National Tax Service

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Administrations

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Tax Administration held in Seoul, Korea, 14^th-15^th
September, 2006

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on Tax Administration was held in Seoul, Korea on September 14-15, 2006. The
meeting, which began with congratulatory message by President Roh, Moo-Hyun,
was attended by the Prime Minister Han, Myeong Sook, hosted by the National Tax
Service of Korea Commissioner, Mr. Goon-Pyo Jeon and chaired by Mr. Mark W.
Everson, United States IRS Commissioner, was attended by 26 OECD members, the
European Commission, 9 non-OECD members, and 3 international organizations.

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senior officials representing the attending economies shared experiences and
identified best practices to some of the key challenges facing revenue bodies in
the 21^st century, with particular focus on two issues:

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international non-compliance

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meet modern day challenges in tax administration

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meeting, participants adopted the “Seoul Declaration” which is attached to this
Release.

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noted “This conference represents an important milestone in improving practical
co-operation between revenue authorities.
The leaders of tax administrations from over thirty countries share the
view that international non-compliance is a significant and growing problem. style="mso-spacerun: yes"> We agreed upon a number of actions, including
a study on the role of tax advisors and financial and other institutions in
relation to non-compliance and the promotion of unacceptable tax minimization
arrangements”.

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1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt\'>Arial\'>For further information, journalists can contact either Mr. Jeffrey
Owens, Head of the OECD’s Centre for Tax Policy and Administration (Tel: +33145249108,
email: Jeffrey.owens@oecd.org) or Mr.
Jae-Hyung Park, Deputy Director of International Co-operation Division (Tel. +8223971416,
email: park1968@nts.go.kr).