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Fiscal and Taxation Reforms for a More Inclusive Growth in China

The fiscal and taxation reforms will be more than ever necessary in China to ensure that growth becomes more inclusive. So far, China has had a major success in reducing the poverty. But additional tax reforms will be needed to reduce further inequality in disposable income and across regions, as well as to help reduce the rural-urban divide.




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OECD Model Tax Convention: Discussion draft on the tax treaty treatment of termination payments

The OECD Committee on Fiscal Affairs invites public comments on a discussion draft on the tax treaty treatment of various payments, such as non-competition payments, that may be made following the termination of an employment.




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Choosing fiscal consolidation instruments compatible with growth and equity

This study proposes a structured approach to selecting instruments of fiscal consolidation that are consistent with growth, equity and global-rebalancing objectives, which is then illustrated with a particular application.




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OECD invites public comments on the Revised Discussion Draft on Transfer Pricing Aspects of Intangibles

The OECD released for public comment a Revised Discussion Draft on Transfer Pricing Aspects of Intangibles. The Revised Discussion Draft updates and expands an earlier discussion draft released in June 2012 to reflect comments received and further discussions of country delegates to Working Party No. 6 of the Committee on Fiscal Affairs. Comments of interested persons are requested by 1 October 2013.




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Ireland's Carbon Tax and the Fiscal Crisis - Environment Working Paper No. 59

This paper describes the features of the tax, recounts the story of its interplay between fiscal adjustment and helping meet the obligations to raise taxes, and implications for competitiveness and carbon leakage, environmental effectiveness and equity issues, and draws conclusions regarding why it happened, and provides tentative insights for other countries in a similar situation.




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OECD publishes comments received on the Revised Discussion Draft on Transfer Pricing Aspects of Intangibles

On 30 July 2013, the OECD invited comments from interested parties on the Revised Discussion Draft on Transfer Pricing Aspects of Intangibles. The comments received in response to this invitation have been published.




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OECD invites public comments on a discussion draft on proposed changes to the provisions dealing with the operation of ships and aircraft in international traffic

The OECD invites public comments on a discussion draft that includes proposed changes to the OECD Model Tax Convention dealing with the operation of ships and aircraft in international traffic.




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OECD invites public comments on a discussion draft on technical changes to be included in the next update to the Model Tax Convention

The OECD Committee on Fiscal Affairs invites public comments on a discussion draft that includes various technical changes to be included in the next update to the OECD Model Tax Convention.




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Making fiscal decentralisation work

Hundreds of thousands of elected sub-national governments worldwide provide services and levy taxes on residents and companies.




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Fiscal decentralisation: lessons from around the world

Senior tax policymakers and administrators from across the world are meeting this week in Marrakech to discuss how powers to set and collect taxes should be allocated across different levels of government to ensure accountability, efficiency and economic stability.




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Discussion Draft on transfer pricing documentation and country-by-country reporting released for public comment

Interested parties are invited to comment on this paper prepared by the OECD in the context of revision to Chapter V of the Transfer Pricing Guidelines.




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The OECD publishes the comments received on a discussion draft on technical changes to be included in the next update to the Model Tax Convention

On 15 November 2013, the OECD Committee on Fiscal Affairs (CFA) invited public comments on a discussion draft on technical changes to be included in the next update to the OECD Model Tax Convention. The OECD has now published the comments received on that discussion draft.




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The OECD publishes the comments received on a discussion draft on proposed changes to the provisions of the OECD Model Tax Convention dealing with the operation of ships and aircraft in international traffic

On 15 November 2013, the OECD Committee on Fiscal Affairs (CFA) invited public comments on a discussion draft on changes to the provisions of the OECD Model Tax Convention dealing with the operation of ships and aircraft in international traffic. The OECD has now published the comments received on that discussion draft.




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OECD issues release dates of BEPS discussion drafts and public consultations

A revision of the timetable for planned stakeholders’ input is now available online with the dates when discussion drafts will be published and public consultations held in relation to the September 2014 BEPS outputs.




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Comments received on Discussion Draft on transfer pricing documentation and country-by-country reporting published today

On 30 January 2014, the OECD invited comments from interested parties on the Discussion Draft on transfer pricing documentation and country-by-country reporting. The OECD now publishes the comments received.




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Release of discussion draft on Action 6 (Prevent Treaty Abuse) of the BEPS Action Plan

Public comments are invited on a discussion draft that includes the proposals produced with respect to Action 6 (Prevent Treaty Abuse) of the BEPS Action Plan.




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Release of discussion drafts on Action 2 (Neutralise the effects of hybrid mismatch arrangements) of the BEPS Action Plan

Public comments are invited on discussion drafts that include the proposals produced with respect to Action 2 (Hybrid Mismatch Arrangements) of the BEPS Action Plan.




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Release of discussion draft on Action 1 (Tax Challenges of the Digital Economy) of the BEPS Action Plan

Public comments are invited on a discussion draft that includes the proposals produced with respect to Action 1 (Tax Challenges of the Digital Economy) of the BEPS Action Plan.




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Public comments received on discussion draft on Action 6 (Prevent Treaty Abuse) of the BEPS Action Plan

The OECD publishes comments received from interested parties on the discussion draft on Action 6 (Prevent Treaty Abuse) of the BEPS Action Plan.




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Comments received on discussion draft on Tax Challenges of the Digital Economy published

On 24 March 2014, the OECD invited comments from interested parties on the Discussion Draft on Tax Challenges of the Digital Economy related to Action 1 of the BEPS Action Plan. The OECD now publishes the comments received.




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Comments received on discussion drafts on Neutralise the Effects of Hybrid Mismatch Arrangements published

OECD publishes comments received on Action 2 discussions drafts (Neutralise the Effects of Hybrid Mismatch Arrangements)




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Personal tax treatment of company cars and commuting expenses: Estimating the fiscal and environmental costs

Company cars form a large proportion of the car fleet in many OECD countries and are also influential in determining the composition of the wider vehicle fleet. When employees provided with a company car use that car for personal purposes, personal income tax rules value the benefit in a number of different ways.




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Release of discussion draft on Action 7 (Prevent the Artificial Avoidance of PE Status) of the BEPS Action Plan

The Committee on Fiscal Affairs (CFA) invites interested parties to send comments on this discussion draft, which includes the preliminary results of the work carried on with respect to issues related to the artificial avoidance of PE status and includes proposals for changes to the definition of permanent establishment found in the OECD Model Tax Convention.




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Discussion Draft of the Proposed Modifications to Chapter VII of the Transfer Pricing Guidelines Relating to Low Value-Adding Intra-Group Services

Action 10 of the Action Plan on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting directs the OECD to develop transfer pricing rules to provide protection against common types of base eroding payments. A discussion draft of proposed modifications to Chapter VII of the Transfer Pricing Guidelines relating to low value-adding intra-group services was released for comment by interested parties today




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Release of a discussion draft on follow-up work on Action 6 (Prevent treaty abuse) of the BEPS Action Plan

Public comments are invited on a discussion draft which deals with follow-up work mandated by the Report on Action 6 (“Prevent the granting of treaty benefits in inappropriate circumstances”) of the BEPS Action Plan.




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Release of discussion draft on the use of profit splits in the context of global value chains as part of the work on BEPS Action 10

Public comments are invited on the discussion draft on the use of profit splits in the context of global value chains, released as part of the work in relation to Action 10 of the BEPS Action Plan.




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Release of discussion draft on the transfer pricing aspects of cross-border commodity transactions

Public comments are invited on the discussion draft on the Transfer Pricing aspects of cross-border Commodity transactions released as part of the OECD Centre for Tax Policy's work on Action 10 of the Action Plan on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting.




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Release of discussion drafts of two new elements of the OECD International VAT/GST Guidelines

The OECD’s Committee on Fiscal Affairs invites public comments on two new draft elements of the OECD International VAT/GST Guidelines (the Guidelines). These discussion drafts relate to (i) the place of taxation of business-to-consumer supplies of services and intangibles (B2C Guidelines) and (ii) provisions to support the application of the Guidelines in practice (Supporting provisions).




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Release of a discussion draft on Action 4 (Interest deductions and other financial payments)

Public comments are invited on a discussion draft which deals with action 4 (Interest deductions and other financial payments) of the BEPS Action Plan




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Release of a discussion draft on Action 14 (Make dispute resolution mechanisms more effective) of the BEPS Action Plan

Public comments are invited on a discussion draft which deals with the work on Action 14 (“Make dispute resolution mechanisms more effective”) of the BEPS Action Plan.




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Release of discussion draft on revisions to Chapter I of the Transfer Pricing Guidelines (Including risk, recharacterisation and special measures)

Public comments are invited on this discussion draft which deals with work in relation to Actions 8,9, and 10 of the Action Plan on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS).




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Public comments received on discussion draft on Action 7 (Prevent the Artificial Avoidance of PE Status) of the BEPS Action Plan

On 31 October 2014, the OECD invited comments from interested parties on the discussion draft on Action 7 (Prevent the Artificial Avoidance of PE Status) of the BEPS Action Plan. The OECD now publishes the comments received.




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Public comments received on discussion draft on Action 14 (Make dispute resolution mechanisms more effective) of the BEPS Action Plan

On 18 December 2014, the OECD invited comments from interested parties on the discussion draft on Action 14 (Make dispute resolution mechanisms more effective) of the BEPS Action Plan. The OECD now publishes the comments received.




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Comments received on the discussion draft of proposed modifications to Chapter VII of the Transfer Pricing Guidelines relating to low value-adding intra-group services (BEPS Action 10)

On 3 November 2014, the OECD invited comments from interested parties on the discussion draft of proposed modifications to Chapter VII of the Transfer Pricing Guidelines covering low value-adding intra-group services relating to Action 10 of the BEPS Action plan.




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Public comments received on discussion draft on Actions 8, 9 and 10 : revisions to Chapter I of the Transfer Pricing Guidelines (Including risk, recharacterisation and special measures) of the BEPS Action Plan

On 19 December 2014, interested parties were invited to comment on the discussion draft on Actions 8, 9 and 10: revisions to Chapter I of the Transfer Pricing Guidelines (Including risk, recharacterisation and special measures) of the BEPS Action Plan. The OECD is grateful to the commentators for their input and now publishes the comments received.




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Public comments received on the discussion draft on the use of profit splits in the context of global value chains (BEPS Action 10)

On 16 December 2014, the OECD invited comments from interested parties on a discussion draft on the use of profit splits in the context of global value chains. This work relates to Action 10 of the BEPS Action Plan. The OECD is grateful to the commentators for their input, and now publishes the comments received.




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Public comments received on discussion draft on the transfer pricing aspects of cross-border commodity transactions (BEPS Action 10)

On 16 December 2014, the OECD invited comments from interested parties on a discussion draft on the transfer pricing aspects of cross-border commodity transactions. This work relates to Action 10 of the BEPS Action Plan. The OECD is grateful to the commentators for their input, and now publishes the comments received.




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Public comments received on discussion draft on Action 4 (Interest Deductions and Other Financial Payments) of the BEPS Action Plan

On 18 December 2014, interested parties were invited to comment on the discussion draft on Action 4 (Interest Deductions and other Financial Payments) of the BEPS Action Plan. The OECD is grateful to the commentators for their input and now publishes the comments received.




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Public comments received on discussion drafts of two new elements of the OECD International VAT/GST Guidelines

On 18 December 2014, the OECD invited comments from interested parties on discussion drafts of two new elements of the OECD International VAT/GST Guidelines. These discussion drafts related to (i) the place of taxation of business-to-consumer supplies of services and intangibles (B2C Guidelines) and (ii) provisions to support the application of the Guidelines in practice (Supporting provisions)




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Fiscal Federalism - Sub-central Tax Autonomy

This paper provides an update of the indicators that measure the tax autonomy of sub-central governments in OECD countries. Over the last decade, tax autonomy at the state level increased, while it hardly changed at the local level. The OECD now has tax autonomy indicators for the years 1995, 2002, 2005, 2008 and 2011.




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Release of a discussion draft on BEPS Action 12 (Mandatory Disclosure Rules)

Public comments are invited on a discussion draft which deals with action 12 (Mandatory Disclosure Rules) of the BEPS Action Plan.




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Release of a discussion draft on BEPS Action 11 (Data Analysis)

Public Comments are invited on a discussion draft which deals with Action 11 (Improving the analysis of BEPS) of the BEPS Action Plan.




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Release of a discussion draft on BEPS Action 8 (Cost contribution arrangements)

Public comments are invited on this discussion draft which deals with work in relation to Action 8 of the BEPS Action Plan.




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Public comments received on discussion draft on Action 12 (Mandatory Disclosure Rules) of the BEPS Action Plan

On 31 March 2015, interested parties were invited to comment on the discussion draft on Action 12 (Mandatory Disclosure Rules) of the BEPS Action Plan. The OECD is grateful to the commentators for their input and now publishes the comments received.




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Public comments received on discussion draft on Action 3 (Strengthening CFC Rules) of the BEPS Action Plan

On 3 April 2015, interested parties were invited to comment on the discussion draft on Action 3 (Strengthening CFC Rules) of the BEPS Action Plan. The OECD is grateful to the commentators for their input and now publishes the comments received.




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Public comments received on discussion draft on BEPS Action 11 (Data Analysis)

On 16 April 2015, interested parties were invited to comment on the discussion draft on Action 11 (Data Analysis) of the BEPS Action Plan. The OECD is grateful to the commentators for their input and is now publishing the comments received.




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Release of a new discussion draft on BEPS Action 7 (Prevent the Artificial Avoidance of PE Status)

Public comments are invited on a new discussion draft which includes proposals resulting from the work on Action 7 (Prevent the Artificial Avoidance of PE Status) of the Action Plan on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS).




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Release of a revised discussion draft on BEPS Action 6 (Prevent Treaty Abuse)

Public comments are invited on a new discussion draft which includes proposals on how to deal with the follow-up work on Action 6 (Prevent Treaty Abuse) of the Action Plan on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS).




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Release of a discussion draft on BEPS Action 8 (Hard-to-value intangibles)

Public comments are invited on a discussion draft which deals with work in relation to Action 8 of the Action Plan on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting




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Public comments received on revised discussion draft on Action 7 (Prevent the Artificial Avoidance of PE Status) of the BEPS Action Plan

On 15 May 2015, interested parties were invited to comment on a revised discussion draft on Action 7 (Prevent the Artificial Avoidance of PE Status) of the BEPS Action Plan.