OECD and IGF release first set of practice notes for developing countries on BEPS risks in mining
For many resource-rich developing countries, mineral resources present a significant economic opportunity to increase government revenue. Tax base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS), combined with gaps in the capabilities of tax authorities in developing countries, threaten this prospect. The OECD’s Centre for Tax Policy and Administration and the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) are collaborating to address some of the challenges developing countries face in raising ...
OECD and IGF invite comments on a draft toolkit that will help developing countries to identify and cost potential behavioural responses by mining investors to tax incentives
In a press release published on the website of the OECD, the OECD and the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) invite comments on a draft toolkit that will help developing countries to identify and cost potential behavioural responses by mining investors to tax incentives. This draft toolkit has been prepared by the IGF under a programme of co-operation with the OECD, to help governments anticipate ...
OECD and IGF invite comments on a draft practice note that will help developing countries address profit shifting from their mining sectors via excessive interest deductions
For many resource-rich developing countries, mineral resources present an unparalleled economic opportunity to increase government revenue. Tax base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS), combined with gaps in the capabilities of tax authorities in developing countries, threaten this prospect. One of the avenues for international profit shifting by multinational enterprises is the use of excessive interest deductions, according to the OECD in a press release of 18 April 2018 with the ...