Addressing the Tax Challenges of the Digital Economy
The spread of the digital economy poses challenges for international taxation. This report sets out an analysis of these tax challenges. It notes that because the digital economy is increasingly becoming the economy itself, it would not be feasible to ring-fence the digital economy from the rest of the economy for tax purposes. The report notes, however, that certain business models and key features of the digital economy may exacerbate BEPS risks. These BEPS risks will be addressed by the work on the other Actions in the BEPS Action Plan, which will take the relevant features of the digital economy into account. The report also analyses a number of broader tax challenges raised by the digital economy, and discusses potential options to address them, noting the need for further work during 2015 to evaluate these broader challenges and potential options.
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Prior work on the digital economy
This annex summarises the content and output of the previous work on electronic commerce. Specifically, it presents the work that led to the 1998 Ministerial Conference on Electronic Commerce in Ottawa (Ottawa Conference) and its main outcomes. It then describes the follow-up work carried out in relation to tax treaty issues and to consumption tax issues.
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