The 68^th OECD Tax Seminar on "Exchange of Information"

(2011. 2.21 ~ 26, Noblesse Hall, Prima Hotel)

□ The Tax Programme, OECD Korea Policy Centre hosted the 68th OECD Tax Seminar on 

   “Exchange of Information” from February 21 (Monday) to February 26 (Saturday), 2011

   in Prima Hotel (Seoul).

□ In this seminar, experts from the OECD HQ and member(non-member) countries participated

   as  a lecturer and 30 tax officials from 13 non-member countries in the Asia-Pacific region

   including five Korean participants from the National Tax Service were invited.

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 Main Contents

□ The main contents which were discussed in the seminar are as follows:

     ㅇ Introduction to major concepts of exchange of information and OECD standards related to    

          exchange of information

     ㅇ Sharing cases and experiences of OECD member countries on exchange of information usage

          and its policies

     ㅇ Recent trends in OECD member countries and other advanced countries

     ㅇ International cooperation to prevent international tax avoidance and tax evaison

     ㅇ OECD Multilateral Agrrement, Tax Information Exchange Agreement

     ㅇ Enactment of systems to achieve policy effectiveness

 Carrying Out a Study Tour to Introduce Korea’s Economic Development

□ Despite the cold weather in February, 30 participants visited Samsung Electronics Digital Plaza

   (Suwon) and a palace in Seoul experiencing various Korean culture and economic development.