CPA Canada’s position regarding OECD paper on handling taxes in the digital marketplace

Learn about the response of Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) to an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) document on how to resolve the new tax challenges arising as a result of digital commerce.

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The OECD is attempting to develop international guidance on value-added tax (VAT) and GST matters with its March/April 2014 public discussion draft, BEPS Action 1: Address the Tax Challenges of the Digital Economy. CPA Canada’s Commodity Tax Committee has responded with this April 17, 2014 letter to the OECD offering its insights on the organization’s document as well as constructive recommendations to ensure GST and VAT compliance requirements are reasonable and proportionate, and do not inadvertently become a barrier to trade.