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Public comments on draft contents of the 2008 Update to the Model Tax Convention

09-Jun-2008

On 21 April 2008, the OECD Committee on Fiscal Affairs published the draft contents of the 2008 Update to the Model Tax Convention.  The OECD has now published the comments received on that draft.

L'OCDE annonce qu'il est maintenant possible de s'enregistrer pour la Conférence sur le 50ième Anniversaire du Modèle de Convention Fiscale OCDE

29-Apr-2008

29 avril 2008 – L’OCDE vient d’activer le site web de  la conférence sur le 50ième Anniversaire du Modèle de Convention Fiscale OCDE (www.oecd.org/ctp/mtc50years ) et accepte maintenant les enregistrements pour cette conférence, qui aura lieu à Paris les 8-9 septembre 2008 au nouveau Centre de conférences de l’OCDE.

OECD welcomes new Tax Information Exchange Agreements between Guernsey and Netherlands and Isle of Man and Ireland

25-Apr-2008

Two new bilateral arrangements for the exchange of information for tax purposes, between Guernsey and the Netherlands and between the Isle of Man and Ireland, bring to fourteen the number of such agreements signed since the beginning of 2007 by jurisdictions committed to work with OECD countries.


Events

Discussion draft on revised proposed changes to the Commentary on paragraph 2 of Article 15 of the OECD Model Tax Convention

from 12-Mar-2007 to 01-Jul-2007

In April 2004, Working Party No. 1 on Tax Conventions and Related Questions released for public comments draft proposals for clarification of the scope of paragraph 2 of Article 15 of the OECD Model Tax Convention with respect to the tax treaty treatment of short-term assignments.  Based on the comments received and a public consultation meeting held in January 2006, revised proposals have been prepared by the Working Party.  Comments on these revised proposals are invited before 1 July 2007.

Discussion draft on proposed commentary changes on the tax treaty treatment of services

from 08-Dec-2006 to 16-Feb-2007

The Committee on Fiscal Affairs invites comments on the discussion draft dealing with the tax treaty treatment of services.  The discussion draft includes proposed changes to the Commentary on Articles 5 and 17 of the OECD Model Tax Convention. Comments on the proposed changes should be sent to the Secretariat, to the attention of jeffrey.owens@oecd.org before Friday 17 February 2007.

Joint OECD/US Business Conference on OECD Initiatives in International Taxation: Looking Ahead

from 05-Jun-2006 to 06-Jun-2006

This event, which took place in Washington, D.C. , was a one-stop-shop for U.S. business representatives to get updates on priority OECD tax work and meet OECD staff and key government officials who set tax standards for the global economy.  Featured speakers included: Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah); Ambassador Constance Morella, U.S. Permanent Representative to the OECD; Hal Hicks, International Tax Counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury; Jeffrey Owens, Director, OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration



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The online version of the OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital (eMTC) is now available.

Electronic Version of the OECD Model Tax Convention