28 Jurisdictions sign international tax agreements to exchange information with respect to income earned on digital platforms and offshore financial assets
This week 28 countries and jurisdictions took new steps to strengthen and expand their co-operation in tax matters by signing the multilateral competent authority agreement (MCAA) for the automatic exchange of information and/or the CRS Mandatory Disclosure Rules). This has been announced with a news release on the website of the OECD. At a signing ceremony held in Seville in the side-lines of the 15th Plenary Meeting of the Global Forum on ...
Public comments received on new tax rules requiring disclosure of CRS avoidance arrangements and offshore structures
On 11 December 2017, interested parties were invited to provide comments on a discussion draft on model mandatory disclosure rules. The model rules are intended to target promoters and service providers with a material involvement in the design, marketing or implementation of CRS avoidance arrangements or offshore structures. The proposed rules would require such intermediaries to disclose information on the scheme to their national tax authority. The rules contemplate that information on those ...
OECD seeks input on new tax rules requiring disclosure of CRS avoidance arrangements and offshore structures
The OECD seeks input on new tax rules requiring disclosure of CRS avoidance arrangements and offshore structures, according to an announcement dated 11 December 2017 on the website of the OECD. The OECD informs as follows. There have been dramatic improvements in tax transparency over the past decade. However, challenges still remain. High profile leaks, such as the release of the 'Panama' and the 'Paradise' papers by the International Consortium ...