OECD releases revised version of the Manual on Effective Mutual Agreement Procedures (MEMAP) to strengthen tax treaty dispute resolution
The OECD released updated guidance by the Inclusive Framework on BEPS, aimed at improving tax certainty by helping tax administrations and taxpayers resolve cross-border tax treaty disputes in an efficient, effective and timely manner. This has been announced with a news release on the website of the OECD. The Manual on Effective Mutual Agreement Procedures (MEMAP): 2026 Edition serves as a roadmap for navigating the Mutual Agreement Procedures (MAP) and includes practical ...
Tax certainty and Mutual Agreement Procedures: OECD released new statistics on tax disputes, showing positive outcomes but with challenges remaining. OECD also the results of the 2024 MAP and APA Awards and the 2025 Update of the Consolidated Information on Mutual Agreement Procedures
At the 7th OECD Tax Certainty Day held on Friday, October 31, 2025, the OECD released new statistics on Mutual Agreement Procedures (MAPs) and Advance Pricing Arrangement (APAs), providing a comprehensive view of how jurisdictions resolve cross-border tax disputes and prevent double taxation. This has been announced with a news release on the website of the OECD. The MAP statistics form part of the BEPS Action 14 Minimum Standard and ...
Brazil signs the Multilateral BEPS Convention
Brazil signed the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (the BEPS Convention), becoming the 106th jurisdiction to join the landmark agreement to strengthen tax treaties, which now covers around 2 000 bilateral tax treaties. This represents an important milestone in the implementation of treaty-related BEPS measures and the strengthening of the global tax treaty network. This has been announced with a ...
Argentina deposits its instrument of ratification of the Multilateral BEPS Convention
Argentina deposited its instrument of ratification for the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS Convention), underlining its strong commitment to prevent the abuse of tax treaties and base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) by multinational enterprises. The BEPS Convention will enter into force on 1 January 2026 for Argentina. This has been announced with a news release on the website ...
‘A Decade of the BEPS Initiative’ shows how the BEPS Project has changed the conversation on international tax
On Wednesday October 15, 2025, the report ‘A Decade of the BEPS Initiative’ was published on the website of the OECD. It concerns an Inclusive Framework Stocktake Report to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors and shows how the BEPS Project has changed the conversation on international tax. Background The base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) Project was designed to address concerns that the international tax system had not ...
Eighth peer review on BEPS Action 13: Progress continues in strengthening tax transparency through Country-by-Country Reporting
On Tuesday, September 23, 2025, the OECD released the latest annual peer review results on the implementation of BEPS Action 13 on Country-by-Country Reporting covering 142 Inclusive Framework on BEPS members. This has been announced with a news release on the website of the OECD. Click here to go to the page regarding this peer review report on the website of the OECD. The BEPS Action 13 minimum standard on Country-by-Country ...
Eighth peer review on BEPS Action 13 on Country-by-Country Reporting: Curaçao continues to meet all terms of reference, no recommendations issued
On Tuesday, September 23, 2025, the OECD released the latest annual peer review results on the implementation of BEPS Action 13 on Country-by-Country Reporting covering 142 Inclusive Framework on BEPS members. This has been announced with a news release on the website of the OECD. The BEPS Action 13 minimum standard on Country-by-Country reporting (CbC) requires tax administrations to collect and share detailed information on all large MNEs doing business ...
Eighth peer review on BEPS Action 13 on Country-by-Country Reporting: Aruba continues to meet all terms of reference, no recommendations issued
On Tuesday, September 23, 2025, the OECD released the latest annual peer review results on the implementation of BEPS Action 13 on Country-by-Country Reporting covering 142 Inclusive Framework on BEPS members. This has been announced with a news release on the website of the OECD. The BEPS Action 13 minimum standard on Country-by-Country reporting (CbC) requires tax administrations to collect and share detailed information on all large MNEs doing business ...
OECD updates transfer pricing country profiles with new insights on hard-to-value intangibles and simplified distribution rules
The OECD has published updated transfer pricing country profiles reflecting the current transfer pricing legislations and practices of 11 jurisdictions and issued for the first time the profiles of Azerbaijan and Pakistan. This has been announced with a news release on the website of the OECD. Further from the news release: These latest country profiles present country-specific information on the transfer pricing treatment of hard-to-value intangibles and the simplified and ...
Consolidated Commentary to the Global Anti-Base Erosion Model Rules (2025) released
On May 9, 2025 the Consolidated Commentary to the Global Anti-Base Erosion Model Rules (2025) has been released on the website of the OECD. A key part of the OECD/G20 BEPS Project is addressing the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy. In October 2021, over 135 jurisdictions joined a ground-breaking plan to update key elements of the international tax system which is no longer fit for purpose ...
Kamerbrief staatssecretaris over ontwikkelingen rondom Pijler 1: door recente ontwikkelingen kan op dit moment geen MLC ondertekend worden (Nederland)
In een brief d.d. 20 oktober 2023 informeert de Nederlandse staatssecretaris van Financiën (Fiscaliteit en Belastingdienst) over de meest recente ontwikkelingen rondom Pijler 1. Hieronder volgen enkele indicatieve frases uit de kamerbrief (enigszins geparafraseerd). De afgelopen jaren is binnen het Inclusive Framework (IF) georganiseerd door de Organisatie voor Economische Samenwerking en Ontwikkeling (OESO) gewerkt aan een herziening van het internationale belastingsysteem, omdat de vraag opkwam of de huidige internationale regels ...
International community adopts multilateral convention to facilitate implementation of the global minimum tax Subject to Tax Rule
The OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS has concluded negotiations on a multilateral instrument that will protect the right of developing countries to ensure multinational enterprises pay a minimum level of tax on a broad range of cross-border intra-group payments, including for services. This has been announced in a news release on the website of the OECD. The new Multilateral Convention to Facilitate the Implementation of the Pillar Two Subject to Tax ...
Sixth annual peer review report of BEPS Action 13: ‘Progress continues in strengthening tax transparency through Country-by-Country reporting’
The OECD has published the sixth annual peer review report of BEPS Action 13 (Country-by-Country reporting). The peer review report contains the latest outcomes of the implementation of BEPS Action 13 on the transparency of global operations of large MNEs, ‘demonstrating strong progress in international efforts’ according to a news release on the website of the OECD issued on the occasion of the release of the report. Further form the ...
Sixth annual peer review report BEPS Action 13 (Country-by-Country reporting): recommendation for Curaçao to take steps to ensure that the number of CbC reports received and exchanged are monitored (Curaçao)
The OECD has published the sixth annual peer review report of BEPS Action 13 (Country-by-Country reporting). The peer review report contains the latest outcomes of the implementation of BEPS Action 13 on the transparency of global operations of large MNEs. Click here for a link to the news release on the website of the OECD issued on the occasion of the release of the report. The BEPS Action 13 minimum standard ...
Sixth annual peer review report BEPS Action 13 (Country-by-Country reporting): no recommendations for Aruba as to the domestic legal and administrative framework or the exchange of information framework (Aruba)
The OECD has published the sixth annual peer review report of BEPS Action 13 (Country-by-Country reporting). The peer review report contains the latest outcomes of the implementation of BEPS Action 13 on the transparency of global operations of large MNEs. Click here for a link to the news release on the website of the OECD issued on the occasion of the release of the report. The BEPS Action 13 minimum standard ...
OECD releases new methodology for the peer review of BEPS Action 13
Yesterday, October 29th 2020, the OECD released the new methodology for the peer review of BEPS Action 13 Country-by-Country Reporting. This was announced by the OECD in a press release dated 29 October 2020 on the release of the report. Furthermore from the press release: The Action 13 standard on Country-by-Country Reporting is one of the four BEPS minimum standards. Each of the four BEPS minimum standards is subject to ...
Countries have responded decisively to the COVID-19 crisis, but face significant fiscal challenges ahead
Governments have taken unprecedented fiscal action in response to the COVID-19 crisis, but countries will need to support economic recovery in the face of significantly increasing fiscal challenges, according a new OECD report Tax Policy Reforms 2020: OECD and Selected Partner Economies. This was announced by the OECD in a press release dated 3 September 2020 on the release of the report. Tax Policy Reforms 2020 describes the latest tax ...
Progress report from the Inclusive Framework on BEPS: Aruba and Curaçao mentioned as jurisdictions with regimes that have been brought under the FHTP review process
The latest progress report from the Inclusive Framework on BEPS covers the assessment of 53 preferential tax regimes, demonstrating jurisdictions' continuing resolve to ensure that tax breaks are only offered to substantive activities and only if they do not pose risks of harmful competition to others. This was announced by the OECD with a press release dated 15 November 2018. The assessment process is part of ongoing implementation of Action 5 under ...
Progress report from the Inclusive Framework on BEPS: Aruba mentioned as jurisdiction that has made a commitment to make legislative changes
The latest progress report from the Inclusive Framework on BEPS covers the assessment of 53 preferential tax regimes, demonstrating jurisdictions' continuing resolve to ensure that tax breaks are only offered to substantive activities and only if they do not pose risks of harmful competition to others. This was announced by the OECD with a press release dated 15 November 2018. The assessment process is part of ongoing implementation of Action 5 under ...
Progress report Inclusive Framework on BEPS: Curaçao mentioned as jurisdiction that has delivered on its commitment to make legislative changes
The latest progress report from the Inclusive Framework on BEPS covers the assessment of 53 preferential tax regimes, demonstrating jurisdictions' continuing resolve to ensure that tax breaks are only offered to substantive activities and only if they do not pose risks of harmful competition to others. This was announced by the OECD with a press release dated 15 November 2018 The assessment process is part of ongoing implementation of Action 5 under ...
OECD releases latest results on preferential regimes and moves to strengthen the level playing field with zero tax jurisdictions
International efforts to curb harmful tax practices and prevent the misuse of preferential tax regimes are having a tangible impact worldwide, according to new data released today by the OECD. This was announced by the OECD with a press release dated 15 November 2018. The latest progress report from the Inclusive Framework on BEPS covers the assessment of 53 preferential tax regimes, demonstrating jurisdictions' continuing resolve to ensure that tax breaks are ...
Tax reforms accelerating with push to lower corporate tax rates
Countries have used recent tax reforms to lower taxes on businesses and individuals, with a view to boosting investment, consumption and labour market participation, continuing a trend that started a couple of years ago, according to a new report from the OECD. This has been expressed by the OECD in a press release on its website covering the release on 5 September 2018 of the report "Tax Policy Reforms 2018; ...