Posts by Peter Hann

UK notifies the WTO of withdrawal from the European Union

February 4, 2020

A communication from the UK on 1 February 2020 (WT/GC/206) has set out detail on the implications for the World...

UK: Press Release on Diverted Profits Tax and Compliance Facility

February 4, 2020

An HMRC press release of 27 January 2020 noted that more than GBP 5 billion in extra tax has collected...

UK: Statistics on Transfer Pricing and Diverted Profits Tax

February 3, 2020

On 27 January 2020 HMRC published statistics relating to transfer pricing and the diverted profits tax. HMRC had 441 full...

OECD: Statement by the Inclusive Framework on Tax Challenges of the Digital Economy

January 31, 2020

A statement by the Inclusive Framework on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) released on 31 January 2020 noted that...

France and the US agree deal on digital tax

January 23, 2020

Following talks with the US on taxation of digital companies France has agreed to stop delay collection of its planned...

WTO: Discussions on Investment Facilitation for Development

December 30, 2019

A meeting of the WTO’s Structured Discussions on Investment Facilitation for Development took place on 12 December 2019. The initiative...

OECD: Peer review reports on exchange of information on tax rulings

December 27, 2019

On 23 December 2019 the OECD released the 2018 peer review reports on the exchange of information on tax rulings....

OECD: Fiscal challenges of ageing populations for central and local government

December 23, 2019

On 4 December 2019 the OECD released a Working Paper entitled Population ageing and sub-central governments: long-term fiscal challenges and...

OECD: Working Paper looks at tax autonomy of local government

December 23, 2019

An OECD Working Paper entitled Twenty years of tax autonomy across levels of government: measurement and applications was released on...

OECD: Report on Transfer Pricing in Brazil

December 23, 2019

On 18 December 2019 the OECD issued a report entitled Transfer Pricing in Brazil: Towards Convergence with the OECD Standard....

OECD: Global Revenue Statistics Database

December 22, 2019

A publication issued by the OECD on 19 December 2019 explains the current scope of the Global Revenue Statistics Database....

Indonesia: Tax dispute resolution peer review report

December 18, 2019

On 28 November 2019 the OECD published a stage 1 peer review report commenting on Indonesia’s compliance with the minimum...

Russia: Tax Dispute Resolution Peer Review

December 11, 2019

On 28 November 2019 the OECD published a stage 1 peer review report on the Russian Federation’s compliance with the...

China: Tax dispute resolution peer review report

December 11, 2019

On 28 November 2019 the OECD published a stage 1 peer review report commenting on China’s compliance with the minimum...

Brazil: Tax Dispute Resolution Peer Review Report

December 10, 2019

On 28 November 2019 the OECD published a stage 1 peer review report on Brazil’s compliance with the minimum standard...

ATAF meets to discuss revenue mobilization

December 6, 2019

On 19 to 22 November 2019 the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) held its the fourth International Conference on Tax...

OECD: Revenue Statistics 2019

December 5, 2019

On 5 December 2019 the 2019 edition of the Revenue Statistics was released by the OECD. The publication shows that...

OECD: Global Forum 10th Anniversary Plenary Meeting

December 5, 2019

On 26 and 27 November 2019 the OECD’s Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes held...