OECD's taxation work covers a broad range of activities, including tax evasion, harmful tax practices, electronic commerce and environmental taxes. The OECD produces internationally comparable statistics and engages in monitoring and assessment of policies, incl. in Economic Surveys. National tax systems are analysed, also for their effect on labour, capital and product markets.

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The OECD will be closed May 8-12 2008

from 01-May-2008 to 12-May-2008

The OECD will be closed from May 8-12 2008 (Victory Day and Pentecost). 

OECD releases public comments on transactional profit methods issues notes

07-May-2008

On 25 January 2008, the OECD released an invitation to comment on a series of draft issues notes in relation to transactional profit methods (i.e., the transactional profit split and the transactional net margin methods).
 

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.

OECD opens registration for the conference on the 50th anniversary of the OECD Model Tax Convention

29-Apr-2008

29 April 2008 – The OECD has just opened registration and launched the conference website (www.oecd.org/ctp/mtc50years)  for its Conference on the 50th Anniversary of the OECD Model Tax Convention, which will take place in Paris (at the OECD’s new conference centre) on 8-9 September 2008.

OECD welcomes new Tax Information Exchange Agreements between Guernsey and Netherlands and Isle of Man and Ireland

25-Apr-2008

Two new bilateral arrangements for the exchange of information for tax purposes, between Guernsey and the Netherlands and between the Isle of Man and Ireland, bring to fourteen the number of such agreements signed since the beginning of 2007 by jurisdictions committed to work with OECD countries.

Economic Survey of the Czech Republic 2008: Ensuring fiscal sustainability: assessing recent tax and public spending reforms

25-Apr-2008

A reform package enacted in 2007 introduced notably flat tax in personal incomes and fees for certain medical services. This chapter takes stock of  the package and the many further plans aimed at addressing long term fiscal sustainability. 

Draft contents of the 2008 Update to the Model Tax Convention

21-Apr-2008

From 21 April to 31 May 2008
The OECD Committee on Fiscal Affairs has just released the draft contents of the 2008 update to the OECD Model Tax Convention, which will be finalized in June. The contents of the 2008 update result primarily from reports that have already been released for comments; the draft update also includes, however, a few other technical changes that have not previously been released (see Part I of the report) and on which comments are particularly invited.  Comments on the 2008 update to the Model Tax Convention should be sent to jeffrey.owens@oecd.org by 31 May 2008.

Germany signs OECD-Council of Europe Convention on Mutual Tax Assistance

18-Apr-2008

Germany has joined 15 other countries in signing the OECD-Council of Europe Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, in a step that will help it to combat cross-border tax evasion more effectively in today’s open global economy.

Business/NGOs Tax Input into OECD's Enlargement Process

17-Apr-2008

In May 2007 the OECD responded favourably to requests from Chile, Estonia, Israel, Russia, and Slovenia to begin a process aimed at eventual membership in the OECD by these countries. The Committee on Fiscal Affairs has agreed that input should be sought from business and NGOs in the process of assessing how far the applicant countries meet the core principles and, in particular, in their application.

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Fighting Offshore Tax Evasion

Grace Perez-Navarro, deputy-director of OECD’s Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, addresses harmful tax practices, including tax havens, by improving transparency and establishing effective exchange of information.

Nicholas Bray speaks with Grace Perez-Navarro

Taxing Wages provides unique information on income tax paid by workers and social security contributions levied on employees and their employers in OECD countries. Special Feature: Tax Reforms and Tax Burdens 2000-2006.

Taxing Wages 2006/2007: 2007 Edition

Developing Partnerships with Non-OECD Economies

This handbook is a guide for anyone directly or indirectly involved in the Committee on Fiscal Affairs' partnership programme with Non-OECD Economies and sets out practical information about its operation.

User's Handbook

www.itdweb.org

A joint initiative by the OECD, IMF and World Bank to facilitate discussion on tax matters

International Tax Dialogue