The OECD is gathering information for its fourth batch of mutual agreement procedure (MAP) peer reviews under BEPS action 14, the framework for resolving tax treaty-related disputes.
The Jersey government has agreed a filing extension of one month, to 31 January 2018, for entities required to file country-by-country reports locally whose first reporting deadline is 31 December 2017.
A selection of Tax Journal commentaries on the European Commission's investigations into alleged fiscal state aid.
The latest OECD forum on tax and crime, hosted in London by HMRC, has identified five priority areas for action. These include:
The US House of Representatives ways and means committee has released its tax reform Bill, the ‘Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’. Companies would see the US federal tax rate drop to 20% from 2018, with an effective 10% levy on non-US profits.
The OECD has published guidance on implementing international standards for the VAT treatment of cross-border trade in services and intangibles, as recommended in the BEPS Action 1 report on tax challenges of the digital economy, reflecting the rapid growth in the digital economy and its implicat