Group lobbies for end of double taxation for visiting performers

A group representing performers across Europe is campaigning for the removal of a provision that means performers can be taxed twice. Article 17 of the Convention on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says that a country can tax non-resident artistes.  Pearle, the European trade federation of performing arts organisations, is calling for states that are signed up to the OECD to halt the tax and reduce the administrative burden on performing companies. "Our sector suffers from the decision taken nearly fifty years ago within the OECD which aims at counteracting tax avoidance behaviour of a top layer of very famous artists living in tax havens" said Catherine Baumann, President of Pearle.
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