Posts by Peter Hann

EU: Joint European Action for Affordable and Sustainable Energy

March 9, 2022

On 8 March 2022 the European Commission issued a communication entitled REPowerEU: Joint European Action for more affordable, secure and...

IMF Report Looks at the Economy of Hong Kong SAR

March 8, 2022

On 8 March 2022, the IMF published a report following discussions with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of...

UK: Finance Act 2022 receives Royal Assent

March 7, 2022

On 25 February 2022 the UK Finance Act 2022 received the Royal Assent. The Act includes a number of further...

World Bank: Economic Update on Papua New Guinea Recommends Tax Changes

March 6, 2022

On 4 March 2022 the World Bank published an economic update on Papua New Guinea recommending changes in tax policy...

Hong Kong announces 2022/23 Budget

March 6, 2022

The Hong Kong budget announcements for 2022/23 were delivered on 23 February 2022. BEPS 2.0 proposals Hong Kong will bring...

OECD: Creation of New Co-Chair of the Inclusive Framework

March 4, 2022

On 1 March 2022 the OECD announced that the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS has elected Marlene Nembhard-Parker of Tax...

IMF: New Database on Special Purpose Entities

March 3, 2022

On 2 March 2022 the IMF announced the release of a new database on special purpose entities (SPEs) showing cross-border...

Singapore to Consult on a Top-up Corporate Tax

March 2, 2022

In the Singapore budget for 2022, delivered on 18 February 2022, the Finance Minister announced that Singapore will consider introducing...

OECD: Updates to Transfer Pricing Country Profiles

March 1, 2022

On 28 February 2022 the OECD released updated transfer pricing country profiles for 22 countries, together with new transfer pricing...

OECD: Building an Investment Tax Incentives Database

February 28, 2022

On 24 February 2022 the OECD published a working paper entitled Building an Investment Tax Incentives Database. Countries use tax...

World Bank: Building Trust When Designing Tax Reform

February 27, 2022

On 17 February 2022 the World Bank issued a publication entitled Innovations in Tax Compliance: Building Trust, Navigating Politics and...

OECD announces that Chile has joined the ICAP

February 25, 2022

On 24 February 2022 the OECD announced that Chile has joined the International Compliance Assurance Program (ICAP). The ICAP is...

OECD: Consultation on Tax Base Determinations under Pillar One

February 25, 2022

On 18 February 2022 the OECD launched a public consultation in relation to tax base determinations for Amount A of...

G20: Communiqué Issued by the Meeting of Finance Ministers

February 23, 2022

On 18 February 2022 the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors issued a communiqué following their meeting which took...

OECD Tax Talk looks at international tax developments

February 22, 2022

The OECD Tax Talk held on 21 February 2022 provided an updated on important elements of tax work at the...

OECD: Tax Report for the G20 Finance Ministers

February 21, 2022

On 18 February 2022 the OECD presented its tax report for the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors. The...

OECD: Combating Tax Evasion and Financial Crimes in Latin America

February 20, 2022

An OECD blog post on 9 February 2022 looked at the fight against tax evasion and financial crimes in the...

Thailand: Amendments to Tobacco Tax and Regulation

February 19, 2022

It was reported on 17 February 2022 that the Cabinet in Thailand has approved a five-year road map to reduce...