News & Events

Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles implement internationally agreed tax standard

11-Sep-2009

Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles have signed bilateral agreements with seven Nordic economies - Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden - on exchange of information for tax purposes.

This moves both jurisdictions into the category of ‘Jurisdictions that have substantially implemented the internationally agreed tax standard’ in the Progress Report initially published by the OECD Secretariat on 2 April 2009. Eight jurisdictions have now moved into the substantially implemented category since the Progress Report was first published.

L’OCDE publie l’édition 2009 de ses Principes en matière de prix de transfert

09-Sep-2009

Le 7 septembre 2009, l’OCDE a publié l’édition 2009 de ses Principes applicables en matière de prix de transfert à l’intention des entreprises multinationales et des administrations fiscales. Cette édition inclut une mise à jour du chapitre IV pour refléter les derniers développements en matière de résolution des différends, ainsi que des mises à jour de l’avant-propos, de la préface et de la Recommandation du Conseil. Elle a été publiée à temps pour la conférence Prix de transfert et conventions fiscales dans un monde en évolution.

Incentives for CO2 Emission Reductions in Current Motor Vehicle Taxes

04-Sep-2009

This paper compares CO2-related tax rate differentiation in motor vehicle taxes in OECD member countries – drawing on information available in the OECD/EEA database on instruments used for environmental policy, www.oecd.org/env/policies/database.  It should be read in conjunction with the paper "The scope for CO2-based differentiation in motor vehicle taxes – in equilibrium and in the context of the current global recession", available at www.oecd.org/env/transport.

Standard Business Reporting

02-Sep-2009

Reporting of financial data to Government by business is a significant cost burden in all countries.  Reducing that cost is a major objective in many countries.  A very significant element of that cost is the many data formats and descriptions used by different Government agencies (including revenue bodies) for reporting to Government. A number of countries have taken steps to reduce those costs by implementing a system of Standard Business Reporting (SBR).  SBR standardises and rationalises those data formats and descriptions to make reporting easier and cheaper for business.

Tax Co-operation 2009: Towards a Level Playing Field - 2009 Assessment by the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information

31-Aug-2009

The fourth annual assessment of transparency and tax information exchange policies in more than 80 economies is now available.