International efforts to combat tax avoidance got a boost today as OECD broadens dialogue with global partners

Over 330 senior tax officials from more than 110 jurisdictions and international organisations met in Paris on 26-28 March 2014 during the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Global Forum on Transfer Pricing.

Tax is all about trust

Following the financial crisis in 2008, millions of citizens faced hardship as they set about repairing the damage done to their economies and to public finances. For most people, the necessary sacrifice was bearable as long as it was shared fairly by everyone in society. Unfortunately, the evidence shows that this was not the case when it came to some large global companies.

Senior appointments within the Tax Policy and Statistics Division

The OECD's Centre for Tax Policy and Administration has appointed Mr. David Bradbury as Head of the Tax Policy and Statistics Division (TPS) and Mr. Thomas Neubig as Deputy Head of the TPS Division.

Tax: OECD’s Gurría welcomes international progress towards automatic exchange of information

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría has welcomed moves by more than 40 countries – reinforced by EU leaders - to commit to a detailed timetable to step up the fight against tax evasion.

Release of discussion draft on Action 1 (Tax Challenges of the Digital Economy) of the BEPS Action Plan

Public comments are invited on a discussion draft that includes the proposals produced with respect to Action 1 (Tax Challenges of the Digital Economy) of the BEPS Action Plan.

Related Documents

• Planned stakeholder input in OECD tax matters
• Base Erosion and Profit Shifting
• Comments received on discussion draft on Tax Challenges of the Digital Economy published

Release of discussion drafts on Action 2 (Neutralise the effects of hybrid mismatch arrangements) of the BEPS Action Plan

Public comments are invited on discussion drafts that include the proposals produced with respect to Action 2 (Hybrid Mismatch Arrangements) of the BEPS Action Plan.

Related Documents

• Planned stakeholder input in OECD tax matters
• Base Erosion and Profit Shifting
• Comments received on discussion drafts on Neutralise the Effects of Hybrid Mismatch Arrangements published

Designing Skill-Friendly Tax Policies

The tax code can affect incentives to invest in education and training by influencing the costs and benefits of these investments. This can be the case for individuals through the income taxes and social security contributions they pay, and for companies through their corporate taxes and employer social security contributions.

Release of discussion draft on Action 6 (Prevent Treaty Abuse) of the BEPS Action Plan

Public comments are invited on a discussion draft that includes the proposals produced with respect to Action 6 (Prevent Treaty Abuse) of the BEPS Action Plan.

Related Documents

• Base Erosion and Profit Shifting
• Planned stakeholder input in OECD tax matters

Designing Skill-Friendly Tax Policies

This OECD Skills Strategy Spotlight sets out how the tax code affects skills development decisions, individuals’ and companies' skills decisions.

Paper on transfer pricing comparability data and developing countries released for comment

This paper sets out four possible approaches to addressing the concerns over the lack of data on transfer pricing comparables expressed by developing countries.