 and 2007. Statistics for subsequent reporting periods will be posted on the OECD website as they become available.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Fri Sep 25 18:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[G20: an update on the move to greater transparency and international cooperation in tax matters]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[OECD Secretary-General Gurría reported to G20 on progress towards greater transparency and international cooperation in tax matters. Read the latest Progress Report listing where jurisdictions stand in implementing the international standard.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Sat Sep 26 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[G20 Leaders welcome the expansion of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[In a statement following their 24-25 September meeting in Pittsburgh, the G20 leaders reaffirmed their commitment to maintaining the momentum in dealing with tax havens, money laundering, proceeds of corruption, terrorist financing, and prudential standards.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Mon Sep 28 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[The Council of Europe and OECD are strengthening their joint Convention to combat tax evasion ]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[On the eve of the Pittsburgh G20 Summit, the OECD and the Council of Europe agreed to improve international cooperation to combat tax evasion. The standards set by the joint 1988 Council of Europe and OECD Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters will be updated to reflect the new consensus for closer international co-operation.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Fri Sep 25 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[OECD holds a major Conference “Transfer Pricing and Treaties in a Changing World”]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[On 21-22 September 2009, the OECD held a major conference “Transfer Pricing and Treaties in a Changing World”. Almost 700 transfer pricing and treaty experts from over 90 governments (OECD and non-OECD), the private sector, NGOs, academia and international organisations gathered in Paris for the event. In his opening address, Jeffrey Owens, Director of the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, stressed the significance of transfer pricing for OECD as well as non-OECD economies.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Tue Sep 22 15:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Lucerne VAT Conference - Communiqué ]]></title>
							         <link><![CDATA[http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/19/12/43669264.pdf]]></link>
							         <description><![CDATA[The High Level VAT Conference was held in Lucerne on 9-10 September 2009, bringing together senior tax policy officials from 25 OECD countries, the European Commission and 5 non-member economies. The Communiqué is now available.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[OECD releases a proposed revision of Chapters I-III of the Transfer Pricing Guidelines]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[On 9 September, the OECD released for public comment a proposed revision of Chapters I-III of the Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Tax Administrations. This follows from the release in May 2006 of a discussion draft on comparability issues and in January 2008 of a discussion draft on transactional profit methods, and from discussions with commentators during a two-day consultation that was held in November 2008. Interested parties are invited to submit comments by 9 January 2010 to Jeffrey Owens, Director,CTPA (jeffrey.owens@oecd.org).]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Wed Sep 09 15:31:43 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[The OECD releases the 2009 edition of its Transfer Pricing Guidelines]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[On 7 September 2009, the OECD released the 2009 edition of its Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Tax Administrations. This edition incorporates an update of Chapter IV to reflect the latest developments in the area of dispute resolution as well as updates to the Foreword, Preface and Council Recommendation. It was released in time for the Conference Transfer Pricing and Treaties in a Changing World.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Wed Sep 09 12:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors call for continued action to ensure a level playing field for tax]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[In a statement following their 5 September meeting in London, in advance of Pittsburgh, the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen the financial system, but stated that more needs to be done to maintain momentum.  They also stated that unprecedented progress has been made since the November 2008 G20 Summit with regard to the OECD’s standards of tax information exchange and transparency.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[OECD Global Forum consolidates tax evasion revolution in advance of Pittsburgh]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[Today, on the eve of the Pittsburgh G20 meeting, the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information dealing with tax matters, took major steps to confirm the end of the era of banking secrecy as a shield for tax evaders. Hailing the breakthrough OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said “what we are witnessing is nothing short of a revolution."]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Thu Sep 03 23:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[OECD assessment shows bank secrecy as a shield for tax evaders coming to an end]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[Tax Co-operation 2009: Towards a Level Playing Field - 2009 assessment by the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information is the fourth annual assessment of progress being made towards greater transparency and information exchange in the area of taxation. This report covers 87 jurisdictions, including all the major financial centres around the world.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Mon Aug 31 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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