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Implementing tax policy in an increasingly globalised world is becoming more challenging for tax administrators. Recognising the increasing importance of the strategic management of tax administration issues, the Committee on Fiscal Affairs established the Forum on Tax Administration.
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20-Nov-2009
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.
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26-Oct-2009
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.
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26-Oct-2009
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.
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17-Sep-2009
With government budgets under pressure in many countries, revenue bodies have a significant role to play in achieving improved compliance with tax laws. This information note has been prepared to assist revenue bodies advance their thinking on the use of legislated withholding and information reporting regimes for obtaining improved compliance in respect of income from SME/ self-employment activities.
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17-Sep-2009
With government budgets under pressure in many countries, revenue bodies have a critical role to play in achieving improved compliance with tax laws. This information note has been prepared to assist member revenue bodies achieve improved compliance with their VAT systems by sharing knowledge of recent developments in selected countries.
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02-Sep-2009
Reporting of financial data to Government by business is a significant cost burden in all countries. Reducing that cost is a major objective in many countries. A very significant element of that cost is the many data formats and descriptions used by different Government agencies (including revenue bodies) for reporting to Government. A number of countries have taken steps to reduce those costs by implementing a system of Standard Business Reporting (SBR). SBR standardises and rationalises those data formats and descriptions to make reporting easier and cheaper for business.
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14-Aug-2009
OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría has welcomed the announcement today of the new Chair of the OECD’s Forum on Tax Administration, Douglas H. Shulman of the United States.
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24-Jul-2009
The largest and wealthiest taxpayers have a significant impact on government revenues and revenue bodies devote considerable time and resource to managing their tax compliance and taxpayer service issues. Four recently published reports provide an insight into current trends and approaches to working with the largest businesses and wealthiest individuals.
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04-Jun-2009
This report sets out the conclusions of the OECD study that examined the role of banks in the provision of aggressive tax planning arrangements. It examines the nature of banking, the complex structured financing transactions developed by banks and how they are then used by both banks and their clients. The report makes a number of recommendations for revenue bodies and identifies best practices for consideration by banks.
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04-Jun-2009
This report sets out the conclusions of the OECD’s study on tax compliance within the High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI) taxpayer segment. The report concludes that HNWIs pose significant challenges to tax administrations because of the complexity of their affairs, their revenue contribution, the opportunity for aggressive tax planning, and the impact of their compliance behaviour on the integrity of the tax system. The study found that by focussing resources on the HNWI segment, significant improvements in compliance can be achieved.
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29-May-2009
With governments facing soaring budget deficits as they seek to combat the global economic slump, tax authorities from around the world have agreed on a new cooperation plan to encourage tax compliance and counter tax evasion and abusive tax avoidance, with special focus on banks, wealthy individuals and offshore activities.
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29-May-2009
Tax Commissioners from OECD and non-OECD countries met to discuss the challenges and opportunities currently facing revenue bodies and taxpayers around the world as a result of the first truly global financial and economic crisis. The Communiqué is now available.
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20-Jan-2009
The Comparative Information Series (CIS) is a comprehensive survey of tax administration practices across 30 OECD and 13 selected non-OECD countries. This third edition has a new format and increased comparative analysis of the underlying data. It also includes new sections on issues such as large taxpayer operations, tax debt management, service delivery standards, electronic filing and other e-services, tax disputes and administrative review. A useful overview of its contents can be found in the executive summary.
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