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Tax Policy Development in Denmark, Italy, the Slovak Republic and Turkey

20-Jul-2006

Tax reform is an on-going process, with tax systems continuously adopting to reflect changing economic, social and political circumstances. Over the last two decades, almost all OECD countries have undertaken structural changes in their tax system which have altered the way these systems function and their economic and social impacts. This document focuses on Denmark, Italy, the Slovak Republic and Turkey who recently presented tax reforms at the meetings of Working Party N° 2 on Tax Policy Analysis and Tax Statistics

OECD invites India to participate in its Committee on Fiscal Affairs

17-Jul-2006

OECD countries agreed to invite India to participate as an Observer in the OECD's Committee on Fiscal Affairs (CFA), as part of a drive to broaden involvement by major non-OECD economies in the Organisation's work. India will join Argentina, Chile, China, Russia and South Africa as Observer to the CFA.

The OECD Bribery Awareness Handbook for Tax Examiners

12-Jul-2006

The OECD has designed a handbook to provide tax examiners with information on the various bribery techniques used and the tools to detect and identify bribes.

Attribution of Profits to Permanent Establishments – Current Status of the Project

28-Jun-2006

The Committee on Fiscal Affairs has completed a review of the progress on the project on the attribution of profits to permanent establishments.   It has agreed on next steps for publishing new versions of Parts I - IV of the report and a draft implementation package of proposed changes to the articles and the commentary of the Model Tax Convention.

OECD countries, offshore financial centres report progress on exchange of information

29-May-2006

International co-operation is helping governments around the world to combat tax cheating through improved transparency and exchange of information in tax matters but there are still gaps that need to be plugged, according to a new report by the OECD’s Global Forum on Taxation.

Stratégies d’amélioration du taux d’utilisation des services électroniques

22-May-2006

La présente note vise à partager des informations concernant les stratégies utilisées par un certain nombre d’administrations fiscales pour augmenter les taux d’utilisation des services électroniques, en particulier pour les déclarations fiscales.

Le recours aux déclarations de renseignements émanant de tiers pour aider les contribuables à s’acquitter de leurs obligations déclaratives – expériences des pays utilisant des déclarations fiscales préremplies à l’usage des particuliers

22-May-2006

La présente note d’information décrit succinctement l’utilisation des déclarations préremplies qui caractérise désormais, et surtout depuis une dizaine d’années, les régimes d’imposition du revenu des particuliers applicables dans certains pays, dont ceux de la région nordique.

Intergovernmental transfers: an excerpt from national accounts

16-May-2006

Tables containing a simplified version of national accounts data on intergovernmental transfers.  There are two sets of data: general transfers and transfers by government function

The Committee on Fiscal Affairs Approves New Manual on Information Exchange

11-May-2006

The Committee on Fiscal Affairs Approves New Manual on Information Exchange.  The Manual provides practical assistance to officials dealing with exchange of information for tax purposes and may also be useful in designing or revising national manuals. It has been developed with the input of both member and non-member countries.

New website for the Network on Fiscal Relations across Levels of Government

10-Apr-2006

The OECD's "Network on Fiscal Relations across Levels of Government"  launches its website.  The main objective of the Network is to provide analysis of the relationship between central and sub-central governments.  An important feature of the work is the collection of statistics to support the analysis.




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Special Conference: 50th Anniversary of the OECD Model Tax Convention

Conference Web Site

Fighting Offshore Tax Evasion

Grace Perez-Navarro, deputy-director of OECD’s Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, addresses harmful tax practices, including tax havens, by improving transparency and establishing effective exchange of information.

Nicholas Bray speaks with Grace Perez-Navarro

www.itdweb.org

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

International Tax Dialogue