Tax Notes‘s podcast, Tax Notes Talk, is a weekly discussion of cutting-edge developments in tax, including up-to-the-minute changes in federal, state, and international tax law and regulations. ICTD International Tax lead Martin Hearson was featured in the podcast’s January 7th episode, speaking with David Stewart, Stephanie Soong Johnston, and Emmanuel Eze on the role and influence of developing countries in the OECD’s inclusive framework. You can listen to the episode here.
On December 18th, 2020, the ICTD hosted a virtual roundtable discussion on deepening the inclusiveness of global tax negotiations. The online event launched the research paper “At the Table, Off the Menu? Assessing the Participation of Lower-Income Countries in Global Tax Negotiations” by Rasmus Corlin Christensen, Martin Hearson, and Tovony Randriamanalina. Tax Notes International wrote about the event and research paper in the article “Lower-Income Countries Must Collaborate for Tax Policy Sway” by Sarah Paez.
Brighton and Hove News writes about ICTD Founding CEO, Professor Mick Moore, and his recent appointment of an OBE by the Queen in her New Year Honours List. Read more in their article “Actors, academics and ambulance service veteran honoured by the Queen“.
In their article “Study Sheds Light on Inclusivity of OECD Global Tax Negotiations“, Tax Notes International writes about the launch of Rasmus Corlin Christensen, Martin Hearson, and Tovony Randriamanalina’s recent research paper “At the Table, Off the Menu? Assessing the Participation of Lower-Income Countries in Global Tax Negotiations“.
ICTD Research Fellow and International Tax lead Martin Hearson was quoted in International Tax Review’s article, “This week in tax: US election uncertainty continues”
ICTD Research Fellow and International Tax lead Martin Hearson was mentioned in the Tax Foundation’s article “The UN Approach on Digital Taxation“. The article mentions Martin’s research on tax treaties.
Advocata Institute, a Colombo-based think tank, hosted a live forum on how to improve Sri Lanka’s debt sustainability on September 30th. ICTD Senior Fellow Professor Mick Moore was invited to speak. The event was covered in several Sri Lankan media outlets, including DailyFT and Business Times.
ICTD Researcher Mustapha Ndajiwo was recently mentioned in Tax Notes International’s featured analysis “Digital Taxation in Africa: Safety in Numbers?“. The article features Mustapha’s working paper “The Taxation of the Digitalised Economy: An African Study”.
On August 17, Wilson Prichard’s opinion piece “Who should bear the costs of COVID-19?” was published in The Hill Times. Read the piece here.
ICTD Research Fellow and International Tax lead Martin Hearson was mentioned in Forbes‘ article, “How The OECD Became The World’s Tax Leader”
NTRN’s Lead Research Consultant Olly Owen and researcher Tom Goodfellow published their blog “Insecurity underpins property rights in Lagos — no matter what class you are” to The Conversation. The blog was republished by Modern Ghana and All Africa.
ICTD Research Director Giulia Mascagni was quoted in Africa Check‘s article, “Tax incentives cost Kenya 6% of GDP, but there’s no global ‘standard’”
