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European Commission releases report on mutual assistance

20-Oct-2009

The report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament examines the use of the provisions on mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to certain levies, duties, taxes and other measures in 2005-2008. 

G20: International standards on structural policies key to emerging from crisis

25-Sep-2009

Welcoming the adoption of the Framework for Strong, Sustainable and Balanced Growth by G20 leaders gathered in Pittsburgh for the G20 summit, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said new sources of jobs and growth needed for the global economy to effect a sustained recovery, will only emerge if the right structural policies are adopted by the world’s leading global economies.


Events

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.

Comparability: the OECD invites comment on a series of draft issues notes

from 10-May-2006 to 30-Nov-2006

The OECD releases an invitation to comment on a series of draft issues notes on comparability that was developed by the Committee on Fiscal Affairs Working Party No. 6, building on experience acquired by countries since the adoption of the Transfer Pricing Guidelines in 1995 and on comments received from the business community in response to an open questionnaire released in 2003.

International Conference on Transfer Pricing and Customs Valuation

from 03-May-2006 to 04-May-2006

The World Customs Organization (WCO) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) held the first joint WCO/OECD Conference on Transfer Pricing and Customs Valuation in Brussels on 3-4 May 2006.

OECD Aims to Improve International Tax Disputes Mechanisms

on 13-Mar-2006

The OECD, in cooperation with the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD (BIAC) and with the support of the broader business community, held a public consultation in Tokyo to present its 2006 Public Discussion Draft and consult with business on specific proposals to improve the process for resolving international tax disputes.  Attending the conference were senior tax executives from large multinational companies, international tax experts and academics, representatives from OECD Member governments and key participants from the OECD’s groups dealing with this issue.

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

OECD invites comments on the application of transactional profit methods

from 28-Feb-2006 to 31-Aug-2006

The OECD is now issuing an open invitation to contribute on a number of issues in relation to transactional profit methods.  As part of its procedures for monitoring the implementation of the 1995 Transfer Pricing Guidelines, Working Party No 6 of the OECD Committee on Fiscal Affairs has selected the application of transactional profit methods as one of two areas to be considered in priority.

Recent OECD Initiatives to Resolve International Tax Disputes

on 13-Mar-2006

 The OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration (the CTPA) is organising, in cooperation with BIAC, a consultation between business and government on recent OECD initiatives to improve dispute settlement procedures under tax treaties.  The consultation meeting will take place on Monday, 13 March 2006, in Tokyo. 

Seminar on Tax Reform Trends held at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, Madrid

on 16-May-2005

The main purpose was to provide an open debate regarding the alternatives of tax reform in different areas: corporate and wealth taxation, personal income tax and indirect taxes and green taxation.  A selected group of experts from the OECD, the Spanish Tax Administration and the academic world took part in the debate, providing an international perspective and a multidisciplinary approach which are both essential for the designing of any tax reform.  See presentation  (also in Spanish) by Jeffrey Owens of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration.

The President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform

on 31-Mar-2005

Speech  and presentation  by Jeffrey Owens, Head of the OECD's Centre for Tax Policy and Administration at the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform.  This conference  took place in San Francisco on 31 March 2005.



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