Transparency & Disclosure: zooming in
EY’s recent publication takes a close-up view of transparency and disclosure trends, including a detailed analysis of several countries’ latest trends. A link to the report is provided for reference:
Click to access EY-are-you-ready-for-your-close-up.pdf
Key Points:
- Transparency issues of the future:
- Country-by-Country (CbC) implementation and inconsistency of approaches
- New transfer pricing documentation requirements
- Public access for CbC reports and tax rulings
- Growing trend to disclose a company’s planning, strategy, risk appetites and effective tax rates
- Tax codes of conduct, formal and informal
- Increased disclosure of aggressive tax positions
- Electronic data gathering
- Use of third-party data
- Direct ERP access
- Matching of data and watching for transactional trends
- EU transparency update, including proposed Directives
- Country transparency updates: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, UK, US
The level of future transparency will continue to increase, with new and dissimilar demands by countries around the world. This report unveils the global trends and issues, with comprehensive analyses of various transparency trends of major countries. Accordingly, it is a publication that should be reviewed to better understand where the current trends are requiring future demands for transparency in a new world of international taxation.
Strategizing Multinational Tax Risks 