Posts by Peter Hann

IMF Blog Outlines Fiscal Policy Responses to the Health Crisis

March 9, 2020

An IMF blog published on 5 March 2020 is concerned with fiscal policy responses to the outbreak of coronavirus. The...

UK: Tax Tribunal Rules in Favour of HMRC on IR35 Rules

March 9, 2020

A tax tribunal ruling issued on 4 March 2020 concerned the IR35 rules as they apply to an individual operating...

IMF Report Discusses Australia’s Economic Situation

March 6, 2020

On 4 March 2020 the IMF published a report following the conclusion of discussions with Australia under Article IV of...

IMF comments on Austria’s tax system

March 5, 2020

On 3 March 2020 the IMF issued a report following consultations with Austria under Article IV of the IMF’s articles...

IMF Recommends Further Tax Reform in Tanzania

March 5, 2020

The IMF issued a report on 5 March 2020 following consultations under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement....

WTO: Trade Policy Review of European Union

March 4, 2020

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) issued a report in connection with the trade policy review of the European Union (EU)...

UK confirms date of Finance Bill 2020

March 4, 2020

In a written ministerial statement of 25 February 2020 the UK confirmed that the Finance Bill 2020 is to be...

UK: Report on the management of tax expenditures

March 3, 2020

A report released by the National Audit Office issued on 14 February 2020 looked at the management of tax expenditures....

UK: Changes to IR35 Rules

February 29, 2020

On 27 February 2020 HM Treasury confirmed that the planned changes to the IR35 rules will be implemented from 6...

OECD: Guidance and IT Tools released to support the TRACE system

February 29, 2020

On 25 February 2020 the OECD issued guidance on the the technical implementation of the TRACE initiative (Treaty Relief and...

OECD: Stage 1 peer review reports on dispute resolution

February 25, 2020

On 24 February 2020 the OECD published the eighth round of stage 1 peer review reports. The reports related to...

OECD: Consultation on reporting provisions for platform operators

February 22, 2020

On 19 February 2020, the OECD released a public consultation document on the draft model rules for reporting by platform...

UK: 2020 budget date confirmed

February 21, 2020

The date of the UK budget has been confirmed as 11 March 2020. As this is the first budget of...

EU: Four more jurisdictions added to blacklist

February 19, 2020

On 18 February 2020 the European Union (EU) added Panama, Palau, the Seychelles and the Cayman Islands to its blacklist...

OECD: Economic Impact of Proposals on Taxation of the Digital Economy

February 15, 2020

An economic analysis and impact assessment is being carried out by the OECD to support the work of the OECD...

OECD: Tax Report to the G20 Finance Ministers

February 15, 2020

On 14 February 2020 the OECD published the Tax Report to the G20 Finance Ministers, in advance of their meeting...

OECD: Transfer Pricing Guidance on Financial Transactions

February 15, 2020

On 11 February 2020 the OECD released a report entitled Transfer Pricing Guidance on Financial Transactions: Inclusive Framework on BEPS:...

OECD: consultation document on the review of CbC Reporting

February 7, 2020

On 6 February 2020 the OECD issued a consultation document inviting comments from interested parties on the review of the...