As readers from development agencies will know, a huge and complex process is currently underway to develop a new set of global ordering principles for international development, to replace the Millenium Development Goals, which expire in 2015. Over the weekend I was happy to be able to attend a conference organised by the United Nations… Continue reading Where should tax fit into the post-2015 development settlement?
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Do tax treaties increase foreign investment in developing countries?
Ghana also uses Double Taxation Agreements (DTA) to rationalise tax obligations of investors who come from global tax sourced jurisdictions with a view to saving the investors the incidence of double taxation. – Ghana Investment Promotion Centre
The political economy of international taxation in developing countries: the Oslo version
Today I’m discussing my PhD research at Oslo University College, at a conference organised by Tax Justice Network Norway. Here’s the presentation. It’s mostly quotes from research papers to stimulate discussion for now – more detail to follow on this blog!
Tax treaty negotiation: what affects the outcome for developing countries? (Part 1)
[T]ax administration and tax policy officials in Uganda are not sufficiently trained in the area of tax treaties and international taxation. As a result, Uganda has a weak tax treaty negotiation team that concludes treaties more intensively reflecting the position of the other contracting state. A first attempt to answer a question that I’ll be… Continue reading Tax treaty negotiation: what affects the outcome for developing countries? (Part 1)
Why I love the United Nations tax committee, part 1
International tax, the way countries coordinate and negotiate tax rules between themselves, is often talked about as if it’s about finding technical solutions to technical problems. But it’s not. Just as the tax system inside a country is at the absolute core of its political debate, so you can look at international tax and see… Continue reading Why I love the United Nations tax committee, part 1
Martin Hearson 