9-June-2023
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The Secretariat of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information (Global Forum) has developed a new Guidance for implementation of a secure perimeter for automatic exchange of information purposes – a tactical approach on confidentiality and data safeguards for developing countries.
31-May-2023
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To further assist jurisdictions committed to automatic exchange to implement their compliance strategies, the Global Forum Secretariat launched today the Methodology for implementation of the risk based approach to administrative compliance and risk matrices, that jurisdictions can use to develop or improve their own risk assessment approach.
30-May-2023
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As part of the Fiscal Transition Support Programme in West Africa (FTSP), the OECD is organising a training workshop on transfer pricing from 30 May to 1 June 2023 in Lomé, Togo, for representatives of the 15 Member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, as well as the Commissions of ECOWAS and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU).
26-May-2023
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The Secretariat of the Global Forum facilitated a virtual seminar on automatic exchange of financial account information from 22 to 26 May 2023 for officials from Kenya Revenue Authority.
23-May-2023
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Vietnam ratifies BEPS Convention, now covering around 1850 bilateral tax treaties, showing commitment against abuse of tax treaties and BEPS by multinational enterprises. Effective from 1 September 2023.
22-May-2023
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The Study Group on Asia-Pacific Tax Administration and Research (SGATAR) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have joined the global fight against tax evasion by becoming the 22nd and 23rd observers of the Global Forum respectively.
16-May-2023
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Tax revenues as a share of GDP in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) rebounded to their pre-pandemic level in 2021 amid an economic recovery and higher commodity prices, according to a new report.
16-May-2023
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The 10th Global Forum Competent Authorities Conference was kindly hosted by the Georgia Revenue Service on 15 and 16 May 2023 in Tbilisi. The event brought together 160 participants from 77 jurisdictions.
15-May-2023
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Sierra Leone has joined the international fight against tax evasion as 168th member – and 37th African member – of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes.
10-May-2023
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As part of the ongoing work of the OECD/IGF partnership on base erosion and profit shifting in the mining programme, the OECD and IGF are seeking public comments on two toolkits. The first toolkit provides a framework that is designed to support developing countries in addressing the transfer pricing challenges faced when pricing minerals. The second toolkit applies this transfer pricing framework to a specific mineral (bauxite).