Russia: MOF publishes tax policy plans for 2024
On 2 November 2023, the Ministry of Finance in Russia released a statement regarding the tax policy proposals announced by State Secretary and Deputy Minister of Finance, Alexey Sazanov, during a recent event hosted by the B1 company. The statement
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OECD Releases Information and Statistics on Mutual Agreement Procedures
On 14 November 2023 the OECD released the 2022 Mutual Agreement Procedures (MAP) Statistics, covering 133 jurisdictions worldwide. The release of these statistics each year is part of the actions to improve dispute prevention and resolution in line
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OECD: Consultation on Transfer Pricing Issues Relating to Lithium
On 6 November 2023 the OECD and the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) released for public consultation a draft toolkit with the title Determining the Price of Minerals: Application to Lithium. The
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OECD: Guidance on Transfer Pricing Issues for Bauxite
Following the completion of a previous consultation, on 6 November 2023 the OECD published a toolkit with the title Determining the price of minerals: A Transfer Pricing Framework – Schedule A: Bauxite. This toolkit follows on from the publication
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OECD: Practice Note on Transfer Pricing for Minerals
On 6 November 2023 the OECD published the final version of a practice note with the title Determining the price of minerals: A Transfer Pricing Framework. The practice note has been developed after consultation with interested parties with the aim
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OECD: Report to the Meeting of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
The OECD Secretary General’s report to the meeting of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors covered the following issues: Two-Pillar International Tax Package The Inclusive Framework has now released the text of the Multilateral
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OECD: Multilateral Convention in Relation to Amount A of Pillar One
On 11 October 2023 the OECD’s Inclusive Framework released the finalised text of a multilateral convention in relation to Amount A of Pillar One, to co-ordinate the implementation of the reallocation of taxing rights to market jurisdictions,
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OECD: Sixth Annual Peer Review Report on BEPS Action 13
On 25 September 2023 the sixth annual peer review report was issued under BEPS Action 13, looking at the implementation of the minimum standard on country by country (CbC) reporting by jurisdictions at April 2023. The report covers 136 member
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OECD: Responses to Consultation on Amount B of Pillar One
On 20 September 2023 the OECD published the responses to the consultation on Amount B of Pillar One of the two-pillar approach to taxation of the digital economy. Amount B applies to baseline marketing and distribution activities, simplifying the
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The Declaration issued by the G20 leaders at their meeting on 9 and 10 September 2023 included the following points: Global Economic Situation The Declaration noted the recent global crises that have posed challenges to long-term growth and
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OECD: Report to the G20 leaders meeting of September 2023
The tax report by the OECD Secretary General to the meeting of G20 leaders on 9 to 10 September 2023 outlines the latest international tax developments in international tax reform, including the work on the two-pillar international tax plan;
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OECD: Subject to Tax Rule
On 17 July 2023 the OECD published details of the subject to tax rule (STTR) developed by the Inclusive Framework on BEPS as part of Pillar Two of the two-pillar proposals on international tax. The STTR gives jurisdictions the right to “tax
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OECD: Template for GloBE Information Return
On 17 July 2023 the OECD published details of the contents of the GloBE information return (GIR) under Pillar Two. The GIR is designed to collect the information needed by the tax administration to arrive at an appropriate risk assessment and to
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OECD: Outcome Statement on the Two Pillar Solution
On 11 July 2023 an Outcome Statement on the two-pillar international tax solution was approved by 138 member jurisdictions of the Inclusive Framework on base erosion and profit shifting. The Outcome Statement summarises the package of deliverables
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OECD Report to the G20 Financial Ministers and Central Bank Governors
On 17 July 2023 the OECD published the report prepared for the meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors held in India on 17 and 18 July 2023. Update on the Two-Pillar International Tax Solution The report noted that on 11
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OECD: Consultation on Amount B of Pillar One
On 17 July 2023 the Inclusive Framework issued a consultation document asking for stakeholder input on Amount B under Pillar One. Comments are invited by 1 September 2023. Amount B applies to baseline marketing and distribution activities, which
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OECD Tax Talk Outlines Progress on Two Pillar Proposals
An OECD Tax Talk held on 19 July 2023 summarised recent developments on the two-pillar international tax proposals. Pillar One – MLC The implementation of Pillar One will require a multilateral convention (MLC) to ensure that the
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UK: Second Reading of Spring Finance Bill 2023
On 13 June 2023 the UK government published the Tax Information and Impact Notes for government amendments at the report stage of the Spring Finance Bill 2023. The Bill includes the following measures: Multinational Top-up tax: UK adoption of
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