OECD’s Action plan on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting is concerned with
Tax Evasion by MNEs
OECD and G20 countries worked together on an equal footing to address BEPS. Originally, OECD had started the BEPS project in response to the 2008 financial crisis in order to create sustainable economic growth. It was formally launched in 2012 by the G-20 Finance Ministers
Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) refers to tax planning strategies that exploit these gaps and mismatches in tax rules to artificially shift profits to low or no-tax locations where there is little or no economic activity, resulting in little or no overall corporate tax being paid. BEPS is of major significance for developing countries due to their heavy reliance on corporate income tax, particularly from multinational enterprises (MNEs).