Posts by Peter Hann

World Bank: Third Tax Conference Discusses Environmental Taxes

September 30, 2021

The first day of the Third World Bank Tax Conference on 30 September 2021 included a session on environmental taxes,...

UK: Making Tax Digital for Self Employed and Landlords

September 27, 2021

On 23 September 2021 HMRC issued a policy paper on the extension of Making Tax Digital (MTD) to the self-employed...

OECD: Model Manual on Exchange of Information

September 23, 2021

On 16 September 2021 the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes, the World Bank Group...

UK: OTS report reviews change of tax year end

September 21, 2021

On 15 September 2021 the Office for Tax Simplification (OTS) issued a report outlining its views on the advantages and...

UK: Tax Gap Statistics Published

September 21, 2021

On 16 September 2021 the UK government released the latest edition of Measuring Tax Gaps, estimating the tax gap for...

IMF: Tax and Digitalisation in Asia

September 19, 2021

On 14 September 2021 the IMF held a digital seminar on Tax and Digitalisation in Asia, coinciding with the launch...

OECD: Behavioural Insights for Better Tax Administration

September 19, 2021

On 1 September 2021 the OECD’s Forum for Tax Administration issued a paper entitled: Behavioural Insights for Better Tax Administration:...

OECD: Measures to Facilitate Withholding Tax Relief Claims

September 18, 2021

On 6 September 2021 the OECD issued a document entitled: Tax administration responses to COVID-19: Administrative measures to facilitate withholding...

OECD: Podcast on the Global Digital Tax Agreement

September 10, 2021

On 9 September 2021 the OECD made available a podcast on the global digital tax agreement. The international tax system...

UNCTAD report on illicit financial flows

September 8, 2021

The UNCTAD publication Economic Development in Africa Report 2020: Tackling Illicit Financial Flows for Sustainable Development in Africa was published...

OECD: Ukraine commits to automatic exchange of financial account information

September 7, 2021

On 30 August 2021 the OECD announced that Ukraine is committed to implementing the international Standard for Automatic Exchange of...

OECD: Update on FTA developments

September 7, 2021

The August 2021 update of the OECD’s Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) outlined recent developments. Tax Administration 3.0 The FTA...

EU: Proposed carbon border tax criticised by BRICS countries

August 30, 2021

On 27 August 2021 a virtual BRICS ministerial meeting on the environment stated its joint opposition to the EU’s proposed...

UK: Survey Indicates Businesses are Unprepared for Plastic Packaging Tax

August 26, 2021

A study conducted by the waste management company Veolia on preparation for the plastic packaging tax has found that more...

UK: Professional Bodies Request a Delay to Introduction of Tax Changes

August 26, 2021

Professional bodies in the UK have criticised the speed of proposed reforms to the tax system and have written to...

UK: Statistics on Creative Industries Tax Relief

August 25, 2021

On 24 August 2021 HMRC published updated statistics for creative industries tax relief for 2020/21, showing that GBP 1.31 billion...

EU: Commission Letter Comments on Common Corporate Tax

August 22, 2021

On 3 August 2021 a letter addressed to the European Parliament on behalf of the European Commission confirmed that the...

OECD: Update on reviews of preferential tax regimes

August 21, 2021

On 05 August 2021 the OECD’s Inclusive Framework issued an update on progress made in combatting harmful tax practices. The...