Tax reform: An incomplete revolution - special focus

Salman Shaheen

February 26 2014

Last year saw the pace of tax policy changes across the world step up a gear. But the tax revolution is far from complete. From BEPS to US corporate tax reform and the EU financial transaction tax, many of the key initiatives that dominated the headlines in 2013 will continue to gather pace in 2014.

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trsf1.png	OECD reveals BEPS Action Plan at G20 meeting in Moscow July 19 2013
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trsf3.jpg	Details of European Commission's FTT announced February 14 2013
Download this special report as a PDF

Tax reform: An incomplete revolution - special focus

Last year saw the pace of tax policy changes across the world step up a gear. But the tax revolution is far from complete. From BEPS to US corporate tax reform and the EU financial transaction tax, many of the key initiatives that dominated the headlines in 2013 will continue to gather pace in 2014.

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OECD reveals BEPS Action Plan at G20 meeting in Moscow

Baucus US tax reform proposal: A warning for Apple and Google

Details of European Commission's FTT announced

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