OECD Report Examines Tax Debt Management

10 November, 2014

The OECD Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) has published a study entitled “Working Smarter in Tax Debt Management” to provide a picture of the most effective approaches to tax collection and recovery. The study appears at a time when tax debts

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OECD: Report on Increasing Taxpayer Use of Self Service Channels

03 November, 2014

The efficiency of tax administration can increase if there is improved management of requests by taxpayers for support and advice. Following two previous studies on the improvement of service demand the OECD's Forum on Tax Administration requested

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Tax Administration Leaders Discuss Concerted Action to Deal With Global Challenges

03 November, 2014

On 23 and 24 October 2014 the heads of tax administrations convened for the ninth meeting of the OECD Forum on Tax Administration (FTA). Delegations from around forty tax administrations discussed the implications of the project on base erosion and

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OECD: Measures of Tax Compliance Outcomes

03 November, 2014

The OECD's Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) has put together a report entitled: “Measures of Tax Compliance Outcomes: A Practical Guide”. Tax Administrations are concerned with outcomes such as collecting the right amount of tax, improving

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Global Forum Publishes Peer Reviews

03 November, 2014

The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes has published reports on Phase 2 peer reviews of Belize, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Israel, the Russian Federation and St Vincent and the Grenadines. The reports cover the

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UN Taxation Experts Discuss International Tax Issues

03 November, 2014

The tenth session of the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters took place in Geneva from 21 to 25 October 2014. The experts considered issues relating to the next update of the UN Model Tax Convention and commentary,

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OECD– Releases Comments on Discussion draft regarding “Transfer Pricing Comparability Data and Developing Countries”

29 October, 2014

The OECD invited comments on 6 June 2012 from interested parties on its Discussion Draft on Transfer Pricing Comparability Data and Developing Countries for proposed revisions to Chapter VI of the Transfer Pricing Guidelines. The OECD published the

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OECD: Go into French Tax improvement Debate

28 October, 2014

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has recommended a number of direct tax reforms to build on the French Government's efforts to improve the nation's competitiveness in Europe.  The report provides that the tax wedge

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OECD: 9th Meeting of Forum on Tax Administration took place in Dublin

28 October, 2014

The 9th Meeting of the Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) took place in Dublin on 23-24 October 2014 in Dublin, Ireland. Nearly forty delegations, including international and regional tax organizations, participated in the Ninth Meeting of the OECD

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Memorandum of understanding between Ukraine and OECD signed

08 October, 2014

The OECD and Ukraine signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 7 October 2014 to help Ukraine's efforts to tackle corruption, strengthen its tax system and promote competitiveness. The Memo determines priority areas and cooperation forms for

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OECD: Released a Roadmap to support developing countries in implementing the new global standard for the automatic exchange of tax information.

24 September, 2014

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released on September 22, 2014, goals to support developing countries in executing the new global standard for the automatic exchange of tax information. Finance Ministers of the

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OECD:  Published report on guidance on transfer pricing features of intangibles

22 September, 2014

The OECD recently released the report on Action 8 of the Action Plan on 16 September 2014 which is based on Erosion and Profit Shifting (AP-BEPS). The details report comprises guidance on the Transfer Pricing aspects of intangibles. It covers final

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OECD: proposes changes to international corporate tax rules

18 September, 2014

The OECD proposals aim to ensure that corporate profits are taxed where economic activities generating the profits are performed and where value is created. Among the recommendations are changes to the practice of transfer pricing, particularly for

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OECD: released its first recommendations under BEPS project

17 September, 2014

The OECD released its first recommendations on 16 September 2014, for a coordinated international approach to combat tax avoidance by multinational enterprises under Action Plan on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting. The recommendations provide the

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OECD Urges Spain To Reduce Tax Exemptions

13 September, 2014

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has advised Spain to further broaden its corporate tax base, reduce the rate and withdraw special regimes for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In June this year the Spanish

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OECD: Global Forum released new compliance ratings on tax transparency for 10 jurisdictions

01 September, 2014

The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes published a review reports on 4th August 2014, demonstrating progress toward implementation of the international standard for exchange of information on request. The

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OECD:  releases public request for input on BEPS Action 11

06 August, 2014

The OECD released a public request for input on the base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) action plan Action 11 on 4th August 2014. Action 11 aims  to establish methodologies to collect and analyse data on BEPS.: Action 11 aims to develop

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OECD – Approved updated 2014 model tax convention

20 July, 2014

The OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) recently declared that the OECD Council has approved 2014 update to the OECD Model Tax Convention, scheduled to be published in the next few months. The 2014 Update brings following

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