OECD addresses the misuse of residence/citizenship by investment schemes
The revelations on 19 April 2018 from the "Daphne Project" on the Maltese residence and citizenship by investment schemes underline the crucial importance of the OECD's work to ensure that the integrity of the OECD/G20 Common Reporting Standard (CRS) is preserved and that any circumvention is detected and addressed, according to the OECD in a press release of 19 April 2018. Over the last months, the OECD has been taking ...
OECD adopts tax disclosure rules for advisors
Responding to a request of the G7, on 9 March 2018, the OECD has issued new model disclosure rules that require lawyers, accountants, financial advisors, banks and other service providers to inform tax authorities of any schemes they put in place for their clients to avoid reporting under the OECD/G20 Common Reporting Standard (CRS) or prevent the identification of the beneficial owners of entities or trusts. This has been announced by the ...