IBFD – Tax Research Platform
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IBFD – Tax Research Platform
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The IBFD Tax Research Platform is a portal of the International Bureau for Fiscal Documentation, offering databases, journals, guides, and books. It provides extensive information on international and cross-border taxation, including tax treaties, country-specific tax system descriptions, and fiscal documentation.
The homepage keeps you informed about major developments in international tax and provides quick links to important new content, functionality, and webinars via the following sections:
- Announcements: highlights important news about major developments, journal articles, papers, product enhancements and new content on the IBFD Tax Research Platform.
- Tax Dossiers: provides quick links to the most relevant documents and tools on key tax topics, such as the US Tax Reform, the MLI and the digital economy.
- Webinars: lists the latest webinars on international tax developments, allowing you to easily register for upcoming sessions.
- Timeline: offers an archive of all information released on the homepage so that you never miss important updates.
The Search page displays the content of your subscriptions, combined with search filters and a free text search box:
- The tabs Home, Search and Tools enable you to navigate between different pages.
- The left-hand column contains search filters, which may vary depending on the information collection, and a Topic Search, which helps you find relevant documents based on a hierarchical list of tax terms.
- The middle section features an intelligent free text search box and displays the content of your subscriptions, clearly organized into various information collections, such as News, Tables, Country Tax Guides (detailed explanations of tax systems worldwide), Treaties & Models, Global Topics (e.g., Global Tax Treaty Commentaries and International Tax Structuring), Primary Sources (e.g., EU Law), Case Law, Books, Journal Articles, and Papers.
News
Do you want to stay informed of the latest tax news, training, events, new products, book releases, special offers, and thought-provoking articles on the topics that matter most to the tax community? Sign up for the IBFD newsletter.
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