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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.

VAT's next half century: Towards a single-rate system

12-Dec-2011

Like the OECD, VAT has also been around for about 50 years. Is it time to reform some of the older, more unwieldy versions and go for a trimmer, broad-base, standard-rate VAT system instead?

G20 Leaders Summit: Financial Regulation

07-Nov-2011

At the Financial Regulation Session of the G20 Leaders Summit, Secretary-General Gurría spoke about 'fairness in taxation'.

Serious Economic Crime: Serious Economic Crime: A boardroom guide to prevention and compliance

26-Oct-2011

Economic crime today is increasingly complex in nature and international in scope. To combat this threat effectively and bring justice to the victims of fraud and corruption, countries need to work in partnership with their counterparts on the world stage, as well as co-ordinate their activities with agencies closer to home. The purpose of this report is to give board-level readers in the UK and international businesses informed commentary on the impact of anti-fraud and anti-corruption legislation.

Working Paper No13: Tax competition between sub-central governments

05-Oct-2011

Tax competition is the strategic interaction of tax policy between sub-central governments with the objective to attract and retain mobile tax bases. This paper evaluates the main issues regarding tax compettition.

Tax: Jurisdictions move towards full tax transparency

01-Sep-2011

Furthering efforts to fight against international tax evasion and bank secrecy, members of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes have issued 12 new peer review reports.

Commentaires reçus sur le projet portant sur l’interprétation de l’expression «bénéficiaire effectif» dans le Modèle de Convention fiscale de l’OCDE

22-Jul-2011

Le 29 avril 2011, le Comité des affaires fiscales de l'OCDE a publié pour commentaires du public un projet portant sur l’interprétation de l’expression «bénéficiaire effectif» dans le Modèle de Convention fiscale de l’OCDE. L'OCDE vient de publier les commentaires reçus sur ce document.

Vanuatu expands its network for international exchange of tax information

20-Jun-2011

Vanuatu has recently signed an agreement allowing for exchange of tax information with Ireland, bringing its total network of exchange of information treaties to 12 and moving it to the list of jurisdictions considered to have substantially implemented the internationally agreed tax standards.

Tax legislation on the tax treatment of bribes - 2011 update

16-Jun-2011

An updated summary of the tax treatment of bribes by the Parties to the Convention and Observer countries is now available. It includes new information concerning Australia and Mexico.


Events

Expert Workshop on Estimating Support to Fossil Fuels, 18–19 November 2010

from 18-Nov-2010 to 19-Nov-2010

Reforming fossil-fuel subsidies is of vital importance for meeting the global challenge of climate change. The OECD therefore organised a workshop to discuss how to identify and measure subsidies and aspects of tax systems that effectively support fossil fuels.

WCO/OECD - 2nd Joint Conference, 22-23 May 2007, WCO headquarters, Brussels

from 22-May-2007 to 23-May-2007

2nd Joint WCO/OECD Conference: "Transfer Pricing, Indirect Taxes and VAT : Exploring possible convergences" - 22-23 May 2007, WCO headquarters, Brussels

Tax treatment of carbon allowances discussion at Copenhagen COP15

on 17-Dec-2009

In addition to the price of carbon allowances, tax implications of emission trading will affect business incentives to reduce emissions. This side event at the COP15 Copenhagen summit will look will look at how carbon allowances are treated by, for example, corporate income taxes and how carbon markets can integrate globally.

OECD releases a proposed revision of Chapters I-III of the Transfer Pricing Guidelines

from 09-Sep-2009 to 09-Jan-2010

On 9 September, the OECD released for public comment a proposed revision of Chapters I-III of the Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Tax Administrations. This follows from the release in May 2006 of a discussion draft on comparability issues and in January 2008 of a discussion draft on transactional profit methods, and from discussions with commentators during a two-day consultation that was held in November 2008. Interested parties are invited to submit comments by 9 January 2010 to Jeffrey Owens, Director,CTPA (jeffrey.owens@oecd.org).

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. 

OECD Conference “Transfer Pricing and Treaties in a Changing World”

from 21-Sep-2009 to 22-Sep-2009

The Conference website for this major event is now live. Check the Conference programme, related background material, details on speakers, as well as practical information. Register now to secure your place! 

OECD holds Consultation with Business on Transfer Pricing Aspects of Business Restructurings

from 09-Jun-2009 to 10-Jun-2009

On 9-10 June 2009, the OECD held a consultation with business commentators on its discussion draft on the transfer pricing aspects of business restructurings which was released for public comment in September 2008.

Recovering VAT/GST incurred abroad: Survey

from 05-Jun-2009 to 14-Aug-2009

The deadline to complete the survey into the VAT “lost” by businesses has been extended to Friday 14 August 2009. The survey was launched for businesses due to the difficulties of recovering tax incurred in countries other than their own.

Discussion draft on a new Article 7 (Business Profits) of the OECD Model Tax Convention

from 07-Jul-2008 to 31-Dec-2008

On 24 June 2008, the Committee on Fiscal Affairs approved the Report on Attribution of Profits to Permanent Establishments. It also approved the release, for public comment, of the second part of the implementation package for the conclusions of that Report, i.e. a new version of Article 7 and its Commentary. This new Article and related Commentary changes are now being released as a discussion draft for public comment. Comments should be sent before 31 December 2008 to Jeffrey Owens, Director, CTPA (jeffrey.owens@oecd.org).



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