17 Asian countries meet in Australia to create a new regional tax taskforce

December 04 2014

From November 24 to 27, Chris Jordan, commissioner of the Australian Tax Office (ATO), hosted tax administrators from 17 Asian member countries including tax leaders from key trade partners Japan and China at the Study Group on Asia Tax Administration in Research (SGATAR). The group of delegates agreed to form a regional task force to share best practices and information.

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