International tax co-operation: key indicators and outcomes. OECD releases interactive map with international state of play re transparency and co-operation in tax matters
In an announcement dated 5 December 2017 on its website, the OECD notes that over the last 50 years, the OECD led the way on tax issues and has been at the forefront of promoting transparency and co-operation in tax matters through the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes and most recently the Inclusive Framework on BEPS. Both the Global Forum and the Inclusive Framework on ...
EU publishes list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. Aruba and Curaçao determined co-operative, subject to the successful delivery of their commitments
The first ever EU list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions has been agreed today, Tuesday 5 December 2017, by the Finance Ministers of EU Member States during their meeting in Brussels, as the European Commission announced today in a press release published on its website. The Council, at its meeting of today, adopted the Council conclusions on the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. In total, ministers have listed ...
The Global Forum on Tax Transparency intensifies the pressure on tax evaders worldwide
200 Delegates from more than 90 delegations met in Yaoundé, Cameroon for the 10th meeting of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes which now includes 147 countries and jurisdictions. The meeting took place last week, 15-17 November 2017. The Global Forum adopted the first report on the status of implementation of the AEOI Standard a few weeks after almost 50 countries started exchanges of information ...
Peer Review Report on the Exchange of Information on Request 2017 (Second Round) concludes that Curaçao is rated Partially-Compliant overall
The Peer Review Report on the Exchange of Information on Request in relation to Curaçao 2017 (Second Round) released today by the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes, concludes that Curaçao is rated “Partially-Compliant” overall. The report – full name: Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes: Curaçao 2017 (Second Round). Peer Review Report on the Exchange of Information on Request, ...
Publication Global Forum’s second round peer review report for Curaçao announced
In a press release on the website of the OECD, the publication of the second round peer review report for Curaçao has been announced to take place during the 10th meeting of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes, in Yaoundé, Cameroon on 15-17 November 2017. During the 10th meeting of the Global Forum, new efforts to ensure a worldwide level playing field and global implementation ...
10th Meeting of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes, 15-17 November 2017, in Yaoundé, Cameroon
New efforts to ensure a worldwide level playing field and global implementation of transparency standards will top the agenda during the 10th meeting of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes, in Yaoundé, Cameroon on 15-17 November 2017, according to a press release dated 9 November 2017 on the website of the OECD. Global Forum members will discuss key developments in the areas of exchange of ...
OECD: Leading tax administrations focused on effective delivery of the OECD/G20 BEPS outcome, automatic exchange of information and tax certainty and collaborate on taxing users of the sharing economy
The Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) is the leading international body concerned with tax administration. The FTA, which brings together Tax Commissioners from 50 advanced and emerging tax administrations (including OECD and G20 countries), held its Plenary meeting in Oslo on 27-29 September. In an item dated of 29 September 2017, the OECD brings forward the key themes as discussed during the Plenary. At the close of said meeting a communiqué was released which ...
OECD: First automatic Common Reporting Standard exchanges between 49 jurisdictions set to take place this month; now over 2000 bilateral exchange relationships in place
In 2014, the OECD and the G20 approved the Common Reporting Standard (CRS), which will be the basis for the automatic annual exchange of information on offshore financial accounts to the tax authorities of the residence country of account holders. In an item on its website on 14 September 2017, the OECD informs that at present, 102 jurisdictions have publicly committed to implement the CRS, with 49 being committed to ...
OECD launches facility to disclose CRS avoidance schemes; over 1800 relationships now in place to automatically exchange CRS information between tax authorities
As part of its ongoing efforts to maintain the integrity of the OECD Common Reporting Standard (CRS), the OECD on 5 May 2017 launched a disclosure facility on the Automatic Exchange Portal which allows interested parties to report potential schemes to circumvent the CRS. Also today, a further important step to implement the CRS was taken, with an additional 500 bilateral automatic exchange relationships being established between over 60 ...
Termination Netherlands Antilles – UK Savings Agreement; remains applicable with respect to Sint Maarten
The Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland have signed exchange of notes of 22 December 2016 in which they have have declared, that the Agreement between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning the automatic exchange of information regarding savings income in the form of interest payments (hereafter the “Convention”) will no longer ...
Termination Netherlands Antilles – Slovenia Savings Agreement; remains applicable with respect to Sint Maarten
The Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Slovenia have signed exchange of notes of 25 November, 21 December and 23 December 2016 in which they have declared, that that the Agreement between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Slovenia concerning the automatic exchange of information regarding savings income in the form of interest payments (hereafter the “Convention”) will no longer be applied from 1 January ...
Termination Netherlands Antilles – Finland Savings Agreement; remains applicable with respect to Sint Maarten
The Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Finland have signed exchange of notes of 15 and 20 December 2016 in which they have declared, that that the Agreement between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Finland concerning the automatic exchange of information regarding savings income in the form of interest payments (hereafter the “Convention”) will no longer be applied from 1 January 2017 in ...
