China: OECD publishes working paper on China’s tax policy
An OECD working paper titled “Tax policy and tax reform in the People’s Republic of China” was published on 9 September 2013. The paper makes a comparison between OECD tax policies and those in China and looks at the ratio of tax to GDP and
See MoreOECD: Mutual agreement procedure statistics
Each year the OECD makes available statistics on the mutual agreement procedure (MAP) cases in member countries and in some other partner economies that make these statistics available. The statistics for the 2012 reporting periods have now been
See MoreOECD issues a report on managing service demand
The OECD’s Forum on Tax Administration has published a report on Managing Service Demand. This document sets out guidance for tax administrations on providing services for taxpayers, looking at how limited resources may be directed to service
See MoreOECD issues report on cooperative tax compliance
The OECD’s Form on Tax Administration has issued a report called “Cooperative Compliance: A Framework” setting out the progress made by various countries in implementing a cooperative approach to tax compliance and setting out the next steps
See MoreOECD report on Tax Administration for 2013
The document Tax Administration 2013 has been issued by the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration. This report includes statistics on tax administration from 52 tax administrations covering advanced and emerging economies. The document is
See MoreOECD: report prepared for G20 on fighting tax evasion
The OECD has prepared a report for the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors on international measures being taken to ensure that taxpayers pay the correct amount of tax. These measures include the work of the Global Forum on Transparency
See MoreUK: supplementary report by the Global Forum’s Peer Review Group
A supplementary report has been issued further to the combined Phase 1-2 report issued by the OECD’s Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes in September 2011. Since that date the UK has sent a follow up report to
See MoreOECD: Global Forum moves to Phase 2 peer reviews
The OECD’s “Global Forum on transparency and information exchange for tax purposes” has a three year mandate to ensure the implementation of tax transparency standards by conducting “peer reviews” of its member countries and of other
See MoreOECD publishes mutual agreement procedure statistics for 2011
The OECD has made available the statistics for 2011 in respect of the mutual agreement procedure (MAP) in its member countries. The statistics were provided to the OECD by member countries and by Argentina and South Africa which are not currently
See MoreOECD: study of taxation of wages
The OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration has published as a Taxation Working Paper a study entitled: “The average personal income tax rate and tax wedge progression in OECD countries”. The tax wedge could be defined as the difference
See MoreOECD: Aggressive tax planning schemes based on after-tax hedging
On 13 March 2013 the OECD released a report entitled “Aggressive Tax Planning Based on After-Tax Hedging”. This report uses information on aggressive tax avoidance schemes submitted to the OECD Directory on Aggressive Tax Planning and looks at
See MoreOECD: report on aid modalities for strengthening tax systems
An OECD report entitled “Tax and development: aid modalities for strengthening tax systems” was published on 11 March 2013. This is a result of work by the OECD’s Informal Task Force on Tax and Development, which incorporates the expertise of
See MoreOECD: report on tax evasion through electronic sales suppression
In both electronic and manual accounting systems the arrangements for recording cash received at the point of sale are important for ensuring that all sales made and cash received are correctly recorded. Much attention has been given to manual
See MoreOECD invites comments on the draft International VAT Guidelines
The OECD has issued a draft consolidated version of the international VAT/GST Guidelines with an invitation for public comment on four new draft elements of the Guidelines. The new elements are a preface to the Guidelines; the core features of VAT
See MoreOECD publishes comments received on the revised emissions trading discussion draft
On 19 October 2012 the OECD released a discussion draft on tax treaty issues relating to emissions permits and credits. Comments from interested parties were invited by 15 January 2013 and these comments have now been published on the OECD
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