The Korea Institute of Public Finance (KIPF) hosted the 2019 Korea-China-Australia International Symposium, held on 28 – 29 August 2019, in Seoul, South Korea. The symposium helped to strengthen the pre-existing relationship between the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute (TTPI) and the Korea Institute of Public Finance (KIPF). It also initiated TTPI’s relationship with the Taxation Research Institute (TRI) in China. Participation at the symposium allowed representatives from the three countries to share insights about tax policy, tax administration and share experiences about making tax data available to researchers. The program is available here.

Summary of discussions

The symposium covered three overarching themes: an overview of the tax system and priorities for reform; the collection, use and management of tax information; and tax research using administrative tax data.

• An overview of the tax system and priorities for reform.
• The collection, use and management of tax information.
• Tax research using administrative tax data.

Next steps

All participants agreed that it was fruitful to bring tax researchers from the three countries together and there was a strong desire to continue cooperation in the future. We agreed to explore possibilities for further interaction in the coming months.