Brazil passes major indirect tax reforms
On 20 December 2023, Brazil passed Constitutional Amendment No. 132 of 20 December 2023, introducing major indirect tax reforms. These reforms will replace or unify several existing indirect taxes with new tax measures. The taxes that are
See MoreGloBE rules to be enforced from January 2024 despite major challenges
The OECD framework Two-Pillar Solution the global corporate minimum tax rate of 15% (Model GloBE Rules), imposed on large multinational companies with annual revenues of $790 million (€750 million) a proposal drafted by the OECD alongside G-20,
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OECD: 2022 Peer Review Reports on the Exchange of Information on Tax Rulings
On 13 December 2023 the OECD released the 2022 Peer Review Reports on the Exchange of Information on Tax Rulings. The latest annual peer review reports cover 131 Inclusive Framework member jurisdictions and jurisdictions of relevance. The BEPS
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Brazil tax reform brings challenges to service sectors
The new Brazilian transfer pricing rules align with the OECD standard and are a radical change to the analysis of intra-group transactions, and offer several implementational challenges. Besides, the tax reform (PEC 45/2019) is being discussed in
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Argentina: Newly elected government announces tax reforms
On 10 December 2023, the recently elected Government took power and has announced a series of structural economic and tax measures, including a significant simplification and reduction in applicable taxes. One of the measures announced has been
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WHO: Launch of Technical Manual on Alcohol Tax Policy and Administration
On 5 December 2023 a webinar was held to launch the WHO technical manual on alcohol tax policy and administration. See: WHO technical manual on alcohol tax policy and administration . Rudiger Krech, the director of health promotion at the WHO,
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UN Adopts Resolution to Set Up a Framework Convention on Tax
On 22 November 2023 the UN general assembly adopted a resolution to commence the process of setting up a framework convention on tax. The framework convention could ensure that the UN is the main body for decision-making on international tax
See MoreOECD 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
See MoreOECD: Peer Review Report on Tax Transparency and EOI in Serbia
On 8 November 2023 the OECD’s Global Forum published the second-round peer review report on Serbia’s implementation of the standard on transparency and exchange of information (EOI). The report assesses the legal and regulatory framework at 4
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OECD: Peer Review Report on Tax Transparency and EOI in Latvia
On 8 November 2023 the OECD’s Global Forum published the second-round peer review report on Latvia’s implementation of the standard on transparency and exchange of information (EOI). Latvia’s implementation of the EOIR standard was given an
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OECD: Peer Review Report on Tax Transparency and EOI in Poland
On 8 November 2023 the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes published the second-round peer review report on Poland’s implementation of the standard on transparency and exchange of information (EOI). Poland’s
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OECD: Peer Review Report on Transparency and EOI in Thailand
On 8 November 2023 the Global Forum published a peer review report on Thailand's implementation of the standard on transparency and exchange of information. Thailand joined the Global Forum in 2017 and made efforts to establish the necessary legal
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Pakistan: Peer Review Report on Exchange of Information and Transparency
On 8 November 2023 the Global Forum published the second-round peer review report assessing Pakistan’s practical implementation of the standard on transparency and exchange of information on request (EOIR). The latest peer review assessment
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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: 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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