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Quick answers on the go

With over 1,500 Tax Tables, IBFD is the go-to resource for quick answers on key features of domestic tax systems around the world. Our easy-to-use tax tables cover global minimum taxes, treaty withholding rates, BEPS implementation and MLI positions, tax risk management, transfer pricing documentation requirements, tax compliance, digital taxation, VAT and sales tax, holding companies, and EU-related implementation measures (ATAD, DAC6, DAC7). Our tables are enabled with filters so that you can seamlessly compare information on the various breakdowns of topics.

Our comprehensive collection of domestic tax information

Our Country Tax Guides are a useful tool for keeping up to date on domestic taxes. They provide you with comprehensive descriptions of domestic income tax rules in over 200 jurisdictions, including corporate income tax, individual income tax, VAT and sales tax, other indirect taxes, transfer pricing, business and investment, tax compliance and administration procedures, and tax accounting and risk management.

Covered in various levels of depth, from concise Country Surveys to in-depth Country Analyses, the collection provides accurate information to make informed and compliant tax decisions. We also offer detailed coverage of sales tax, at the subnational level for Canada, Mexico, Switzerland, and the US.

Expert analysis of major tax issues at a global level

This collection provides you with insightful analyses of major direct and indirect tax issues driven by multilateral organizations such as the OECD, UN and EU. It complements the information for domestic implementation in our Country Tax Guides. It also consists of Global Tax Treaty Commentaries, an authoritative resource for extensive analysis and comparison of model articles and tax treaty policy by authors and experts in the field.

Complete coverage of tax treaties and model documents

Our treaties and models collection hosts over 18,000 documents detailing information on tax treaties, agreements and model documentation exercised by all countries and governing bodies. Our records span decades, meaning you can access rulings and agreements from past eras, as well as what is currently in place. These resources are valuable assets in avoiding double taxation, managing wealth and earnings and ensuring compliance when using income or conducting cross-border trading.

Some documents include but are not limited to:

• Social security treaty documents including protocols and amendments;
• FATCA;
• Supplementary agreements;
• Exchanges of information;
• Exchanges of notes

You can also access the latest official texts from the global tax treaty network, with English translations, MLI synthesized texts, and links to news reports on later developments us tax treaties.

In addition to tax treaties, the collection also includes model documents from the OECD, UN, and ASEAN, as well as a complete overview of domestic taxes and cross-border rates on dividends, royalties, and interest.

With integrated notifications on changes to treaty status, MLI applicability, favored nation clauses, and more, our Treaties and Models collection helps you stay ahead of the curve.

Ensure your research is always guided by accuracy

From domestic governmental and federal income tax documents to international treaties and model laws, our primary sources empower you to make informed tax decisions by referencing official documents.

Our diverse collection of over 9,000 documents includes:

• VAT insights: Original texts and English translations of VAT laws from EU Member States, with cross-links to the VAT Directive 2006/112 provisions
• Government documents: Domestic governmental documents, such as Chinese Circulars and US IRS announcements
• International documents: Key documentation from organizations such as OECD, UN, IFRS, and PATA, including BEPS Reports

Our primary sources this tax year are your essential toolkit for ensuring you are accessing the most up-to-date documentation on tax.

Helping you unlock legal insights

Our Case Law collection gives you instant access to important tax case summaries, opinions and judgments from national courts from around the globe. This information provides valuable insights into the interpretation and application of tax treaties globally as well as federal and state law in the US. This collection is particularly popular with tax lawyers and practitioners concerned with optimizing their organization's financial position through careful tax planning, as well as ensuring compliance at all times.

Access our entire collection of IBFD books

You can browse the digitalized version of the entire collection of books that we publish at IBFD via our Books collection on the Tax Research Platform. This means you can read brand new titles as soon as they are published, consult our Global Tax handbooks whenever you need or delve deeper into specific topics in line with your field of interest. Our books are renowned and utilized worldwide and we partner with accomplished academics and experts when recruiting authors.

Hear the latest opinions on hot topics

As well as our books, we publish many articles as part of our journal article collections. These articles offer hot off the press opinions and insight on both key and off-the-radar developments in global tax. The contributors and authors to the articles are recruited worldwide, based on their specialized knowledge on the respective topic. With our first journal article published in 1946, these long-established publications are part of our DNA and have widespread industry recognition.