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Business at OECD Urges Further Coordination Through the OECD Forum on Tax Administration Amsterdam Dialogue to Reduce Complexity in Pillar Two Implementation

Max Jablonowski — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:55:07 GMT

Business at OECD (BIAC) strongly supports the continued work on Pillar Two and welcomes the OECD Forum on Tax Administration Amsterdam Dialogue as an essential channel for cooperation among tax administrations and the business community. As countries move from rulemaking to real-time implementation, coordinated and consistent approaches are critical to ensuring that the global minimum tax achieves its objectives without disproportionate administrative burden in tax compliance and tax administration.

Business at OECD Commends the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework's Global Minimum Tax Side-by-Side Package

Max Jablonowski — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:31:09 GMT

Crucial 'Side-by-Side' Agreement, Safe Harbours, and Clarity on Incentives Enhance Business Certainty

Tax Committee responds to further Pillar Two guidance from the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS)

primmer@biac.org (Nicole Primmer) — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 14:41:37 GMT

Paris, 25 July 2023 — Further to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework Outcome Statement released on 12 July, Business at OECD (BIAC) acknowledges the release of further guidance for Pillar Two on 19 July.

Tax Committee responds to the OECD/G20 Outcome Statement on the Two Pillar Solution to Address the Tax Challenges Arising from the Digitalization of the Economy

primmer@biac.org (Nicole Primmer) — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 10:43:43 GMT

Paris, 13th July 2023 — Business at OECD (BIAC) welcomes the release of the OECD/G20 Outcome Statement which outlines the status and next steps in context of advancing the Two-Pillar Solution to address tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy.

Business at OECD acknowledges the progress regarding both Pillar One and Pillar Two guidance and implementation. Members of Business at OECD will participate in the important forthcoming consultation on Pillar One Amount B, and Business at OECD will await the release of the multilateral convention for Pillar One, and Pillar Two Multilateral Instrument for the Subject to Tax Rule (STTR).

Business welcomes new OECD Centre for Tax Policy Administration (CTPA) Director

primmer@biac.org (Nicole Primmer) — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 16:01:56 GMT

Business at OECD (BIAC) welcomes the appointment of Manal Corwin as the new Director of OECD's Centre for Tax Policy and Administration (CTPA) who will take up her position from 3 April 2023. “We extend our congratulations to Manal and look forward to working with her on the many international tax issues addressed by OECD. As we consider today’s economic and social context, international tax policy is a critically important issue, and we look forward to further enhancing our engagement and co-operation with OECD together with Manal and her team in this field,” stated Alan Mclean, Chair of the Business at OECD Tax Committee.

Business at OECD and ASEAN-BAC submit recommendations to OECD and ASEAN Ministers

Hiroki Waki — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 12:21:35 GMT

Paris, 17 October 2022— Today, Business at OECD (BIAC) and the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) formally issued a joint statement entitled “Connecting Regions: Partnerships for Resilient and Sustainable Supply Chains” to the OECD and ASEAN Ministers and high-level participants during the OECD Southeast Asia Ministerial Forum in Ha Noi, Viet Nam, on 17-18 October.

Business at OECD celebrates its 60th anniversary in Paris

karamiruiz@biac.org (Ali Karami Ruiz) — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 09:44:06 GMT

Celebrating 60 years of strategic cooperation with the OECD as the official voice of the private sector, leaders from our national business organizations from OECD countries representing over 7 million enterprises convened in Paris yesterday at a high-level Business at OECD (BIAC) event that brought together our global network and key government and OECD officials.

B20, Business at OECD, and IOE publish a joint paper

karamiruiz@biac.org (Ali Karami Ruiz) — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 14:58:38 GMT

B20, Business at OECD, and IOE publish a joint paper: "To deliver the Sustainability Agenda, barriers to liquidity and productivity must be addressed.”

Paris, 6 October 2022— Today, the B20, Business at OECD (BIAC) and the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) are publishing a joint paper on the G20 Sustainability 2030 Agenda from the business perspective. The paper proposes an innovative and inclusive framework, “Sustainable Growth Propeller”, that would enable delivery of environmental projects and maximize social sustainability.

This publication focuses on economic growth, financial stability, and productivity within global and social boundaries. The joint paper calls on governments to support companies’ working capital by removing obstacles and cumulative burdens preventing them from accessing funds, which otherwise would impede the intended growth trajectory.

Commenting on the announcement M. Arsjad Rasjid P. M., Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN Indonesia), Host of B20 Indonesia stated that “the B20-Business at OECD and IOE joint paper poses a strategic role to promote inclusivity for both leading companies and MSMEs to contribute on the Sustainability agenda and how to address barriers to enhance businesses participation towards green economy” In addition, Shinta Kamdani, Chair of the B20 Indonesia emphasized “as B20 Indonesia promotes innovative collaborations toward inclusive growth which are feasible to perform and benefit countries regardless their existing level of development, this work is offer a simple, though powerful, enabling mechanism that can allow firms all size and across G20 countries to access and take full advantage of resources committed as part of the Sustainability Agenda while minimizing the burdensome and too often duplicative processes, therefore strengthening firms’ productivity”. Later, Chair of Business at OECD Rick Johnston added, “indeed, resources alone will be ineffective if firms face difficulties in accessing such funds due to high regulatory and transaction costs, long-dated inherent risks, and fragmented ecosystems. Challenges are most palpable for Small and Medium Enterprises who appear to have been left behind in the agenda despite being the largest employer globally.” Roberto Suarez Santos, IOE Secretary-General added, “Improving firms' productivity in delivering the Sustainability Agenda is a perfect case in point for concrete policy intervention to aid economic recovery while fostering progress towards the environmental targets: a win-win opportunity.”

Gianluca Riccio, Vice Chair of Business at OECD Finance Committee, said: “Environmentally-led investments are the ideal opportunity to test innovative ideas to facilitate payments and working capital, making them more efficient throughout value chains, across both borders and sectors, which in turn can act as an enduring flywheel that sparks employment and knowhow, aiding social sustainability: in short, an inclusive and enduring Growth Propeller”.

Business at OECD welcomes Polish Confederation Lewiatan to its global network

karamiruiz@biac.org (Ali Karami Ruiz) — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 07:00:00 GMT

Paris, 6 October 2022— Business welcomes the Polish Confederation Lewiatan to its global network as a National Member Organization after productive talks with the Polish Confederation. The Polish Confederation Lewiatan represents their members in Poland, the European Union, and now at the OECD. They bring together over 4,100 companies employing over 1 million employees.

The OECD’s ability to bring solutions to global challenges relies on its effective consultation with the private sector. “To achieve our business priorities by placing private sector-led growth and competitiveness at the heart of the OECD’s agenda, we need to be globally united,” stated Rick Johnston, Chair of Business at OECD. “To that end, Business at OECD will work closely with the Polish Confederation Lewiatan, which will represent Polish business in our discussions with the OECD at all levels. We look forward to working with our new Polish member organization to address immediate economic constraints, to gain momentum on long-term objectives, and to foster policies for a pro-business environment globally.”

“We will have the opportunity to take part in debates that are important for business and relating to taxes, green energy, digital transformation and the future of healthcare systems,” stated Maciej Witucki, President of the Polish Confederation Lewiatan. “Thanks to the wide membership of Business at OECD, we will develop a global perspective in assessing many economic phenomena and processes. That, in turn, will help us prepare professional positions on many topics of key importance for companies on both the national and EU level.”

“Business at OECD membership will allow us to have real influence on the work of the OECD in many areas that are important for our companies,” stated Grzegorz Baczewski, Director General of the Polish Confederation Lewiatan. “It will enable us to give opinions on legislative initiatives undertaken on the international forum and have an impact on how they are being developed. Moreover, we will gain access to economic data and analyses prepared by the OECD itself.”

“Business at OECD is delighted that the Polish Confederation Lewiatan has joined our global network. We look forward to representing Polish business at all levels at the OECD and with governments as we look to act upon our focus areas for 2023,” stated Hanni Rosenbaum, Executive Director of Business at OECD. “Global cooperation is essential to achieving our objectives for 2023 to support private sector-led growth and competitiveness.”

Representing a global business network of 61 national business and employer organizations in OECD and non-OECD countries, Business at OECD will continue to seek active dialogue with OECD Leadership and governments at all levels to drive the business priorities the OECD should address going forward: (1) address our immediate economic constraints, (2) to gain momentum on long-term objectives, and (3) and to set standards for a pro-business environment globally.

Tax Committee continued engagement with OECD on Pillar One and Pillar Two

primmer@biac.org (Nicole Primmer) — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 12:35:16 GMT

Our Tax Committee continues active engagement with OECD on Pillar One (Allocation of Taxing Rights) and Pillar Two (Global Minimum Tax) components of the Project on addressing tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy. Our continued engagement focuses on practicality, administrability and stability as core principles for effective implementation of new model rules and guidance.