21-June-2023
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Jurisdictions continue making progress on implementing the international standard under BEPS Action 5 to address harmful tax practices, as the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS releases new results on preferential tax regimes.
13-June-2023
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Today, the OECD’s Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) Pillar Knowledge Sharing Network held its first virtual meeting of what will be a series of peer-to-peer knowledge-sharing events where experts from tax administrations in ‘early implementer’ jurisdictions will offer high-level practical advice and share lessons learned on administrative and implementation aspects of the Two-Pillar Solution.
9-June-2023
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Uzbekistan joins international efforts against tax evasion and avoidance by joining the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS. Uzbekistan has also committed to addressing the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy by joining the two-pillar plan to reform the international taxation rules and ensure that multinational enterprises pay a fair share of tax wherever they operate.
9-June-2023
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The Secretariat of the Global Forum and the Asian Development Bank are assisting Cambodia in preparing for its peer review aimed at assessing the country’s compliance with the international standard of transparency and exchange of information on request.
9-June-2023
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The Secretariat of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information (Global Forum) has developed a new Guidance for implementation of a secure perimeter for automatic exchange of information purposes – a tactical approach on confidentiality and data safeguards for developing countries.
31-May-2023
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To further assist jurisdictions committed to automatic exchange to implement their compliance strategies, the Global Forum Secretariat launched today the Methodology for implementation of the risk based approach to administrative compliance and risk matrices, that jurisdictions can use to develop or improve their own risk assessment approach.
30-May-2023
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As part of the Fiscal Transition Support Programme in West Africa (FTSP), the OECD is organising a training workshop on transfer pricing from 30 May to 1 June 2023 in Lomé, Togo, for representatives of the 15 Member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, as well as the Commissions of ECOWAS and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU).
26-May-2023
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The Secretariat of the Global Forum facilitated a virtual seminar on automatic exchange of financial account information from 22 to 26 May 2023 for officials from Kenya Revenue Authority.
23-May-2023
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Vietnam ratifies BEPS Convention, now covering around 1850 bilateral tax treaties, showing commitment against abuse of tax treaties and BEPS by multinational enterprises. Effective from 1 September 2023.
22-May-2023
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The Study Group on Asia-Pacific Tax Administration and Research (SGATAR) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have joined the global fight against tax evasion by becoming the 22nd and 23rd observers of the Global Forum respectively.