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Tuesday April 5, 2022, the OECD Forum on Tax Administration and eight key partner organisations launched the first phase of a new global Inventory of Tax Technology Initiatives (ITTI) which contains information on the use of leading technology tools and digitalisation solutions implemented by 76 tax administrations across the world. This has been announced on 5 April 2022 with a news release on the website of the OECD. Further from the ...

Op 28 januari 2022 heeft de Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken het fiche ‘Richtlijn minimumniveau aan belastingheffing’ aangeboden aan de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal. Dit fiche betreft het EU Richtlijnvoorstel om een wereldwijd minimumniveau aan belastingheffing voor multinationals in de Europese Unie (EU) te waarborgen. Hierbij attenderen wij u op dit fiche. Overigens zijn door de minister van Financiën bij brief van 17 januari 2022 vragen beantwoord die de vaste commissie ...

Op woensdag 22 december 2021 heeft de Europese Commissie een belangrijk initiatief gepresenteerd om het misbruik van lege entiteiten voor oneigenlijke belastingdoeleinden te bestrijden. Het voorstel moet ervoor zorgen dat entiteiten in de Europese Unie die geen of minimale economische activiteiten ontplooien, niet in aanmerking komen voor belastingvoordelen en geen financiële lasten voor de belastingbetaler met zich meebrengen. Dit zal ook het gelijke speelveld waarborgen voor de overgrote meerderheid van ...

Op woensdag 22 december 2021 heeft de Europese Commissie een richtlijn voorgesteld die voorziet in een minimaal effectief belastingtarief voor de mondiale activiteiten van grote multinationale groepen. Hiermee realiseert de EU haar belofte om als eerste zeer snel werk te maken van de uitvoering van het recente historische mondiale akkoord over belastinghervorming, dat gericht is op eerlijkheid, transparantie en stabiliteit in het internationale kader voor de vennootschapsbelasting. Dit is bekendgemaakt ...

Monday December 20th, 2021, the OECD published detailed rules to assist in the implementation of a landmark reform to the international tax system, which will ensure Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) will be subject to a minimum 15% tax rate from 2023. This has been announced on 20 December 2021 with a news release on the website of the OECD. Furthermore from the news release. The Pillar Two model rules provide governments ...

The final political agreement as set out in the Statement on a TwoPillar Solution to Address the Tax Challenges Arising from the Digitalisation of the Economy and in the Detailed Implementation Plan, released by the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) on 8 October, is a historic achievement through which we will establish a more stable and fairer international tax system, according to the G20 Rome ...

Bij brief d.d. 14 oktober 2021 heeft de staatssecretaris van Financiën (Fiscaliteit en Belastingdienst) de Tweede kamer geïnformeerd inzake de uitkomsten van de vergadering van het Inclusive Framework (IF) op 8 oktober 2021 over de herziening van het internationale belastingsysteem. De staatssecretaris geeft in de brief aan dat hij de Kamer eerder heeft geïnformeerd over het akkoord dat op 1 juli 2021 is gesloten in het IF over een nieuw ...

Major reform of the international tax system finalised on Friday 8 October 2021 at the OECD will ensure that Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) will be subject to a minimum 15% tax rate from 2023. The ‘landmark deal’, agreed by 136 countries and jurisdictions representing more than 90% of global GDP, will also reallocate more than USD 125 billion of profits from around 100 of the world’s largest and most profitable MNEs ...

Bij brief d.d. 30 september 2021 heeft de staatssecretaris van Financiën (Fiscaliteit en Belastingdienst) de Tweede kamer geïnformeerd inzake de nadere invulling van het akkoord op hoofdlijnen over de herziening van het internationale belastingsysteem. In het Inclusive Framework (IF) georganiseerd door de OESO is op 1 juli 2021 een belangrijk akkoord bereikt over de herziening van het internationale belastingsysteem. In zijn brief van 5 juli 2021 heeft de staatssecretaris de ...

The third G20 of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) under the Italian Presidency FMCBG meeting on 9-10 July 2021 brought to a historic agreement on a more stable and fairer international tax architecture. Ministers and Governors endorsed the key components of the two pillars on the reallocation of profits of multinational enterprises and an effective global minimum tax. G20 members called on the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion ...

Bij brief d.d. 5 juli 2021 heeft de staatssecretaris van Financiën (Fiscaliteit en Belastingdienst) de Tweede kamer geïnformeerd over het akkoord in het Inclusive Framework over de herziening van het internationale belastingsysteem. In het Inclusive Framework (IF) georganiseerd door de OESO is geruime tijd gewerkt aan de herziening van het internationale belastingsysteem. Het doel was om halverwege 2021 te komen tot een wereldwijde oplossing voor de uitdagingen die de digitaliserende ...

Bij brief d.d. 25 juni 2021 heeft de minister van Buitenlandse Zaken het Fiche ‘Mededeling/aanbeveling Belastingheffing van ondernemingen in de 21e Eeuw’ inzake Nieuwe Commissievoorstellen en initiatieven van de lidstaten van de Europese Unie aangeboden aan de Tweede Kamer. Essentie mededeling en aanbeveling Uit het fiche: Met de mededeling belastingheffing van ondernemingen in de 21e eeuw wil de Commissie een beleidsagenda kenbaar maken van de bedrijfsbelastingmaatregelen die de Commissie de ...

130 Countries and jurisdictions  have joined a new two-pillar plan to reform international taxation rules and ensure that multinational enterprises pay a fair share of tax wherever they operate. 130 Countries and jurisdictions, representing more than 90% of global GDP, joined the Statement establishing a new framework for international tax reform. A small group of the Inclusive Framework’s 139 members have not yet joined the Statement at this time. The remaining elements of ...

Bij brief d.d. 14 juni 2021 heeft de staatssecretaris van Financiën–Fiscaliteit en Belastingdienst de Tweede Kamer, in aanloop naar de aanstaande plenaire vergadering op 30 juni en 1 juli 2021 van het Inclusive Framework (IF) van de OESO, geïnformeerd over het project van het IF waarin wordt gewerkt aan een herziening van het internationale belastingsysteem. De brief heeft als onderwerp: Naar een internationaal akkoord over de herziening van het internationale ...

Saturday 5 June 2021, the G7 has agreed to back an historic international agreement on global tax reform which delivers on the Chancellor’s promise for big international companies to start paying their fair share. Following years of discussions, finance ministers agreed to reforms which will see multinationals pay their fair share of tax in the countries they do business, according to a news release on the website of the G7 UK ...

On 26 February 2021, the OECD has published the “OECD Secretary-General Tax Report to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors – Italy February 2021”. Click here to go to the report on the website of the OECD. CFN-bericht nr. 20210305-13 BRONDOCUMENT (link to the report on the website of the OECD) Zie ook: CFN van 16 oktober 2020: OECD presents international tax update to G20 Finance Ministers. BRON: www.oecd.org ...

As part of the ongoing work to develop a solution to the tax challenges of the digitalisation of the economy, the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS invited public comments on the Reports on the Pillar One and Pillar Two Blueprints. The OECD is grateful to the commentators for their input and now publishes the public comments received. This has been announced by the OECD in a press release dated 16 December 2020 ...

On 12 October 2020, the OECD has published an update on the continuing negotiations to reach a multilateral, consensus-based solution to the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy on Monday 12 October 2020: “OECD Secretary-General Tax Report to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors – October 2020”. Click here to go to the report on the website of the OECD. The publication of the report was ...

The international community has made substantial progress towards reaching a consensus-based long-term solution to the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy, and agreed to keep working towards an agreement by mid-2021, according to a Statement (link to the document on the website of the OECD) released on Monday October 12, 2020. This was announced by the OECD in a press release dated 12 October 2020 on the release ...

As part of the ongoing work to develop a solution to the tax challenges of the digitalisation of the economy, the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS is seeking public comments on the Reports on the Pillar One and Pillar Two Blueprints. This was announced by the OECD in a press release dated 12 October 2020. Furthermore from the press release: Background The top priority of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on ...

“Addressing the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy is long overdue,” said OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría. “All members of the Inclusive Framework should remain engaged in the negotiation towards the goal of reaching a global solution by year end, drawing on all the technical work that has been done during the last three years, including throughout the COVID-19 crisis. Absent a multilateral solution, more countries will take ...

With global economic activity facing a historic drop and government spending rising dramatically, the implications of the Covid-19 crisis on public finances and tax revenues are significant. Drawing on its multi-disciplinary expertise, the OECD is deploying its data gathering and analytical capacities to help governments face these unprecedented challenges while supporting businesses and people towards economic recovery. This was announced in a press release on the website of the OECD ...

Tax and fiscal policy responses are playing a critical role in limiting the hardship caused by containment measures, and should continue to do so as governments seek to support households and businesses, protect employment and pursue economic recovery from the global pandemic, according to new OECD analysis. ‘Tax and Fiscal Policy in Response to the Coronavirus Crisis; Strengthening Confidence and Resilience’, a report requested of the OECD by the Saudi ...

As part of the ongoing work of the Committee on Fiscal Affairs, the OECD is seeking public comments on the draft Model Rules for Reporting for Platform Operators with respect to Sellers in the Sharing and Gig Economy. This was announced with a press release published on the website of the OECD. From the press release: BACKGROUND The market of online platforms facilitating the "sharing" and "gig" economies is growing rapidly ...

On 14 February 2020, the OECD Secretary-General Tax Report to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors was released. From the overview in the report: “Over the past 10 years, the G20 has supported multilateral co-operation for a globally fair, sustainable and modern international tax system, which translated into successful deliverables. Thanks to this momentum, significant progress has taken place to combat tax evasion, Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS), ...

New economic analysis shows that a proposed solution to the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy under negotiation at the OECD would have a significant positive impact on global tax revenues. This was announced in a press release published on the website of the OECD in relation to the release of the analysis. From the press release: The analysis puts the combined effect of the two-pillar solution under ...

The international community reaffirmed its commitment to reach a consensus-based long-term solution to the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy, and will continue working toward an agreement by the end of 2020, according to the Statement by the Inclusive Framework on BEPS released by the OECD on January 31, 2020. This was announced in a press release published on the website of the OECD. From the press release: The ...

On 9 October 2019, the OECD Secretariat published a proposal to advance international negotiations to ensure large and highly profitable Multinational Enterprises, including digital companies, pay tax wherever they have significant consumer-facing activities and generate their profits. This was announced in a press release published on the website of the OECD. From the press release: The new OECD proposal brings together common elements of three competing proposals from member countries, and is ...

The eighth edition of the OECD's Tax Administration Series published ON 23 September 2019 shows how tax administrations are increasingly moving to e-administration and using a range of technology tools, data sources and analytics to increase tax compliance, according to a press release published on the website of the OECD. From the press release: Commenting on the report, Pascal Saint-Amans, Director of the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration ...

The first OECD Tax Certainty Day took place on 16 September 2019 at OECD headquarters in Paris, according to a press release published on the website of the OECD. From the press release: As recognised by G20 Ministers, maintaining and enhancing tax certainty brings benefits for taxpayers and tax administrations alike and is key in promoting investment, jobs and growth. This is particularly the case against the backdrop of the ...