The Commission welcomed today’s agreement by Member States on their general approach for far-reaching new rules to eliminate the most common corporate tax avoidance practices. Pierre Moscovici, Commissioner for Economic … Read More
International Issues
Global Economy Stuck in Low-Growth Trap
*“Growth is flat in the advanced economies and has slowed in many of the emerging economies that have been the global locomotive since the crisis,”* OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said … Read More
Strengthening Cooperation in the Development and Implementation of IFRS Standards
The [International Organization of Securities Commissions](http://www.iosco.org/) (IOSCO) and the [IFRS Foundation](http://www.ifrs.org/About-us/IFRS-Foundation/Pages/Home.aspx) have announced a Statement of Protocols that describes an ambitious programme of work to promote and facilitate transparency within … Read More
Brazil, Jamaica and Uruguay Expand Capacity to Fight International Tax Avoidance and Evasion
Jamaica and Uruguay today signed the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters and Brazil deposited its instrument of ratification of the Convention on the occasion of the … Read More
Enhancing Productivity for Inclusive Growth
The OECD’s [Ministerial Council Meeting](http://www.oecd.org/mcm/) (MCM) is taking place at the OECD Paris Headquarters on 1 and 2 June 2016 under the chairmanship of Chile, with Finland, Hungary and Japan … Read More
Multilateral Instrument to Implement Tax-Treaty Related BEPS Measures
Public comments are invited on technical issues identified in a [request for input ](http://www.oecd.org/tax/treaties/BEPS-Discussion-draft-Multilateral-Instrument.pdf?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_content=request%20for%20input&utm_campaign=Tax%20News%20Alert%2001-06-2016&utm_term=demo)related to the development of a multilateral instrument to implement the tax-treaty related BEPS measures. The report … Read More
WTO Trade Dialogues
*Business leaders call for WTO to address pressing business issues* A Trade Dialogues event at WTO Headquarters today brought together over 60 business leaders to discuss the challenges and opportunities … Read More
Automatic Exchange of Information
BFSB has released an updated document relating to The Bahamas’ Commitment to Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI). It notes that there is ongoing public-private sector dialogue with respect to timely … Read More
G7 Ise-Shima Leaders’ Declaration
On 26-27 May, [Japan hosted the meeting of the G7 leaders](http://www.japan.go.jp/g7/index.html). The summit focused on the global economy, foreign policy and the migration and refugee crisis. The leaders addressed major … Read More
Conclusions: EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Proposals
The EU Council has adopted [conclusions](http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2016/05/25-conclusions-tax-treaty-abuse/?utm_source=DSMS&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Tax+abuse+treaty&utm_term=952.5049.5361.0.5049&utm_content=all+customers) on the third country aspects of the Commission’s anti-tax-avoidance proposals – confirming the importance of continuing and intensifying action to tackle tax fraud, tax … Read More