OECD welcomes Uruguay’s commitment to OECD tax information exchange standards

03-avr.-2009

The OECD welcomed today the formal endorsement by Uruguay of its tax information exchange standards.  In a letter to Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, Uruguay’s Finance Minister, Alvaro García, informed the OECD that Uruguay formally endorses the OECD’s standards on transparency and exchange of information, as set out in the 2005 version of Article 26 of the OECD Model Tax Convention.

Israel adheres to the OECD Declaration on Sovereign Wealth Funds and Recipient Country Policies

26-janv.-2009

Israel has adhered to the OECD Declaration on Sovereign Wealth Funds and Recipient Country Policies.

 
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Tax Executive Celebrates OECD Model Tax Convention

23-sept.-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.

Conference on the 50th Anniversary of the OECD Model Tax Convention, remarks by Angel Gurría

08-sept.-2008

In his remarks, Angel Gurría underlined that throughout these five decades, the OECD Model Tax Convention has established itself as the means of settling the most common problems that arise in the field of international taxation on a uniform basis.

OECD provides Update on Work on Treaty Relief for Collective Investment Vehicles and other Portfolio Investors

18-juil.-2008

An Informal Consultative Group of business and government representatives continues its work on improving the procedures for claiming treaty benefits, while protecting compliance interests of governments. This update reflects progress made in the past year on technical issues relating to granting treaty benefits with respect to income of collective investment vehicles, as well as procedural issues that affect portfolio investors more generally. The final report of the Group is expected to be presented to the Committee on Fiscal Affairs in January 2009.

The Conference on the 50th Anniversary of the OECD Model Tax Convention is now Fully Subscribed – Registration no Longer Possible

23-juin-2008

The OECD has just announced that all available seats for its Conference on the 50th Anniversary of the OECD Model Tax Convention have now been reserved and that registrations from the private sector will no longer be accepted.