Strategizing Multinational Tax Risks

The OECD has introduced a new inclusive framework inviting all interested countries to address international tax rules ongoing.  All interested parties will be able to participate as BEPS Associates via the OECD’s Committee on Fiscal Affairs (CFA), thereby have equal participation as the OECD and G20 members including review and monitoring of BEPS implementation.

Indicative of the posture going forward, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria stated “It is another strong signal that behaviour which was considered both legal and normal in the past will no longer be accepted.”

This OECD proposal will require endorsement by the G20 at the meeting in Shanghai on 26-27 February, with the first meeting of the inclusive framework members in Kyoto, Japan on 30 June and 1 July 2016.

Links to the OECD press release and summary document are provided for reference.

http://www.oecd.org/tax/all-interested-countries-and-jurisdictions-to-be-invited-to-join-global-efforts-led-by-the-oecd-and-g20-to-close-international-tax-loopholes.htm

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This new framework would mark another major milestone in the BEPS story; with hopes that global coordination and consistency will be enhanced vs. numerous voices protecting their fiscal growth, thereby adding additional complexity and unilateral actions around the world.