Part A - The official text of the 2008 edition of the OECD Model and Commentaries (condensed version). - Commentaries on the Articles of the Model Tax Convention - Non-Member countries’ positions and recommendations of the OECD Council Part B A concise description of the direct taxes levied in each OECD Member country. Fully updated for 2008 to include: - taxes on corporate income; - taxes on individual income; and - taxes on capital. View sample chapter   |   View table of contents

Under each of the above headings, the domestic situation is described followed by international aspects (both the situation of a resident taxpayer receiving income from abroad and that of a non-resident receiving income from the relevant country). Each chapter follows a common format to allow direct comparisons to be made between countries.

• Part C
  - Fully updated treaty charts outlining the latest withholding tax rates from one OECD Member country to another under a tax treaty effective on 1 June 2008
  - tax treaty network status report, outlining the most recent negotiations and treaties signed and initialed
  

• Appendices
  - current list and short description of previous OECD reports related to the Model Tax Convention
  - OECD Discussion Drafts related to the Model Tax Convention

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