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

09-May-2007

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

Second meeting of the Business Advisory Group

07-May-2007

November 2006: The Business Advisory Group met in Paris on 23 November 2006 with government representatives involved in the OECD project on business restructurings.  Dialogue with the business community has been regarded as essential from the beginning of this project.

Improving Taxpayer Service Delivery: Channel Strategy Development

04-May-2007

The purpose of this guidance note is to promote thinking among revenue bodies on the development of a channel strategy, a set of actions intended to achieve optimal usage of the various means (i.e. channels) for delivering services to taxpayers. The note provides ideas on developing such a strategy, based largely on the experiences of selected revenue bodies.

Senior Management Appointment: Mr. David Butler, Head of Tax Administration and Consumption Taxes Division

04-May-2007

The OECD’s Centre for Tax Policy and Administration is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. David Butler as Head of its Tax Administration and Consumption Taxes Division.

Discussion Draft on the Application and Interpretation of the Non-Discrimination Article of the OECD Model Tax Convention

03-May-2007

from 3 May to 31 July 2007
This discussion draft has been prepared by a Working Group mandated by the OECD Committee of Fiscal Affairs to examine the interpretation and application of Article 24 of the OECD Model Tax Convention, which prohibits certain types of discriminatory taxation, with a view to providing greater guidance in this area. The draft deals with practical issues that have arisen in the application of the Article and include proposals for clarification of the Commentary on that article. Comments on this discussion draft should be sent before 31 July 2007.

Tax Intermediaries Study: First draft working papers now available

12-Apr-2007

This news statement announces the availability of three working papers concerned with the 'Tax Intermediaries Study'. See also the 'Terms of Reference' released on 17 January 2007.

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

10-Apr-2007

In December 2006, the Committee on Fiscal Affairs released new versions of Parts I, II and III of its Report on the Attribution of Profits to Permanent Establishments, along with a cover note containing an update on the status of that project. In order to provide improved certainty for the interpretation of existing treaties based on the current text of Article 7, a revised Commentary has been prepared and is now being released as a discussion draft for public comment. Comments should be sent if possible before 15 June 2007 to Jeffrey Owens, Director, CTPA (jeffrey.owens@oecd.org).

OECD Strengthens Tax Co-operation with UAE and MENA Region

05-Apr-2007

The OECD and the United Arab Emirates are to join forces in a drive to strengthen tax co-operation between the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and between these countries and OECD countries.

Seoul Declaration: OECD tax administrators to join forces in fighting tax non-compliance

28-Mar-2007

Tax administration heads from more than 30 countries, meeting in Seoul under the auspices of the OECD's Forum on Tax Administration,  have agreed to work together on ways to improve tax administration and to address the significant and growing problem of international non-compliance with national tax requirements.

OECD Tax Policy Studies No. 15: Encouraging Savings through Tax-Preferred Accounts

12-Mar-2007

This new publication describes and analyses various tax-preferred savings accounts, excluding pension-related accounts, in a cross-section of 11 OECD countries.




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

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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

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

International Tax Dialogue