Posts by Peter Hann

OECD: Case Study on Strengthening Tax Transparency in Uganda

May 3, 2021

On 16 April 2021 the OECD issued a tax and development case study entitled Strengthening tax transparency to combat tax...

OECD: Taxing Wages 2021

April 30, 2021

On 29 April 2021 the OECD issued the annual publication Taxing Wages 2021. This publication sets out details of taxes...

UN: Tax Committee Approves Handbook on Carbon Taxation for Developing Countries

April 28, 2021

The twenty-second session of the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters, held from 19 to 28...

UN: Third edition of the Practical Manual on Transfer Pricing for Developing Countries

April 28, 2021

Following approval at the twenty-second session of the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters, held from...

OECD: Sharing and gig economies and VAT/GST

April 27, 2021

On 19 April 2021 the OECD released a report entitled The Impact of the Growth of the Sharing and Gig...

OECD: Tax Policy Reforms 2021

April 26, 2021

On 21 April 2021, the OECD published Tax Policy Reforms 2021 giving an overview of the tax policy of around...

OECD: Tax Administration – Digital Resilience in the COVID-19 Environment

April 26, 2021

On 21 April 2022 the OECD’s Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) issued a publication entitled Tax Administration: Digital Resilience in...

OECD: Policies for a Climate Neutral Industry

April 23, 2021

On 15 April 2021 the OECD issued a Science, Technology and Industry Working Paper looking at lessons to be learned...

OECD: Peer review reports under BEPS Action 14

April 17, 2021

On 15 April 2021 the OECD released peer review assessments under Action 14 of the project on base erosion and...

IMF Blog Looks at Securing a Green Recovery

April 16, 2021

In an IMF blog post of 15 April 2021 the IMF Director General looks at policies to secure a green...

UN: Meeting of Committee of Tax Experts

April 15, 2021

On 19 to 28 April 2021 the twenty-second session of the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax...

IMF and World Bank: Discussion of Digital Services Tax

April 14, 2021

On 13 April 2021 the IMF and World Bank tax conference on Minimum and Digital Taxation: Consensus or Divide discussed...

IMF and World Bank: Discussion of Global Minimum Tax and Developing Countries

April 13, 2021

On 13 April 2021 the IMF and World Bank held a tax conference entitled Minimum and Digital Taxation: Consensus or...

EU: BASIC countries express concern at the proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

April 11, 2021

A Joint Statement issued on 8 April 2021 at the conclusion of the 30th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change...

IMF press briefing discusses World Economic Outlook for April 2021

April 10, 2021

The IMF press briefing following the publication of the World Economic Outlook for April 2021 clarified some issues arising. Phasing...

IMF: World Economic Outlook for April 2021

April 10, 2021

The IMF publication World Economic Outlook for April 2021 notes that the global economic outlook is still uncertain, with potential...

IMF: Fiscal Monitor Looks at Tax Policy for the Recovery

April 9, 2021

The IMF Fiscal Monitor for April 2021 entitled A Fair Shot discusses actions in response to COVID-19 and looks at...

IMF: Discussion of Tax Aspects of the Fiscal Monitor Reports

April 8, 2021

On 7 April 2021 the IMF held a press briefing to discuss the latest issue of the IMF Fiscal Monitor....