Draft toolkit on the taxation of offshore indirect transfers of assets
A joint initiative of the IMF, OECD, UN and World Bank Group is seeking public feedback on a draft toolkit designed to help developing countries tackle the taxation of offshore indirect transfers of assets. This is described as a practice used by some multinational corporations to minimise their tax liabilities.
This draft toolkit, “The Taxation of Offshore Indirect Transfers – A Toolkit,” examines the principles that should guide the taxation of certain transactions in the countries where the underlying assets are located. The toolkit is in response to a request by the Development Working Group of the G20, and is part of a series of guides to help developing countries design their tax policies. Comments should be made by 25 September 2017 via e-mail to taxcollaborationplatform@worldbank.org.