OECD director: FS sector should follow four areas in digital tax debate

Danish Mehboob

November 23 2020

Few tax measures for large businesses headline the budget despite strong economic growth in Australia

The role of fund managers and financial technology in the financial services (FS) sector is keeping negotiations about partial inclusion on the table for more than 137 countries participating in the digital tax debate.

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Danish Mehboob

Senior Reporter ITR

Danish reports on all matters of direct tax and BEPS. He covers a range of tax issues in these areas and what multinationals are doing to manage the tax burdens. Danish also specialises in tax technology and data management.

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