The Global Forum Secretariat is assisting Morocco in preparing for its second round of peer review aimed at assessing its compliance with the international standard of exchange of information on request.

The OECD is now gathering input for the Stage 1 peer reviews of Andorra, Anguilla, Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Faroe Islands, Macau (China), Morocco and Tunisia, and invites taxpayers to submit input on specific MAP-related issues by 12 August 2019.

Progress continues on implementing the BEPS Action 5 minimum standard, with a further 22 jurisdictions changing their laws to address harmful tax practices. On 19 July 2019, the Inclusive Framework on BEPS approved the latest results of reviews of jurisdictions’ domestic laws conducted by the OECD Forum on Harmful Tax Practices.

The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes published today nine peer review reports assessing compliance with the international standard on transparency and exchange of information on request.

The work on BEPS Action 14 continues with today’s publication of the first round of stage 2 peer review monitoring reports, which consists of monitoring the follow-up of any recommendations resulting from jurisdictions' stage 1 peer review reports.

Ecuador and Serbia have deposited their instruments of ratification for the multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters therewith underlining their strong commitment to join international efforts against tax evasion and avoidance. The Convention will enter into force on 1 December 2019 for Ecuador and Serbia.

The 2018 MAP statistics cover 89 jurisdictions and almost all MAP cases worldwide. They contain detailed information on each jurisdiction as well as aggregated global information.

This report by the OECD Secretary-General provides an overview of the progress made by the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS in addressing the tax challenges of digitalisation and a brief update on the work on tax transparency.

Today the OECD Secretariat published a proposal to advance international negotiations to ensure large and highly profitable Multinational Enterprises, including digital companies, pay tax wherever they have significant consumer-facing activities and generate their profits.

Over 70 delegates from 14 countries, as well as international and regional organisations, business, and civil society gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan on 8-10 October 2019 for the Fifth Regional Meeting on BEPS for Eurasian Countries.

Over 50 delegates from 13 African countries, as well as international and regional organisations, technical co-operation agencies, Senegalese business, civil society and academia gathered in Saly, Senegal, on 15-17 October 2019 for the Third Regional Meeting on BEPS for Francophone Countries.

The work on BEPS Action 14 continues with today's publication of the sixth round of stage 1 peer review reports. Each report assesses a country's efforts to implement the Action 14 minimum standard as agreed to under the OECD/G20 BEPS Project.

As part of BEPS Action 5 to curb harmful tax practices, jurisdictions may only maintain preferential regimes if certain "substantial activities" requirements are met. In order to ensure a level playing field, these requirements must also apply to jurisdictions with zero or only nominal tax rates.

The OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS has released additional interpretative guidance to give greater certainty to tax administrations and MNE Groups on the implementation and operation of Country-by-Country (CbC) Reporting (BEPS Action 13).

The Global Forum published today eight peer review reports assessing compliance with the international standard on transparency and exchange of information on request (EOIR).

The 2019 edition of the tax policy publication Revenue Statistics in Africa will be launched on Tuesday, 19 November, during the African Union’s 13th Session of the Committee of Director Generals of National Statistics Offices. The report provides an overview of the main taxation trends from 1990 to 2017 in 26 African economies.

The OECD is now gathering input for the Stage 1 peer reviews of Andorra, Aruba, Bahrain, Barbados, Gibraltar, Greenland, Kazakhstan, Oman, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates and Viet Nam, and invites taxpayers to submit input on specific MAP-related issues by 16 December 2019.

The average tax-to-GDP ratio for the 26 countries participating in the new edition of Revenue Statistics in Africa was unchanged at 17.2% for the third consecutive year in 2017. This was lower than the averages for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) at 22.8% and for the OECD at 34.2%, underlining the need for urgent action to enhance domestic revenue mobilisation in Africa.

A regional meeting on tax and digitalisation for Asia and the Pacific , co-hosted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in collaboration with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), took place in Manila, the Philippines on 19-20 November 2019.

The work on BEPS Action 14 continues with today's publication of the seventh round of stage 1 peer review reports. Each report assesses a country's efforts to implement the Action 14 minimum standard as agreed to under the OECD/G20 BEPS Project.

The Inclusive Framework on BEPS has released additional interpretative guidance to give greater certainty to tax administrations and MNE Groups on the implementation and operation of Country-by-Country Reporting (BEPS Action 13).

The OECD today published two self-assessment maturity models on tax debt management and the reduction of compliance burdens, both critical areas for successful tax administration. Maturity models set out descriptions of capabilities and performance in a particular function or set of activities across a number of levels of increasing maturity, in the case of these models from an emerging to an aspirational level.

The international community reaffirmed its commitment to reach a consensus-based long-term solution to the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy, and will continue working toward an agreement by the end of 2020, according to the Statement by the Inclusive Framework on BEPS released by the OECD today.

New economic analysis shows that a proposed solution to the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy under negotiation at the OECD would have a significant positive impact on global tax revenues.

As part of the Inclusive Framework’s work relating to the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy, the OECD has been carrying out an economic analysis and impact assessment of the Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 proposals. Please join a live webcast with experts from the OECD to learn more about this work, which will include a presentation of preliminary results on the revenue and investment effects of the proposals.

Part I reports on the activities in the OECD's international tax agenda, in particular the progress made in addressing the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy. It also provides an update on G20 tax deliverables including tax transparency, implementation of BEPS measures & capacity building to support developing countries. Part II reports on the activities of the Global Forum.

The work on BEPS Action 14 continues with today's publication of the eighth round of stage 1 peer review reports. Each report assesses a country's efforts to implement the Action 14 minimum standard as agreed to under the OECD/G20 BEPS Project.

These suggestions are not recommendations but are intended to assist administrations globally in their consideration of appropriate measures in their own national contexts to help taxpayers during this difficult period.

In the light of the worsening global impacts of Covid-19 on individual taxpayers, businesses and the wider economy, the OECD Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) has today published a global reference document setting out actions that FTA tax administrations are currently taking to support taxpayers.

The world's four leading multilateral organisations working in the tax area have established their first integrated website containing information on how low- and middle-income countries can strengthen tax systems and mobilise the domestic revenue they need to address some of their urgent development challenges—including the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the request of concerned countries, the OECD Secretariat has issued guidance on these issues based on a careful analysis of the international tax treaty rules.

The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (the Global Forum) published today eight new peer review reports assessing compliance with the international standard on transparency and exchange of information on request (EOIR).

The OECD Forum on Tax Administration (FTA), in collaboration with the Intra-European Organisation of Tax Administrations (IOTA) and the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT), has today published a reference document on critical business continuity considerations for tax administrations in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tax and fiscal policy responses are playing a critical role in limiting the hardship caused by containment measures, and should continue to do so as governments seek to support households and businesses, protect employment and pursue economic recovery from the global pandemic, according to new OECD analysis.

Recent decades have seen rapid growth of advanced digital technologies, including high-speed computing, big data, artificial intelligence, the internet-of-things and blockchain. This “digital revolution” creates significant opportunities for all levels of government to improve the delivery of public goods and services, and to raise more and better revenue.

As a result of COVID-19, public life has come to a sudden halt and consumer spending is plummeting. How will this crisis and the policy actions taken in response affect tax revenues? And what lessons can be learned from the previous global financial crisis?

With global economic activity facing a historic drop and government spending rising dramatically, the implications of the Covid-19 crisis on public finances and tax revenues are significant.

Exports of (bop) - Miscellaneous Goods and Suppli in Canada increased to 562.80 CAD Million in March from 487.60 CAD Million in February of 2020. Exports of (bop) - Miscellaneous Goods and Suppli in Canada averaged 435.99 CAD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 1351.10 CAD Million in July of 2015 and a record low of 112.20 CAD Million in June of 1991. This page includes a chart with historical data for Canada Exports of (bop) - Miscellaneous Goods And Suppli.

Exports of (bop) - Farm and Fishing Products in Canada increased to 3048 CAD Million in March from 2697.80 CAD Million in February of 2020. Exports of (bop) - Farm and Fishing Products in Canada averaged 1280.34 CAD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 3121.20 CAD Million in June of 2019 and a record low of 386.30 CAD Million in February of 1988. This page includes a chart with historical data for Canada Exports of (bop) - Farm And Fishing Products.

Exports (Bop) - Farm, Fishing And Intermediate Food Products in Canada increased to 3582.20 CAD Million in March from 3156.80 CAD Million in February of 2020. Exports (Bop) - Farm, Fishing And Intermediate Foo in Canada averaged 1529.37 CAD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 3597.90 CAD Million in June of 2019 and a record low of 441.70 CAD Million in February of 1988. This page includes a chart with historical data for Canada Exports of (bop) - Farm, Fishing And Intermediate.

Exports (Bop) - Carpets, Textile Furnishings&Textile Products in Canada decreased to 97.10 CAD Million in March from 97.20 CAD Million in February of 2020. Exports (Bop) - Carpets, Textile Furnishings&Texti in Canada averaged 66.75 CAD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 122 CAD Million in May of 2017 and a record low of 15.90 CAD Million in December of 1990. This page includes a chart with historical data for Canada Exports of (bop) - Carpets, Textile Furnishings&t.

Exports (Bop) - Cleaning Products, Appliances,&Miscellaneous in Canada increased to 906.60 CAD Million in March from 843.40 CAD Million in February of 2020. Exports (Bop) - Cleaning Products, Appliances,&Mis in Canada averaged 629.16 CAD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 1635.80 CAD Million in July of 2015 and a record low of 142.30 CAD Million in March of 1989. This page includes a chart with historical data for Canada Exports of (bop) - Cleaning Products, Appliances,.

Imports of (bop) - Total of All Merchandise in Canada decreased to 47668.20 CAD Million in March from 49323.70 CAD Million in February of 2020. Imports of (bop) - Total of All Merchandise in Canada averaged 30111.77 CAD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 52447.10 CAD Million in March of 2019 and a record low of 10615.10 CAD Million in February of 1988. This page includes a chart with historical data for Canada Imports of (bop) - Total of All Merchandise.

Imports (Bop) - Plastic And Rubber Finished Products in Canada decreased to 398.70 CAD Million in March from 427 CAD Million in February of 2020. Imports (Bop) - Plastic And Rubber Finished Produc in Canada averaged 347.20 CAD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 604.80 CAD Million in January of 2016 and a record low of 88.50 CAD Million in July of 1988. This page includes a chart with historical data for Canada Imports of (bop) - Plastic And Rubber Finished Pr.

Imports of (bop) - Paper and Published Products in Canada increased to 624.50 CAD Million in March from 610.50 CAD Million in February of 2020. Imports of (bop) - Paper and Published Products in Canada averaged 631.59 CAD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 848.40 CAD Million in November of 2008 and a record low of 248.60 CAD Million in February of 1988. This page includes a chart with historical data for Canada Imports of (bop) - Paper And Published Products.

Imports of (bop) - Miscellaneous Goods and Suppli in Canada decreased to 1392 CAD Million in March from 1516.40 CAD Million in February of 2020. Imports of (bop) - Miscellaneous Goods and Suppli in Canada averaged 1091.92 CAD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 1947.10 CAD Million in May of 2015 and a record low of 323.60 CAD Million in April of 1988. This page includes a chart with historical data for Canada Imports of (bop) - Miscellaneous Goods And Suppli.

Imports - Coins, Gems, Jewelry & Collectibles (Census Basis) in the United States decreased to 1531.35 USD Million in March from 2278.46 USD Million in February of 2020. Imports - Coins, Gems, Jewelry & Collectibles (Cen in the United States averaged 1516.51 USD Million from 1989 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 2899.82 USD Million in August of 2019 and a record low of 507.66 USD Million in May of 1989. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Imports of Coins, Gems, Jewelry & Collectibles.

Imports - Coal & Other Fuels Except Gas (Census Basis) in the United States decreased to 144.06 USD Million in March from 149.31 USD Million in February of 2020. Imports - Coal & Other Fuels Except Gas (Census Ba in the United States averaged 140.99 USD Million from 1989 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 598.95 USD Million in August of 2008 and a record low of 18.71 USD Million in April of 1990. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Imports of Coal & Other Fuels Except Gas.

Imports - Civilian Aircraft, Engines & Parts (Census Basis) in the United States decreased to 4585.50 USD Million in March from 4675.21 USD Million in February of 2020. Imports - Civilian Aircraft, Engines & Parts (Cens in the United States averaged 2490.72 USD Million from 1989 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 6159.71 USD Million in February of 2019 and a record low of 556.58 USD Million in January of 1989. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Imports of Civilian Aircraft, Engines & Parts.

Imports - Civilian Aircraft, Complete (Census Basis) in the United States increased to 1379.90 USD Million in March from 1060.41 USD Million in February of 2020. Imports - Civilian Aircraft, Complete (Census Basi in the United States averaged 811 USD Million from 1989 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 2242.09 USD Million in August of 2014 and a record low of 80.17 USD Million in August of 1994. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Imports of Civilian Aircraft, Complete.