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Tax disclosures in Germany part of a broader challenge, says OECD Secretary-General

19-Feb-2008

Disclosures concerning alleged widespread tax evasion by German citizens through Liechtenstein highlight a much broader challenge in today's globalised economy: how to respond to countries and territories that seek to profit from tax dodging by residents of other jurisdictions.

Twentieth Anniversary of Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters

30-Jan-2008

The OECD and the Council of Europe have jointly issued a new publication of the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of its opening for signature on 25 January 1988.

OECD invites comments on the application of transactional profit methods

25-Jan-2008

The OECD is issuing an invitation to comment on a series of issues notes that was drafted by the Committee on Fiscal Affairs' Working Party No. 6, building on experience acquired by countries in applying transactional profit methods since the adoption of the Transfer Pricing Guidelines in 1995 and on comments received from the business community.
Comments may be submitted by 30 April 2008 to Jeffrey Owens, Director, CTPA (jeffrey.owens@oecd.org).

Joint OECD - IFA (India) Conference "At the Crossroads of Tax Co-operation" held in Mumbai, 23-25 January 2008

25-Jan-2008

More than 250 participants met in Mumbai, India, on 23-25 January 2008 to discuss a broad range of international tax issues at the Conference “At the Crossroads of Tax Co-operation:  IFA (India) – OECD” that was jointly organized by the Indian Branch of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to mark the accession of India as observer to the OECD Committee on Fiscal Affairs.

Public comments on discussion draft on Tax Treaty issues related to REITs

23-Jan-2008

On 30 October 2007, the OECD Committee on Fiscal Affairs published a discussion draft  on Tax Treaty issues related to REITs.  The OECD has now published the comments received on that draft.

Public comments on the discussion draft on the tax treaty treatment of services

17-Jan-2008

On 8 December 2006, the OECD published a discussion draft on the proposed changes to the Commentaries on the Model Tax Convention on Income and Capital concerning the tax treaty treatment of services. The OECD has now published the comments received on that draft.

Fourth OECD Forum on Tax Administration: Cape Town Communique

11-Jan-2008

Tax Commissioners from OECD and non-OECD countries met to discuss how to enhance the relationship between revenue bodies, taxpayers and tax intermediaries. The Cape Town Communique is now available.

OECD welcomes tax information exchange arrangement between Bermuda and the United Kingdom

04-Dec-2007

Bermuda and the United Kingdom have signed a bilateral arrangement for the exchange of information for tax purposes, marking another step forward in international efforts to implement the principles of transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes developed by the OECD's Global Forum on Taxation.

Public comments on revised draft of Part IV (Insurance) of Report on Attribution of Profits to Permanent Establishments

06-Nov-2007

On 22 August 2007, the OECD Committee on Fiscal Affairs published a revised public discussion draft  of Part IV (Insurance) of its Report on the Attribution of Profits to Permanent Establishments. The OECD has now published the comments received on that draft.

 




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