Consumption tax

Focus

The OECD’s Committee on Fiscal Affairs invites public comments on the consolidated version of the OECD International VAT/GST Guidelines. Please send your written comments by Friday 3 May 2013 in Word format by e-mail to Piet Battiau, Head of Consumption Taxes Unit, Centre for Tax Policy and Administration at piet.battiau@oecd.org.
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Working Party N°9 on Consumption Taxes (WP9) publishes the outcomes of the public consultation on the commentary on the VAT Neutrality Guidelines.
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The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) and the OECD are pleased to announce that the first Regional GST/VAT Conference for the Asia-Pacific region will take place on 22 and 23 May 2013 in Singapore. Leading experts from both tax authorities and the professional/business community will explore GST/VAT policy and technical issues arising from international trade in services and intangibles, and more. More information/registration.


Conclusions from Global Forum on VAT

First OECD Global Forum on VAT confirms the need for an international standard on the VAT-treatment of international trade.

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