First edition of Tax Transparency in Latin America report outlines growing role of tax transparency and exchange of information in helping Latin American governments fight financial crimes and mobilise resources
On 12 July 2021, the report Tax Transparency in Latin America 2021 was published. The report is a key output of the Punta del Este Declaration, a Latin American initiative to tackle tax evasion, corruption and other financial crimes through transparency and exchange of information (EOI) for tax purposes. This has been announced with a press release on the website of the OECD. Furthermore from the press release: The report analyses the ...
Sociaal-economische impactstudie van COVID-19 op levensonderhoud en bedrijven op Bonaire. Bevat ook vergelijkende belastingcijfers (Bonaire)
Het openbaar lichaam Bonaire (OLB) heeft haar evaluatie van de sociaaleconomische impact van COVID-19 op levensonderhoud en bedrijven op Bonaire afgerond. De evaluatie was gericht op kritieke sectoren zoals toerisme en logistiek en identificeerde de stappen die nodig zijn om het herstel van de pandemie makkelijker te maken. De bevindingen zijn gepresenteerd in het document getiteld ‘COVID-19 Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) Bonaire: Socio-economisch Assessment Report’. Dit is bekendgemaakt met een ...
New toolkit to strengthen Value Added Taxes on e-commerce in Latin America and the Caribbean
The surge in e-commerce following the COVID-19 outbreak has emphasized the importance of applying Value Added Tax (VAT) effectively to digital trade. A new toolkit released on Wednesday June 23rd offers timely and valuable assistance to tax authorities in the Latin America and the Caribbean region for the effective collection of VAT revenues from e-commerce activities. This has been announced with a press release on the website of the OECD ...
Platform for Collaboration on Tax launches Tax Treaty Negotiations Toolkit
The Platform for Collaboration on Tax (PCT) – a joint initiative of the IMF, OECD, UN and World Bank Group – released the final version of the ‘Toolkit on Tax Treaty Negotiations’ along with its web-based, interactive edition. This has been announced with a press release on the website of the OECD. Furthermore from the press release: The PCT's Toolkit on Tax Treaty Negotiations is an effort to provide capacity-building support to ...
Platform for Collaboration on Tax’s new toolkit helps countries implement effective transfer pricing documentation requirements
The Platform for Collaboration on Tax (PCT) – a joint initiative of IMF, OECD, UN and the World Bank – has released the final version of the Practical Toolkit to Support the Successful Implementation by Developing Countries of Effective Transfer Pricing Documentation Requirements. The release of the report has been announced by the OECD with a press release dated 19 January 2021. Furthermore from the press release: The PCT's new toolkit ...
Progress Report 2020 of the Platform for Collaboration on Tax published
On 10 July 2020, the Platform for Collaboration on Tax (PCT) – a joint initiative of the IMF, OECD, UN and the World Bank – published its Progress Report 2020. The report gives a snapshot of the world's four leading multilateral organisations' co-operation in the area of domestic resource mobilisation (DRM), including in their responses to COVID-19. This was announced in a press release dated 10 July 2020 on the ...
OECD presents international tax update to G20 Finance Ministers
The OECD Secretary-General Tax Report (July 2020) has been presented to the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors. The report has been posted on the website of the OECD. From the overview in the report (page 4 and further): “In responding to this crisis, the tax agenda is more relevant than ever. First, fiscal measures – in particular tax-related measures – have played and will continue to play a ...
The Platform for Collaboration on Tax invites public comments on the draft Toolkit on Tax Treaty Negotiations
The Platform for Collaboration on Tax (PCT) – a joint initiative of the IMF, OECD, UN and World Bank Group – is seeking feedback from the public on a draft toolkit designed to help developing countries build capacity in tax treaty negotiations. This was announced in a press release dated 29 June 2020 on the website of the OECD. PCT's Draft Toolkit on Tax Treaty Negotiations is a joint effort to provide ...
Platform for Collaboration on Tax releases toolkit to help developing countries tackle the complex issues around taxing offshore indirect transfers of assets
The Platform for Collaboration on Tax (PCT) released a Toolkit on the Taxation of Offshore Indirect Transfers (OIT) providing guidance on the design and implementation issues when one country seeks to tax gains on the sale of interests in an entity owning assets located in that country by an entity which is a tax resident in another country. This is the third Toolkit published by the PCT to provide guidance on areas ...
Platform for Collaboration on Tax: International organisations move to help developing countries improve tax systems
The world's four leading multilateral organizations working in the tax area have established their first integrated website containing information on how low- and middle-income countries can strengthen tax systems and mobilise the domestic revenue they need to address some of their urgent development challenges—including the COVID-19 pandemic. The release of the website was announced in a press release published on the website of the OECD. From the press release: The new website ...
Platform for Collaboration on Tax invites comments on a draft toolkit designed to help developing countries with the implementation of transfer pricing documentation requirements
The Platform for Collaboration on Tax – a joint initiative of the IMF, OECD, UN and World Bank Group – is seeking feedback from the public on a draft toolkit designed to help developing countries in the implementation of effective transfer pricing documentation requirements. This was announced in a press release published on the website of the OECD. From the press release: Transfer pricing documentation is necessary for effective implementation ...
Platform for Collaboration on Tax discussed domestic resource mobilisation challenges
On 9 October 2018 the four partner organisations to the Platform for Collaboration on Tax (PCT) discussed critical challenges and opportunities for mobilising domestic resources to meet countries' development priorities, at the upcoming IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Bali, Indonesia. This follows from a press release dated 5 October 2018 as published on the website of the OECD in which the then upcoming event was announced. The four organisations include ...
Platform for Collaboration on Tax invites final comments on a revised version of its report on the “Taxation of Offshore Indirect Transfers of Assets”
The Platform for Collaboration on Tax – a joint initiative of the IMF, OECD, UN and World Bank Group – invites final comments on a revised version of its report on the “Taxation of Offshore Indirect Transfers of Assets”: The Taxation of Offshore Indirect Transfers: A Toolkit - Draft Version 2 (also available in French and Spanish). This was announced in a press release dated 16 July 2018 published on the website of the ...