OECD Secretary-General Tax Report to G20 Leaders presented during the November 2020 meeting
On 23 November 2020, the OECD Secretary-General Tax Report to G20 Leaders was presented during the November 2020 meeting in Saudi Arabia. Click here to go to the report (pdf) on the website of the OECD. This report contains two parts. Part I reports on the activities and achievements in the OECD’s international tax agenda. Part II reports on the activities and achievements of the Global Forum on Transparency and ...
OECD presents analysis showing significant impact of proposed international tax reforms
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 ...
OECD leading multilateral efforts to address tax challenges from digitalisation of the economy
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 ...
Beleidsplan Europees Parlement voor eerlijkere en effectievere belastingheffing: zeven EU-landen vertonen kenmerken van een belastingparadijs en faciliteren agressieve belastingplanning
Op dinsdag 26 maart 2019 heeft het Europees Parlement (EP) een beleidsplan aangenomen voor eerlijkere en effectievere belastingheffing en voor de aanpak van financiële misdaden. Zo is op dinsdag 26 maart 2019 bekend gemaakt met een bericht op de website van het EP. De aanbevelingen, aangenomen met 505 stemmen voor, 63 tegen en 87 onthoudingen, werden gedurende een jaar voorbereid door de Bijzondere commissie Financiële misdrijven, belastingontduiking en -ontwijking (TAX3) ...
Latin America and the Caribbean: Public revenues rebound in 2017 after dip in 2016
The average tax-to-GDP ratio in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) rose to 22.8% in 2017, a gain of 0.2 percentage points from 2016, according to Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean 2019. The report, launched on 25 March 2019 at the XXXI Regional Fiscal Seminar in Santiago, Chile, finds that the rebound was primarily driven by Caribbean countries and in particular Guyana and Barbados, on the back ...
Corporate tax remains a key revenue source, despite falling rates worldwide. Effective average and marginal corporate tax rates of Curaçao for 2017 determined by OECD
Taxes paid by companies remain a key source of government revenues, especially in developing countries, despite the worldwide trend of falling corporate tax rates over the past two decades, according to a new report from the OECD. This was announced by the OECD in a press release dated 15 January 2019. A new OECD report and database, Corporate Tax Statistics, provides internationally comparable statistics and analysis from around 100 countries worldwide on ...
IMF-Technical Assistance Report: Towards a Sustainable Tax System
Het Internationaal Monetair Fonds (International Monetary Fund, hierna: “IMF”) heeft op 18 december 2018 rapport uitgebracht inzake technische bijstand bij de ontwikkeling van het fiscale stelsel van Aruba. Klik hier om naar de pagina op de website van het IMF te gaan waar het raport is gepubliceerd. Inleiding Op verzoek van de Minister-President van Aruba, Mw. Evelyn Wever-Croes, en de Minister Financiën, Mrs. Xiomara Ruiz-Maduro, heeft een technische bijstandsmissie van ...
Tax revenues continue increasing as the tax mix shifts further towards corporate and consumption taxes
Tax revenues in advanced economies have continued to increase, with taxes on companies and personal consumption representing an increasing share of total tax revenues, according to new OECD research. This was announced in a press release dated 5 December 2018 as published on the website of the OECD. From the press release: The 2018 edition of the OECD’s annual Revenue Statistics publication shows that the OECD average tax-to-GDP ratio rose ...