International VAT/GST Guidelines

International VAT/GST Guidelines

Author: OECD

Publisher: Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789264272040

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This paper set forth internationally agreed principles and standards for the value added tax (VAT) treatment of the most common types of international transactions, with a particular focus on trade in services and intangibles. Its aim is to minimise inconsistencies in the application of VAT in a cross-border context with a view to reducing uncertainty and risks of double taxation and unintended non-taxation in international trade. It also includes the recommended principles and mechanisms to address the challenges for the collection of VAT on crossborder sales of digital products that had been identified in the context of the OECD/G20 Project on Base and Erosion and Profit Shifting (the BEPS Project).


Interpretation and Application of Tax Treaties in North America

Interpretation and Application of Tax Treaties in North America

Author: Juan Angel Becerra

Publisher: IBFD

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 299

ISBN-13: 9087220197

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This book presents an overview of the materials, court cases and mutual agreement procedures implemented in Canada, USA and Mexcio. In addition, it provides a background to the development of tax treaty law and the information necessary to interpret a tax treaty based upon the principles codified in the Vienna Convention of the Law of Treaties. Contents: the background of the early model tax conventions; the development of tax treaty law; the specific materials from Canada, the United States and Mexico; proposal for a trilateral tax treaty for North America to provide full relief from the harmful barriers against free movement of capital and services.


Tax Administration Reform in China

Tax Administration Reform in China

Author: John Brondolo

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2016-03-17

Total Pages: 67

ISBN-13: 1475523610

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Tax administration improvements have contributed significantly to a doubling of China’s tax-to-GDP ratio and the substantial reduction in taxpayers’ compliance costs since the mid-1990s. This paper describes the key features of China’s tax administration and their evolution over the last 20 years. It also identifes emerging challenges to the tax system and areas where further tax administration improvements are needed to sustain tax revenue and reduce taxpayers’ compliance costs in the future.


Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes: Latvia 2023 (Second Round) Peer Review Report on the Exchange of Information on Request

Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes: Latvia 2023 (Second Round) Peer Review Report on the Exchange of Information on Request

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2023-11-08

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9264603603

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This peer review report analyses the practical implementation of the standard of transparency and exchange of information on request in Latvia, as part of the second round of reviews conducted by the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes since 2016.