(February 18, 2015)
On February 16, 2015 on its webpage that is dedicated to the BEPS project, the OECD published a press release announcing that the Asia-Pacific Regional Network held its meeting on BEPS on February 12-13, 2015 in Seoul. Furthermore the press release contains an overview of upcoming Regional Network Meetings that are scheduled to be held.
According to the press release over 50 senior tax officials from 21 jurisdictions and international organisations participated in the event, which was hosted by the Korean Policy Centre (Tax Programme). The press release furthermore states that discussions focused on BEPS issues of particular relevance for the Region and the development of toolkits to assist the implementation of solutions to counter BEPS and that business and civil society representatives participated in selected parts of the meeting and provided their regional perspectives on the BEPS Project.
A document containing a summary of the discussions as drafted by the co-chairs of the meeting is attached to the press release. According to the press release as issued by the OECD, these will be discussed at the meeting of the Task Force on Tax and Development on March 16-18, 2015 and will feed the development of the BEPS outputs by the Committee on Fiscal Affairs and its Working Parties.
Click here to be forwarded to the press release as issued by the OECD.
Furthermore the press release contains the following overview of Regional Network Meetings that are scheduled to be held during the upcoming weeks/months:
· Latin America and the Caribbean: Lima, Peru, February 26-27, 2015 in partnership with CIAT (Inter-American Centre of Tax Administration);
· French-speaking countries: Libreville, Gabon, February 27, 2015 in partnership with CREDAF (Centre de rencontre des administrations fiscales);
· Eurasia: Ankara, Turkey, March 4-5, 2015;
· Africa: Pretoria, South-Africa, April 20-21, 2015 in partnership with ATAF (African Tax Administration Forum).
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