. @surmizes responds that should use tax collector experience as data for better designing tax administration - not a participatory approach
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And now for something completely different! 2 hours on international tax starting w
@SolPicciotto@Ezenagu@martinhearson & Mike Durst on allocation of MNE income#ICTD19pic.twitter.com/GmCD63tr6F
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Sol is giving the 20 minute history of the international tax system, the ALP, transfer pricing, BEPS, simplified methodspic.twitter.com/S3NlhmghY0
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Brazil uses simple method. No transfer pricing. Two types of company: importing and exporting with fixed margins. Rough justice, but simple to administer.
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@Ezenagu makes the case for safe harbours: secure revenue, reduce cists and uncertainty on both sides, equitable treatment of companies within the covered industriespic.twitter.com/Vfwvzsxzz6
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Size thresholds for SMEs and small transactions are common, but Africa's large enterprises tend to be smaller. So sectoral safe harbours, sectoral APAs may be useful for most African countries
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Mike Durst suggests a turnover based alternative minimum taxpic.twitter.com/6PmGu03Jmd
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Mike Durst's proposal for a 1% AMT on turnover .... 18 countries do something like this (particularly in Francophone Africa) but many undermine it with low caps on the amount & tax holidays. How is it imposed in practice? http://www.ictd.ac/durst-book pic.twitter.com/a6eqB0UUhK
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@VAdegite supports safe harbours as a good tool. Avoid testing every transaction. Set a safe range e.g. For routine support services1 reply 1 retweet 1 likeShow this thread
Revolution or evolution? @SolPicciotto say its a waste of capacity to train people up on transfer pricing on OECD method or adopt another short term method on expectation of wider change. Is it cost effective? Alternatives: royalties, telecoms tax, AMT and TP using simple formula
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Mike Durst: would an AMT encourage companies to pay no more than the safe harbour? Yes but companies already seek to lower their taxes. The AMT takes away incentive for tax avoidance
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Q: What's the tax gap? Sol says size of revenue gains is not important, the prize is to reduce the complication of the transfer pricing systems. Would be good for investment certainty
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