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Is tax the next big corporate social responsibility issue?
June 2014|
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Is tax the next big corporate social responsibility issue?

by Isabel de la Peña

  In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes – Benjamin Franklin, 1789 [1]…
India’s firm stance on tax could actually help investors
February 2014|
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India’s firm stance on tax could actually help investors

by Mick Moore

  India keeps getting into arguments with foreign firms over tax; is it wise to do…
Low revenue from the mining sector in Zambia and Tanzania: fiscal design, technical capacity or political will?
January 2014|
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Low revenue from the mining sector in Zambia and Tanzania: fiscal design, technical capacity or political will?

by Olav Lundstøl

The developing world and Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) in particular, is witnessing a renewed global race…
The OECD’s Base Erosion Action Plan and Developing Countries
July 2013|
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The OECD’s Base Erosion Action Plan and Developing Countries

On July 19, the OECD released its recommendations for global efforts to counter the much-publicised phenomenon…
Measuring the Performance of Tax Collectors: Good Sense, Quietly Buried
July 2013|
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Measuring the Performance of Tax Collectors: Good Sense, Quietly Buried

by Mick Moore

Does Argentina collect its taxes more efficiently and effectively than Azerbaijan? Brazil than Burundi? Chad than…
International reporting standards required to tackle tax avoidance
June 2013|
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International reporting standards required to tackle tax avoidance

  Alan Carter, senior economist at the Internatinal Tax Dialogue says high quality international accounting standards…
The Great Tax Awakening? Three Reservations
May 2013|
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The Great Tax Awakening? Three Reservations

by Mick Moore

  Never has there been such extensive popular and political interest in tax reform. Never have…
Tax exemptions for aid-funded projects: reasons for change
March 2013|
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Tax exemptions for aid-funded projects: reasons for change

by Ismaïla Diallo

In recent years, tax exemptions for donor-financed projects have come to the fore within the international…
February 2013|
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A world upside down? New approach to international tax

by Sol Picciotto

A new report from the OECD is contemplating major changes to international tax rules. This is a progress…
Donors, be strategic. Aid and domestic resource mobilisation in sub-Saharan Africa
January 2013|
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Donors, be strategic. Aid and domestic resource mobilisation in sub-Saharan Africa

by Mick Moore

Along with a colleague who is a specialist on Latin America, I recently attended a meeting…
The political economy of tax incentives in low-income countries
January 2013|
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The political economy of tax incentives in low-income countries

by Vanessa van den Boogaard

The ICTD Annual Centre Meeting on tax exemptions concluded with a presentation by Professor Richard Bird….
Taxed to death (really)
November 2012|
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Taxed to death (really)

by Katherine Haver

For people living in the Eastern villages of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), it is…