New Global Standard for Automatic Exchange of Tax Information
In response to a mandate from G20 leaders aimed at reinforcing action against tax avoidance and evasion as well as introduce even greater trust and transparency into the international tax system, the OECD has unveiled today a new single global standard for the automatic exchange of information between tax authorities worldwide. Developed by the OECD
OECD draft on transfer pricing documentation and country-by-country reporting
Download Webcast Multinational enterprises (MNEs) will face materially increased compliance burdens as a result of the hotly debated proposals to report to tax administrations, on a country-by-country basis, extensive details of their income, taxes, and business activities. Further, extensive changes to the current requirements for transfer pricing documentation reporting will also add to this burden.
Soon to be released ‘Common Reporting Standard’ promises new FATCA-type obligations around the world
The starting date for various obligations under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) is 1 July 2014. Some associate this date with a long and weary process that started back in 2010 with the passage of the United States HIRE Act, but it also marks a milestone in the ever increasing movement towards greater
Momentum gathers behind the OECD Action Plan on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS)
Download The BEPS Action Plan published by the OECD on 19 July 2013 represents the most ambitious and far-reaching attempt at reform of the global tax system in recent memory. This root and branch review of the global tax rules underpinning the world economy focuses on those cases where profits may be escaping taxation or
OECD project on intangibles: Revised Discussion Draft released
Download The OECD’s Revised Discussion Draft contains several important changes. These were based on the comments received on the prior Discussion Draft. The majority of the document provides additional guidance on how to correctly allocate ‘return related to an intangible’ (also described as: ‘intangible related return’). The Revised Discussion Draft states that although contractual relationships
OECD’s Action Plan published on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS)
Download The publication of the Action Plan and the items listed therein represent a milestone in the ongoing debate on how policy makers and governments will deal with base erosion and profit shifting in the near to long-term future. The desired outcome of the OECD’s BEPS Project is to provide balanced and effective strategies for
PwC’s comments on the OECD White Paper on Transfer Pricing Documentation
Download In July 2013, the OECD released a White Paper on Transfer Pricing Documentation. This is a hot topic for policy makers since local pricing documentation requirements are rapidly growing, making transfer pricing increasingly complicated. The OECD invited the business community to provide input on their white p aper and PwC was happy to oblige,
OECD White Paper on Transfer Pricing Documentation proposes a coordinated approach to simplification based on a two-tier structure
Download > The OECD’s White Paper on Transfer Pricing Documentation takes stock of the existing approaches to harmonising transfer pricing documentation, but goes considerably further by proposing a coordinated approach to documentation based on a two-tier structure. Building on the EU’s TPD, the paper advocates the creation of a global masterfile giving important information about
