2018

TAXCOOP AT THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM OF THE AMERICAS

Rethinking globalization, Deciding on tax competition

TaxCOOP continues its visit to international organizations and collaborates with the International Economic Forum of the Americas to present TaxCOOP2018 at OECD headquarters, as part of the Paris Conference.

The program

THE GREAT DEBATE 2018

Question – Does globalization require a framework for tax competition?

Debaters

Arthur Laffer Economist; author of The Laffer Curve

Richard Murphy Political economist; Director of TaxResearch UK; 7th most influential person in the field of taxation (2013) according to International Tax Review; chartered accountant.

Judges

Louise Otis, International Administrative Judge and Arbitrator; Assistant Professor, McGill University

Marie-Christine Esclassan, Professor Emeritus, University of Paris and Panthéon de Sorbonne; Secretary General of FONDAFIP; Director of the French Review of Public Finances.

Jay K. Rosengard, Professor, Harvard Kennedy School

The question will be explored in the light of the following three resolutions:

Résolution 1

Be it resolved that: Tax competition is harmful.

Résolution 2

Be it resolved that: The cost of monitoring tax competition is justified by the benefits it provides.

Résolution 3

Be it resolved that: It is possible to develop a framework to control tax competition.

2018 NEXT GENERATION COCKTAIL

COCKTAIL OF THE NEXT GENERATION DEDICATED TO THE TAXATION OF ROBOTS

The robots are already with us. Originally used exclusively in the industrial sector, the use of robots has spread to all aspects of our lives. The increasing impact of robots on our society necessarily generates a need for new thinking which, in addition to ethical issues, also relates to taxation. TaxCOOP is concerned about the taxation of robots which, without adequate supervision, may cause unfair competition to humans in the long-term. Confident of the decisive role played by the upcoming generation in these debates, TaxCOOP provides a platform to young people during its “Cocktail of the next generation in taxation.”

Host:

Sophie Fay Presenter and journalist, L’Obs

Speakers:

Carlie Weinreb Highly gifted youth in the tax field

Xavier Oberson Professor, University of Geneva

SPECIAL INTERVIEW

Pascal Saint Amans and Brigitte Alepin

Where are we with major international tax reforms?

Pascal Saint-Amans, director of the Center for Tax Policy and Administration at the OECD, takes stock of the major tax reforms (BEPS).

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM OF THE AMERICAS

The International Economic Forum of the Americas (FEIA) was created to promote an exchange of ideas and perspectives on the major economic issues of the day between the most influential world leaders in economic and political circles. It also has the mandate to enable the conclusion of agreements, provide business opportunities and provide privileged information that enables good decisions to be made.

Source: https://forum-americas.org/