responses to Covid-19

Representatives from 40 countries and 5 international and regional organisations, along with delegations from the OECD's Multilateral Tax Centres, met to discuss the OECD's Global Relations Programme (GRP) in taxation, at the 17th meeting of the Advisory Group for Co-operation with Partner Economies. This was announced by the OECD in a press release dated 15 September 2020 on the release of the report. The meeting took stock of a rapidly changing international tax landscape and ...

On the website of the OECD a blog post ‘Consumption tax revenues under Covid-19: Lessons from the 2008 global financial crisis’ has been published. Author is Michelle Harding, senior economist and Head of the Tax Data and Statistical Analysis Unit at the OECD’s Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, co-authored by Hannah Simon, Junior Analyst at the OECD’s Centre for Tax Policy and Administration. The article is part of a series in ...

Labour taxes on the average worker across OECD countries continued to decline for the sixth consecutive year in 2019, according to a new OECD report. This was announced with a press release on the website of the OECD in guidance of the release of the report “Taxing Wages 2020”. From the press release: Taxing Wages 2020 shows that the “tax wedge” – total taxes on labour costs paid by employees ...

On the website of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a note has been published in the Special Series on Fiscal Policies to Respond to COVID-19, which notes focuses on managing fiscal risks under fiscal stress. The rapidly evolving macroeconomic and financial conditions will adversely impact public finances globally. Many governments will see their revenues drop and expenditures rise. Also, more of governments’ outstanding contingent liabilities will be realized. Finally, the ...

On the website of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a note has been published in the Special Series on Fiscal Policies to Respond to COVID-19, which note focuses on public sector support to firms. Public sector support to firms can help address liquidity or solvency needs during the pandemic and ensure that economies are well positioned to rebound once social distancing measures ease. Support should be timely, targeted, and temporary ...

On the website of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a note has been published in the Special Series on Fiscal Policies to Respond to COVID-19, which note provides guidance on how revenue agencies can support governments’ responses to the unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 crisis—by maintaining the operation of the revenue system, implementing governments’ measures to address the crisis, supporting the economy and facilitating trade, and protecting the health ...

On the website of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a note has been published in the Special Series on Fiscal Policies to Respond to COVID-19, which note focuses on the tax law design considerations that should be taken into account when implementing the temporary measures to be adopted in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The note referred to above is one of a series of notes produced by the Fiscal ...

On the website of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a note has been published in the Special Series on Fiscal Policies to Respond to COVID-19, in which note the focus is not on general stimulus measures but on immediate, targeted and mostly temporary measures to (i) support health priorities; (ii) secure survival of solvent enterprises; (iii) protect affected individuals; and on (iv) secure or enhance revenue sources into the medium ...

On the website of the OECD a document ‘Government support and the COVID-19 pandemic’ has been published. From the introduction of the document: The economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic call for urgent policy responses to support households and firms alike, but how this support is designed will be critical in ensuring that it does not result in enduring global market distortions. Support packages that are time-limited, targeted, cash-based, and ...

On the website of the OECD a document ‘COVID-19 and International Trade: Issues and Actions’ has been published. From the introduction of the document: In an unprecedented global health crisis, trade is essential to save lives and livelihoods; and international co-operation is needed to keep trade flowing. In the midst of significant uncertainty, there are four things we can do: 1) boost confidence in trade and global markets by improving ...

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 ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced governments to take unprecedented measures such as restricting travel and implementing strict quarantine requirements. In this difficult context, most countries are putting stimulus packages in place, including measures to support employment, for example, taking on the burden of unpaid salaries on behalf of companies suffering from the economic effects of COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of these restrictions, many cross-border workers are unable to physically ...

On the website of the OECD a reference document has been published providing an overview of measures currently being undertaken by a number of tax administrations in connection with the COVID-19 emergency. The document is a joint document of the OECD Forum on Tax Administration, the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT) and the Intra-European Organisation of Tax Administrations (IOTA) and has been produced by the respective Secretariats   from input ...

The OECD Forum on Tax Administration (FTA), in collaboration with the Intra-European Organisation of Tax Administrations (IOTA) and the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT), has published a reference document on critical business continuity considerations for tax administrations in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This document is based on input from across the membership of the three organisations. It recognises that the potential duration and severity of the current crisis brings ...

The OECD has posted an article on the website addressing recommendations on the implications of the COVID-19 crisis on cross-border workers and other related cross-border matters. This article is part of series in which OECD experts and thought leaders – from around the world and all parts of society – address the COVID-19 crisis, discussing and developing solutions now and for the future. For more information, click here to go to the ...

The OECD has posted a document on the website, released up by the Forum on Tax Administration with suggestions on “Tax administration responses to Covid-19: support for taxpayers”. From the document: The Covid-19 emergency will affect the lives of many people around the globe. There are a number of ways that governments and tax administrations can ease burdens on taxpayers and support businesses and individuals with cash-flow problems or with ...