Posts by Peter Hann

US Treasury Secretary backs the OECD talks on Global Minimum Tax

April 6, 2021

On 5 April 2021 the US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced that she is working with the G20 countries to...

OECD: Exchange of Information commences under Global Standard on Substantial Activities

April 2, 2021

From 31 March 2021 twelve low tax jurisdictions have begun exchanging information under the global standard on substantial activities. The...

OECD: Request for input on proposed changes to commentary on Article 9 of OECD Model

April 2, 2021

On 29 March 2021 the OECD issued a public discussion draft on proposed changes to the commentary to Article 9...

OECD: 2020 Peer Review Report on Treaty Shopping

April 1, 2021

On 1 April 2021 the OECD released the latest annual peer review report on adoption of measures against treaty shopping....

OECD: ICAP Awareness Sessions

March 31, 2021

The OECD is holding virtual Awareness Sessions on 30 March 2021 and 1 April 2021 for multinational groups looking for...

OECD: Profiles for Countries Applying Arbitration under the MLI

March 29, 2021

On 23 March 2021 the OECD published Arbitration Profiles for 30 jurisdictions that are applying the arbitration provisions in Part...

UK: Research on Small Businesses Adopting MTD for VAT

March 29, 2021

On 23 March 2021 HMRC published the results of research carried out by an independent organisation into how Making Tax...

UK: Call for Evidence on the Tax Administration Framework

March 27, 2021

On 23 March 2021 the UK government published a call for evidence entitled: The Tax Administration Framework: Building a 21st...

UK: Consultation on securitisation tax regime

March 26, 2021

On 23 March 2021 the UK government issued a consultation paper on the reform of the taxation of securitisation companies....

UK: Summary of responses to call for evidence on tackling disguised remuneration

March 24, 2021

On 23 March 2021 the UK government published a summary of responses to a call for evidence on tackling disguised...

UK: Consultation on Transfer Pricing Documentation

March 24, 2021

On 23 March 2021 the UK government published a consultation paper on transfer pricing documentation. The closing date for comments...

OECD: Mongolian Tax Administration issues first transfer pricing tax assessment

March 21, 2021

The OECD reported on 18 March 2021 that following the implementation of initiatives in mining tax audit capacity building the...

UK: SME Brexit Support Fund open for applications

March 18, 2021

From 15 March 2021 a Brexit Support Fund for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is accepting applications for grants of...

IMF Report Recommends Further Tax Measures for Luxembourg

March 18, 2021

On 15 March 2021 IMF staff issued a concluding statement following discussions under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of...

WTO: Discussion on MSMEs and Green Technology

March 15, 2021

At the meeting of the Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) on 10 and 11 March 2021,...

IMF Recommends Tax Measures and Structural Reforms in Chile

March 15, 2021

On 9 March 2021 IMF staff issued a concluding statement following discussions with Chile under Chile has issued wide policy...

IMF: Analysis of Fiscal Measures to Reduce US Emissions

March 14, 2021

An IMF blog of 10 March 2021 entitled A New Vision for the US Climate Agenda looks at fiscal actions...

Platform for Collaboration on Tax: Toolkit on Tax Treaty Negotiations

March 11, 2021

The Platform for Collaboration on Tax (PCT) was set up by the IMF, OECD, UN and World Bank Group. The...