On September 24-25, 2020 the State Tax Service of Ukraine organized the international digital conference «BEPS Implementation in Ukraine» aimed at sharing knowledge and experience, and discussing challenges in the implementation of BEPS Action Plan and other international tax standards.
High-level representatives of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, other government agencies, audit companies, educational institutions of Ukraine and foreign tax authorities took part in the conference.
Key international experts from Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Intra-European Organisation of Tax Administrations (IOTA), German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), the United States Department of the Treasury and International Monetary Fund participated as speakers in the event, presented best world practices and provided their positive feedback regarding the progress made by Ukraine in this area.
We were especially honoured that Tracey Brooks, IOTA International Tax Advisor, participated in the event and gave the presentation on “Implementing Measures to Counter BEPS: Overcoming Operational Challenges”.
During the two-day event participants discussed different approaches and practises, progress in implementation of international tax standards and BEPS Action Plan in Ukraine, practical challenges in transfer pricing, application of double taxation treaties and importance of international exchange of information.