2010 OECD Study on Offshore Voluntary Disclosure

Vast amounts of tax are lost to offshore tax evasion every year. Certain estimates put the number at 100 billion $ for the United States alone. This publication shows how 39 countries (all OECD members as well as Argentina, China, India, Russia, and South Africa) deal with offshore tax evasion.

Etats-Unis : l’OCDE reconnait les efforts de mise en œuvre de la Convention sur la lutte contre la corruption et recommande des améliorations

La mise en œuvre de la lutte contre la corruption transnationale en vertu de la loi sur les pratiques de corruption internationale s’est sensiblement intensifiée depuis la dernière évaluation par l’OCDE de la mise en œuvre par les États-Unis de la Convention anticorruption de l’OCDE.

Meeting of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes

Speech by Jeffrey Owens delivered at the Meeting of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes that was held on 29-30 September 2010 in Singapore. Jeffrey Owens talks about the impact of the crisis and governments’ attitudes towards tax compliance, cooperation between tax and other law enforcement agencies, the role of taxation in development and a renewed emphasis on confidentiality and taxpayers’

Taxation, Innovation and the Environment (Chinese version)

Taxation, Innovation and the Environment (Chinese version)

Partenariats public-privé et investissement en infrastructures

Comment le secteur public peut-il tirer parti des avantages éventuels des partenariats public-privé (PPP), s’agissant de la mise à disposition d’infrastructures ?

Tax Co-operation 2010: Towards a Level Playing Field - Assessment by the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information

The Global Forum has been publishing its annual assessment of the legal and regulatory systems for the exchange of information in tax matters since 2006. This year’s update now covers more than 90 jurisdictions, including all OECD and G20 countries as well as all of the world’s major financial centres. New additions this year are Botswana, Brazil, Jamaica, Indonesia, Liberia and Qatar.

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Etude économique du Portugal 2010

Le Portugal a accompli des progrès considérables dans la modernisation de son économie ces dernières années, mais le pays doit poursuivre à l’avenir les réformes structurelles visant à restaurer la compétitivité et ainsi passer à une croissance plus dynamique et durable.

Domestic resources mobilisation: Achieving development and the MDGs in a sustainable way

Equitable and efficient tax systems and administrations have an important role to play in securing domestic funding for development, according to Angel Gurría. He added that African policy makers need to reform tax systems and generate revenues, to complement external sources of financing, such as official development assistance, remittances and foreign direct investment.

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Offshore Voluntary Disclosure

Offshore Voluntary Disclosure: Comparative Analysis, Guidance and Policy Advice, September 2010

Sixth OECD Forum on Tax Administration: Istanbul Communiqué

Turkey hosted the sixth meeting of the OECD’s Forum on Tax Administration in Istanbul, on 15-16 September 2010, bringing together more than 130 delegates from 43 countries. Tax Commissioners from OECD and non-OECD countries met to discuss a range of issues associated with administering tax systems in the current economic climate. The meeting, chaired by Douglas H. Shulman, Commissioner IRS USA and FTA Chair, focused in particular on