Tax Administration

Implementing tax policy in an increasingly globalised world is becoming more challenging for tax administrators. Recognising the increasing importance of the strategic management of tax administration issues, the Committee on Fiscal Affairs established the Forum on Tax Administration.

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New Chair of the OECD Forum on Tax Administration

05-May-2008

The OECD is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Chair of its Forum on Tax Administration (FTA).  Mr. Pravin Gordhan, Commissioner, South African Revenue Service (SARS) assumed his role as Chair on 1 May 2008.

Third Party Reporting Arrangements and Pre-filled Tax Returns: The Danish and Swedish Approaches

22-Jan-2008

This information note prepared by the Forum on Tax Administration provides further information on the systems of pre-filling personal tax returns operating successfully in Denmark and Sweden. (The Forum’s initial note on this topic was published in March 2006.)

Programs to Reduce the Administrative Burden Resulting from Tax Regulations in Selected Countries

22-Jan-2008

This information note prepared by the Forum on Tax Administration records the results of a study of the key strategies and approaches being adopted by ministries of finance and revenue bodies to reduce the administrative burden resulting from tax regulations.

Fourth OECD Forum on Tax Administration: Cape Town Communique

11-Jan-2008

Tax Commissioners from OECD and non-OECD countries met to discuss how to enhance the relationship between revenue bodies, taxpayers and tax intermediaries. The Cape Town Communique is now available.

Webcast of the closing press conference of the 4th OECD Forum on Tax Administration in Cape town, South Africa.

on 11-Jan-2008

This Webcast took place on Friday, January 11, 2008 at 12:45 GMT +2. Participants: OECD's Pier Carlo Padoan and Jeffrey Owens, Pravin Gordhan, Commissioner, South African Revenue Service (SARS), Mrs. Allen Kagina, Commissioner General, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) and Dave Hartnett, Acting Chairman of HM Revenue & Customs.

International Tax Dialogue (ITD) Global Conference Press Release: Taxation of Small and Medium Enterprises – Getting it right

17-Oct-2007

On October 17 – 19 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the International Tax Dialogue - a collaborative initiative of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the World Bank - convened a global tax conference to examine the experiences of countries in the taxation of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The Press release is also available in French and Spanish.

Tax Intermediaries Study: Latest draft working papers now available

23-Jul-2007

The study into the role of tax intermediaries, set up by the Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) under the Seoul Declaration (and see also the terms of reference ), has made three additional draft working papers available.

New Chair of the OECD Forum on Tax Administration

28-May-2007

The OECD is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Chair of its Forum on Tax Administration (FTA). Mr. Paul Gray CB, Chairman of Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs of the United Kingdom will take up his role as Chair on 1 June 2007, replacing Mr. Mark W. Everson, IRS Commissioner of the United States. 

Senior Management Appointment: Mr. David Butler, Head of Tax Administration and Consumption Taxes Division

04-May-2007

The OECD’s Centre for Tax Policy and Administration is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. David Butler as Head of its Tax Administration and Consumption Taxes Division.

Improving Taxpayer Service Delivery: Channel Strategy Development

04-May-2007

The purpose of this guidance note is to promote thinking among revenue bodies on the development of a channel strategy, a set of actions intended to achieve optimal usage of the various means (i.e. channels) for delivering services to taxpayers. The note provides ideas on developing such a strategy, based largely on the experiences of selected revenue bodies.

Tax Intermediaries Study: First draft working papers now available

12-Apr-2007

This news statement announces the availability of three working papers concerned with the 'Tax Intermediaries Study'. See also the 'Terms of Reference' released on 17 January 2007.

Tax Administration in OECD and Selected Non-OECD Countries: Comparative Information Series 2006

13-Feb-2007

The primary purpose of this report is to provide internationally comparative information on aspects of tax systems and their administration to facilitate dialogue and exchanges between tax officials and benchmarking activities. Used in these ways, the report may also identify opportunities for revenue bodies to improve the administration of their tax systems.

Terms of Reference for the Study on Tax Intermediaries

17-Jan-2007

On 16 January 2007 the OECD announced the terms of reference for the study into the role of tax intermediaries which has been set up by the Forum on Tax Administration.  This study, to be completed by the end of 2007, is the second of the work areas the Forum agreed to set up at its meeting in Seoul Korea in September 2006.

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