The OECD today delivered the second part of its recommendations to reform international tax rules by tackling base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS). While unanimity across all points discussed was impossible, a higher level of agreement - either in the form of consensus or agreement on 'minimum standards' - has been achieved than many expected, though this has not stopped non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from criticising the package as "a sticking-plaster approach".
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The Irish government has been told that it’s spending too much of its corporation tax receipts and should instead focus on running bigger surpluses; plus, the IRS is set to merge tax practitioner offices
Arindam Mitra and Robin Hart examine how aggregate TP rules clash with transaction-level customs rules, creating compliance risks and requiring granular, SKU-level pricing strategies
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