WTO: Five Aims for the WTO Member Countries in 2022
A blog post on 10 January 2022 from the WTO Deputy Director General Ms Gonzalez looked at five important tasks for the WTO in 2022. Response to the pandemic The WTO members need to deliver a trade and health response to the pandemic, in view
See MoreOECD: Revisiting Alcohol Prices for Healthier Lives
An OECD blog post of 13 January 2022 is entitled Revisiting Alcohol Pricing Policies for Healthier Lives. The blog post notes that decisions on alcohol policy involve a balance between health objectives and broader economic aims, and examines the
See MoreUK: Consultation on Implementing the Global Minimum Tax
On 11 January 2022 the UK launched a consultation on the implementation in the UK of the OECD agreement on Pillar 2, the global minimum tax. The consultation is looking for views on the implementation and administration in the UK of the OECD’s
See MoreIreland: President signs Finance Bill 2021 into Law
On 21 December 2021, President signed the 2021 Finance Bill into Finance Act 2021, which provides for the implementation of the 2022 Budget measures as well as some necessary anti-avoidance measures and technical changes to the tax code. Some of
See MoreEU: Proposed Directive on Global Minimum Tax
On 22 December 2021 the European Commission proposed a Directive to ensure that large multinational groups are subject to a global minimum effective tax rate. The proposal follows the terms of the international agreement on Pillar 2 of the OECD
See MoreOECD: Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) Rules
On 20 December 2021 the OECD published the document Tax Challenges Arising from the Digitalisation of the Economy – Global Anti-Base Erosion Model Rules (Pillar Two). The Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) Rules provide for large multinational
See MoreEU: Tax Policy Plans for 2022
At a meeting of the EU Parliament’s FISC subcommittee on 30 November 2021, the EU Commissioner responsible for economic and tax issues outlined the European Commission’s tax plans for 2022 and was questioned on the plans by members of the
See MoreUK: Responses to Consultation on Transfer Pricing Documentation
On 30 November 2021 the UK government published a summary of responses to the consultation on transfer pricing documentation held earlier in 2021. The original consultation invited comments from interested parties on whether there should be a
See MoreOECD: New MAP statistics for 2020
On 22 November 2021 the OECD released updated mutual agreement procedure (MAP) statistics for 2020. The statistics cover 118 jurisdictions and include almost all MAP cases globally. The collection of the MAP statistics is one element in the minimum
See MoreOECD: Toolkit on Implementing the Standard on Exchange of Financial Account Information
In November 2021 the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes issued the Toolkit for the Implementation of the Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information. The toolkit aims to assist developing
See MoreMalaysia: Parliament passes the budget for 2022
On 18 November 2021, the Parliament of Malaysia passed the 2022 budget at the policy stage. The budget includes the following tax proposals related to corporate taxations. To support the Government’s initiative in assisting the affected
See MoreEU: European Parliament passes provisions for public CbC reporting
On 11 November the European Union's Parliament voted to pass amendments to the EU Accounting Directive (2013/34/EU) on financial reporting of certain types of undertakings. The amendments would introduce public country-by-country reporting
See MoreSouth Africa: Parliament tables 2021 Tax Bills
On 11 November 2021, Tax Bills 2021 (Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (TLAB), Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill (TALAB), Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Bill (Rates Bill)) were tabled in the Parliament. The National
See MoreUN: Tax Committee Discusses Transfer Pricing Issues
In its virtual meetings from 19 to 27 October 2021 the UN Tax Committee is considering aspects of transfer pricing. Among topics that could be pursued further are practical risk assessment tools, transfer pricing aspects of marketing or trading
See MoreUN: Committee of Tax Experts Discuss Model Treaty Provisions
The virtual meetings of the UN Committee of Experts on Tax Matters taking place from 19 to 28 October 2021 are considering issues arising from the UN Model Tax Convention that should be the subject of future discussion within the UN
See MoreUN: Meetings of the Committee of Tax Experts
The UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters is holding its 23rd session as a series of virtual meetings between 19 and 28 October 2021. The issues to be covered include the following: Tax and the Sustainable
See MoreOECD: Tax Policy and Climate Change
A report on Tax Policy and Climate Change, produced by the IMF and the OECD, was included as an attachment to the OECD report for the meeting of G20 Finance Ministers on 13 October 2021. Carbon taxes and emissions trading systems result in
See MoreOECD: Report on Developing Countries and the Inclusive Framework
For the meeting of G20 Finance Ministers on 13 October 2021 the OECD prepared a separate report entitled Developing Countries and the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS and included this as an attachment to the main report to the meeting. The
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