OECD: Tax Administration Capacity Building in Relation to the Mining Sector in Latin America

March 17, 2022

On 15 March 2022 the OECD published a blog post on its website commenting on the importance of capacity building to enable tax administrations to collect a fair amount of tax and royalties from mining activities. The post highlighted the

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World Bank: Economic Update on Papua New Guinea Recommends Tax Changes

March 06, 2022

On 4 March 2022 the World Bank published an economic update on Papua New Guinea recommending changes in tax policy and administration to improve revenue collection. The report notes that tax collection has been in decline, and this has been made

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OECD: Creation of New Co-Chair of the Inclusive Framework

March 04, 2022

On 1 March 2022 the OECD announced that the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS has elected Marlene Nembhard-Parker of Tax Administration Jamaica to a new position of Co-chair of the organisation. Ms. Nembhard-Parker will chair the group jointly

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World Bank: Building Trust When Designing Tax Reform

February 27, 2022

On 17 February 2022 the World Bank issued a publication entitled Innovations in Tax Compliance: Building Trust, Navigating Politics and Tailoring Reform, by Roel Dom, Anna Custers, Stephen Davenport and Wilson Prichard. The analysis looks at

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OECD: Combating Tax Evasion and Financial Crimes in Latin America

February 20, 2022

An OECD blog post on 9 February 2022 looked at the fight against tax evasion and financial crimes in the Latin America region and at lessons learned from initiatives of the OECD’s Task Force on Tax Crimes and Other Crimes (TFTC) and the Criminal

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IMF Report Assesses Colombia’s Economy

February 17, 2022

On 15 February 2022 the IMF issued a report on the economy of Colombia following discussions under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. Colombia’s economy is projected to grow by 4.5% in 2022, led by household consumption.

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World Bank Economic Memorandum on Albania

February 14, 2022

On 11 February 2022 the World Bank published a document entitled: Albania Country Economic Memorandum: Strengthening the Sustainability of Albania’s Growth Model. The document looks at Albania’s economic challenges, examines progress with

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IMF Report Examines the Economy of South Africa

February 11, 2022

On 11 February 2022 the IMF issued a report and a selected issues paper following discussions with South Africa under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. Economic growth was estimated at 4.6% in 2021 but is projected to reach only

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OECD: 2022 Global Forum Capacity Building Report

February 07, 2022

On 3 February 2022 the OECD’s Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes published the 2022 Global Forum Capacity Building Report. Over the past decade the Global Forum has been involved in capacity building to

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IMF: Report Examines the Economy of Mozambique

January 09, 2022

On 21 December 2021 the IMF issued a report following discussions with Mozambique under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. The report notes that Mozambique needs to take decisive policy action to ensure that its debts are

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OECD: Digital Transformation Maturity Model

December 23, 2021

On 16 December 2021 the OECD’s Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) published a report on the Digital Transformation Maturity Model. The Digital Transformation Maturity Model was developed by the FTA’s Tax Administration 3.0 Maturity Model

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OECD: Supporting the Digitalisation of Developing Country Tax Administrations

December 23, 2021

On 16 December 2021 the OECD’s Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) published a report entitled: Supporting the Digitalisation of Developing Country Tax Administrations. Digital technology is creating opportunities for more efficient ways for tax

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UK: Improving the Tax Administration Framework

December 15, 2021

On 30 November 2021 the UK government published a summary of responses to the call for evidence entitled The Tax Administration Framework: Building a 21st Century Tax System. The call for evidence had been issued in March 2021. The government

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UK: Compliance Experience of Large Business

December 14, 2021

On 30 November 2021 the UK government published its response to the review of large businesses’ experiences of UK tax administration, taking into account the feedback received from stakeholders. The review, first announced in the Spring Budget

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UN: Tax Committee Discusses Digital Tax Administration

October 23, 2021

The UN Tax Committee has to make a decision on moving forward with work on digitalizing tax authorities and on whether to form a subcommittee to provide guidance to developing countries in digitalisation and improvements to tax

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OECD: Report on Developing Countries and the Inclusive Framework

October 16, 2021

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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OECD: Behavioural Insights for Better Tax Administration

September 19, 2021

On 1 September 2021 the OECD’s Forum for Tax Administration issued a paper entitled: Behavioural Insights for Better Tax Administration: A Brief Guide. Behavioural insights Cognitive science has found that people process information either

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OECD: Update on FTA developments

September 07, 2021

The August 2021 update of the OECD’s Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) outlined recent developments. Tax Administration 3.0 The FTA discussion paper entitled Tax Administration 3.0 sets out their view of the future of tax administration.

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