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Rising tax revenues: a key to economic development in Latin American countries

25-Jan-2012

Increased domestic resource mobilization is widely accepted as crucial for countries to successfully meet the challenges of development and achieve higher living standards for all their people. 

Tax: 7th meeting of the Forum on Tax Administration "Strengthening Tax Compliance through Cooperation"

19-Jan-2012

The 7th meeting of the Forum on Tax Administration, which brought together the heads of tax administrations from 43 countries, concluded with a unified and strengthened commitment to combat offshore tax abuse.

Taxation can promote equality, says International Tax Dialogue

09-Dec-2011

Addressing growing inequalities is now at the centre of the political debate and all countries are taking different actions to address it. The 4th ITD Global Conference on ‘Tax and Inequality’ held in New Delhi, India on 7–9 December 2011 discussed the role of taxation in reducing inequalities in income and wealth.

TAX: Countries continue to move towards better tax transparency

01-Jun-2011

The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes has issued peer review reports on Hungary, France, the Isle of Man, Italy, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United States.

OECD welcomes progress towards revision of the Russian Federation's transfer pricing law

17-May-2011

OECD Secretary-General, Angel Gurría, welcomed the recent proposal of new draft transfer pricing legislation by the Russian Federation’s Ministry of Finance.

Tax: OECD welcomes progress towards revision of the Russian Federation’s transfer pricing law

17-May-2011

OECD Secretary-General, Angel Gurría, welcomed the recent proposal of new draft transfer pricing legislation by the Russian Federation’s Ministry of Finance.

Tax : Average tax burden on workers’ earnings starts to rise again, putting pressure on real after-tax pay

11-May-2011

The average tax and social security burdens on employment incomes rose in most countries in 2010, reversing a trend toward declining tax burdens seen in previous years, according to a new OECD report. In most cases, though, any rise reported was small.

Tax: The Global Forum keeps up the pressure

14-Apr-2011

New reports by the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax purposes assess its members  ability to stop  international  tax evasion.

Lutter Contre la Planification Fiscale Agressive par l’Amélioration de la Transparence et de la Communication de Renseignements

01-Feb-2011

La planification fiscale agressive met en péril les recettes de nombreux pays. Ainsi, ces derniers ont mis au point des stratégies pour contrer la planification fiscale agressive. Ce rapport, qui a été approuvé par tous les pays membres de l’OCDE, traite d’une série d’initiatives allant de règles relatives à la communication préalable obligatoire de renseignements aux formes de discipline fiscale coopérative.

Tax : Average tax burden on workers’ earnings fell in most OECD countries last year

11-May-2010

Average tax and social security burdens on employment incomes fell slightly in 24 out of 30 OECD countries last year as governments struggled to shore up faltering economies amid the worst recession in decades. But whether this trend will continue this year is uncertain given the widespread pressures on public budgets.


Events

ITD 3rd Global Conference on Financial Institutions and Instruments - Tax Challenges and Solutions

from 26-Oct-2009 to 28-Oct-2009

Register now for the International Tax Dialogue (ITD) Global Conference ‘Financial Institutions and Instruments – Tax Challenges and Solutions’, Beijing, China, 26-28 October 2009. 



Top of page

Comparative Information Series (2010)

Tax Administration in OECD and Selected Non-OECD Countries

Key material

Information for tax examiners on bribery techniques used and tools to detect and identify bribes.

2009 Bribery Awareness Handbook for Tax Examiners

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A joint initiative by the OECD, IMF and World Bank to facilitate discussion on tax matters

International Tax Dialogue