Improving Taxpayer Service Delivery: Channel Strategy Development

The purpose of this guidance note is to promote thinking among revenue bodies on the development of a channel strategy, a set of actions intended to achieve optimal usage of the various means (i.e. channels) for delivering services to taxpayers. The note provides ideas on developing such a strategy, based largely on the experiences of selected revenue bodies.

Business advisory group to the Joint Working Group on business restructurings

A Business Advisory Group was created to provide input from the business community at the early stages of the work on Business Restructurings.

Approval of a mandate for the Joint Working Party No. 1 - Working Party No. 6 Working Group on Business Restructuring, 20 October 2006

The Committee on Fiscal Affairs created a Joint Working Group of Delegates from Working Party No. 1 on the Model Tax Convention and Working Party No. 6 on the Taxation of Multinational Enterprises.

Manual on Effective Mutual Agreement Procedures (MEMAP)

The online Manual on Effective Mutual Agreement Procedures (MEMAP) makes available, to both tax administrators and taxpayers, basic information and best practices regarding the Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP).

Guidelines on Advance Pricing Arrangements

The term 'Advanced Pricing Arrangements' (APA) refers to a procedural arrangement between taxpayer and tax administration intended to resolve potential transfer pricing disputes in advance. These guidelines intend to improve the consistency of application of APAs by providing guidance to tax administrations on how to conduct mutual agreement procedures involving APAs. These Guidelines are also included in the Annex of the Transfer

Related Documents

• Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Tax Administrations
• Guidelines for APA

Acuerdo sobre intercambio de información en materia tributaria

Acuerdo sobre intercambio de información en materia tributaria

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Comparability: Business comments on the OECD discussion draft

On 10 May 2006, the OECD released a series of draft issues notes on comparability that was developed by the Committee on Fiscal Affairs' Working Party No. 6, building on experience acquired by countries since the adoption of the Transfer Pricing Guidelines in 1995 and on comments received from the business community in response to an open questionnaire release in 2003.

WCO/OECD - 2nd Joint Conference, 22-23 May 2007, WCO headquarters, Brussels

The 2nd joint conference provided a discussion forum to explore ideas for bridging the gap between direct and indirect taxation on the valuation of transactions between related parties, as well as possible areas for strengthening coordination between customs and tax specialists.

Information Note - Strengthening Tax Audit Capabilities: Innovative Approaches to Improve the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Indirect Income Measurement Methods

The purpose of this note is to share information concerning the strategies employed by a number of selected revenue bodies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of indirect measurement methods used to validate and to establish taxpayers’ tax liabilities in the course of tax audit activities. The note summarises the results of a short survey conducted in selected countries on their use of indirect income measurement methods, with

Information Note - Strengthening Tax Audit Capabilities: Auditor Workforce Management—Survey Findings and Observations

The purpose of this note is to report the findings, observations and international comparisons derived from a survey of auditor workforce management approaches adopted in selected OECD countries. The survey, conducted over the last year and involving some 10 member countries, explored a range of matters, including: 1) identifying the required capabilities of auditors and audit managers; 2) methods for assessing auditor capability; 3)