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Addressing Tax Risks Involving Bank Losses

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The financial and economic crisis had a devastating impact on bank profits, with loss-making banks reporting global commercial losses of around USD 400 billion in 2008.  This comprehensive report sets the market context for bank losses and provides an overview of the tax treatment of such losses in 17 OECD countries; describes the tax risks that arise in relation to bank losses from the perspective of both banks and revenue bodies; outlines the incentives that give rise to those risks; and describes the tools revenue bodies have to manage these potential compliance risks. It concludes with recommendations for revenue bodies and for banks on how risks involving bank losses can best be managed and reduced.

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The role of banks in the global economy, as well as in the functioning of countries’ tax systems, is of vital importance. As a result of the financial crisis, a large number of banks have sustained substantial losses. The scale of those losses, and the potential regulatory capital, profit and cash-flow benefits for banks able to convert them into cash, mean that revenue bodies must be alert to potential tax compliance risks as a result of aggressive tax planning involving losses.

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