ECOSOC special meeting on international cooperation in tax matters 2017 | Department of Economic and Social Affairs | 7 April 2017 | New York, NY, United States

Pursuant to its resolution 2017/2 and decision 2017/209 (contained in draft decision E/2017/L.10), ECOSOC will hold, on 7 April 2017, its one-day annual meeting to consider international cooperation in tax matters including, as appropriate, its contribution to mobilizing domestic financial resources for development and the institutional arrangements to promote such cooperation. In accordance with the above resolution, the President of ECOSOC circulated a letter to Member States inviting representatives of their national tax authorities to participate in the meeting.
The meeting will be held back-to-back with the 14th session of the Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters (Committee) to facilitate dialogue between the Committee and the Council to enhance intergovernmental consideration of tax issues at the United Nations. This year’s special meeting will serve as an important opportunity to highlight the major accomplishments of the current membership of the Committee, given that its term expires in June 2017. The meeting will also discuss, with relevant stakeholders, broader thematic issues in international tax cooperation.