In this episode, the second in the miniseries “Designing the Perfect International Taxation System” Harriet and Grahame discuss “Who should participate in the international tax system?” with Daniel Bunn of the Tax Foundation a US not for profit tax think tank which thinks about US and international tax.

In this the second episode in the ongoing mini-series “Designing the Perfect International Tax System” Harriet, Grahame and Daniel discuss the building of the international tax system and the effect of widening the participation in the design of the international tax system from capital exporting countries to include capital importing countries, the role of the OECD secretariat and the participation of stakeholders in the process.

Look out for further episodes in this ongoing series. If you are new to the series feel free to go back to the introductory episode.

In this the first episode in the miniseries “Designing the Perfect International Tax System” Grahame speaks to Dan Neidle of Tax Policy Associates about whether we need an international tax system and the faults and failings of the current system. Plus, where will all this end and is the coming proposal worth all the fuss?

In this short episode Harriet and Grahame discuss their upcoming mini-series “Designing the Perfect International Tax System” which brings together people from all areas of the tax world, economists, international experts, investigative journalists, tax inspectors and academics. They aim to discuss the ins and outs of how the international tax system is made and what the outcomes may well be in coming years.

In this episode Harriet and Grahame are joined by Professor Rita De La Feria of Leeds University.

Professor De La Feria is a world leading Tax Policy expert who frequently speaks on matters of tax to a wider public audience. In this episode the three of us discuss what tax is for, what the best approach to making tax policy is and the weaknesses of the public discourse around tax.

In this episode Harriet and Grahame talk to Todd Buell of Law 360 about developments in the EU related to tax including #BEFIT #Unshell and all points in between. Will these directives ever see the light of day or is there reform fatigue setting in. Politics will have much influence on this outcome and Todd gives us his feelings about how the future will develop.

This is our last episode of 2023 and we want to thank you all for listening to us for another year. We look forward to seeing you in 2024.

In this episode Harriet and Grahame talk about some surprising results of the #OECD's Corporate Tax Statistics report "Effective Tax Rates of MNEs: New evidence on global low-taxed profit" which shows that more than half of the "undertaxed" profits in the world arise in nominally high tax jurisdictions.

What creates this gap between statutory rates and actual tax paid? Harriet & Grahame discuss the fact tax systems are more than just headline rates and a gap between statutory rates and actual tax paid may actually be unavoidable.

In this episode Grahame and Harriet explore the procedures and issues around international tax information requests which individuals or institutions may receive from their local tax authorities requesting information for foreign tax authorities.

They discuss what a request looks like, what the limits of that request are and whether a recipient can or is indeed obliged to push back against their local tax authorities.