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09-Dec-2008
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. It is presented in a modular form which allows countries to tailor the design of their own manuals by incorporating only the modules that are relevant to their specific exchange of information programmes. It is available in English, French and now also in Spanish.
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09-Dec-2008
Liechtenstein and the United States have signed a bilateral arrangement for the exchange of information for tax purposes. This is the first such agreement entered into by Liechtenstein.
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01-Dec-2008
Governments should crack down on tax evasion to raise tax revenues as part of broader efforts to help maintain the flow of aid to developing countries during the global economic downturn, said OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría in a speech at the UN International Conference on Financing for Development.
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19-Nov-2008
On 17-18 November 2008, the OECD held a consultation with business commentators on comparability and profit methods for transfer pricing purposes. The consultation followed the release of two discussion drafts on comparability (May 2006) and transactional profit methods (January 2008) under the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Tax Administrations, both of which attracted very detailed responses from the business community.
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22-Oct-2008
The fight against tax fraud and evasion was given renewed political impetus on 21 October 2008 when 17 OECD countries agreed to step up pressure for full implementation of the OECD’s transparency and information exchange standards. The initiative, spearheaded by the French and German governments, called on OECD to review how countries and territories are assessed for full compliance with the exchange of information requirements. Read the Secretary-General’s speech to the ministers attending the conference.
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15-Oct-2008
Denmark is confirmed as the OECD’s highest-tax country, followed by Sweden, while Mexico and Turkey remain the lowest-taxing countries, according to figures in the latest edition of the OECD’s annual Revenue Statistics publication.
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15-Oct-2008
OECD welcomes the co-ordinated efforts of political leaders and financial authorities to address issues of liquidity, solvency and recapitalisation of the financial system. Looking beyond crisis management, Mr Gurría said the OECD will focus on the structural implications of the financial crisis, including a more holistic culture of risk management, compensation issues, accountable management, and more effective regulation. “We will also make proposals for improved financial education and risk awareness to restore the confidence of consumers of financial services,” he added.
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30-Sep-2008
Advances are being achieved in bringing greater transparency to financial centres around the world, but progress on exchange of information on tax issues is more limited, according to OECD’s latest report on its drive to bring more fairness to cross-border tax co-operation.
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23-Sep-2008
On the occasion of the 8-9 September 2008 OECD Conference marking the 50th Anniversary of the OECD Model Tax Convention, Peter A. Barnes, Tax Counsel - International with General Electric Company of Fairfield, Connecticut in the United States, explained the great importance of the Model from the perspective of international business. His article appears in the OECD Observer.
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19-Sep-2008
On 19 September 2008, the Committee on Fiscal Affairs released for public comment a discussion draft on the transfer pricing aspects of business restructurings. Comments should be sent before 19 February 2009 to Jeffrey Owens, Director, CTPA (jeffrey.owens@oecd.org).
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