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: Housing Equity across Levels of Government
On 26 October 2023 the OECD published a study with the title Bricks, Taxes and Spending: Solutions for Housing Equity across Levels of Government. The study forms part of the OECD’s Fiscal Federalism Studies and sets out an analysis of ways in
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IMF and World Bank annual meetings 2023
The IMF/World Bank annual meetings were held from 9 to 15 October 2023. Improving Tax Capacity in Developing Countries On 15 October 2023, a fiscal forum was held on improving tax capacity in developing countries. The address by Katherine Baer
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UN Tax Committee considers transfer pricing and treaty issues
The 27th session of the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters took place from 17 to 20 October 2023. Subcommittees dealing with various areas of taxation presented updates to the Tax Committee on their
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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: 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
See MoreUN: High-Level Dialogue on Financing for Development
On 20 September 2023 the UN held a high-level dialogue on financing for development, including a session on Promoting inclusive and effective international tax cooperation and mobilizing domestic resources. Keynote addresses were given by the
See MorePlatform for Collaboration on Tax: Study of Carbon Pricing Metrics
On 8 September 2023 the Platform for Collaboration on Tax (PCT) issued a report on carbon pricing metrics. The PCT was set up for collaboration between the IMF, OECD, UN and the World Bank and supports countries in strengthening their tax systems by
See MoreIMF Urges Lebanon to Improve Revenue Mobilisation
On 15 September 2023 the IMF issued a report following consultations with Lebanon under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. The IMF considers that the lack of action on reforms has caused problems for Lebanon’s economy. The country
See MoreG20 Leaders’ Declaration
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: Inclusive Forum on Carbon Mitigation Approaches
The Secretary General of the OECD prepared a report for the meeting of G20 leaders on 9 and 10 September 2023 updating them on the work of the Inclusive Forum on Carbon Mitigation Approaches (IFCMA). The IFCMA which was launched in February 2023
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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: Taxation of Labour vs Capital Income – Focus on Higher Earners
An OECD Tax Working Paper published on 28 August 2023 looked at the different tax treatment of labour and capital income, examining especially the position of higher earners. A number of governments tax labour and capital income in different
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ASEAN Requests a Review of the Global Minimum Tax
On 19 August 2023, at the ASEAN Economic Ministers' meeting, the Chair of the ASEAN Investment Area (AIA) Council called for a review of the global minimum tax that is being implemented under Pillar Two of the OECD two-pillar international tax
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IMF Report Suggests Tax Reforms for Kuwait
On 23 August 2023 the IMF issued a report following discussions with Kuwait under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. Kuwait’s economy has continued to recover with non-oil GDP growth estimated to be 3.4% in 2021, buoyed by a
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