Ontwerplandsbegroting 2021: belastingramingen (Curaçao)
Op dinsdag 8 september 2020 is door de Minister van Financiën bij gelegenheid van de opening van het nieuwe zittingsjaar van de Staten van Curaçao de ontwerplandsverordening tot vaststelling van de begroting van Curaçao voor het dienstjaar 2021 aangeboden aan de Staten. Klik hier voor het ontwerp en klik hier voor de Memorie van Toelichting (Algemene beschouwing, inclusief onder meer de Nota van Financiën). De begroting 2021 bedraagt NAf 2.148.669.600, ...
Ontwerplandsbegroting 2021: algemene uitgangspunten (Curaçao)
Op dinsdag 8 september 2020 is door de Minister van Financiën bij gelegenheid van de opening van het nieuwe zittingsjaar van de Staten van Curaçao de ontwerplandsverordening tot vaststelling van de begroting van Curaçao voor het dienstjaar 2021 aangeboden aan de Staten. Klik hier voor het ontwerp en klik hier voor de Memorie van Toelichting (Algemene beschouwing, inclusief onder meer de Nota van Financiën). De begroting 2021 bedraagt NAf 2.148.669.600, ...
Countries have responded decisively to the COVID-19 crisis, but face significant fiscal challenges ahead
Governments have taken unprecedented fiscal action in response to the COVID-19 crisis, but countries will need to support economic recovery in the face of significantly increasing fiscal challenges, according a new OECD report Tax Policy Reforms 2020: OECD and Selected Partner Economies. This was announced by the OECD in a press release dated 3 September 2020 on the release of the report. Tax Policy Reforms 2020 describes the latest tax ...
Besluit Onderlinge overlegprocedures van 11 juni 2020 gepubliceerd in de Staatscourant, vervangt het besluit van 29 september 2008 (Caribisch Nederland)
Op 22 juni 2020 is het Besluit Onderlinge overlegprocedures van 11 juni 2020 van de Staatssecretaris van Financiën, nr. 2020-0000101607, gepubliceerd in de Staatscourant, jaargang 2020, no. 32689 (Stcrt. 2020, 32689). Dit besluit bevat een nadere beschrijving en invulling van de onderlinge overlegprocedure op grond van de Wet fiscale arbitrage, een bilateraal belastingverdrag of het EU-arbitrageverdrag. Meerdere regelingen geven een belanghebbende de mogelijkheid om een (dreigend) geschil over de toepassing ...
OECD releases second peer review report on preventing treaty shopping (BEPS Action 6). No jurisdiction has raised any concerns about their agreements with Aruba respectively Curaçao. Aruba encouraged to implement the minimum standard
Progress continues with the implementation of the BEPS package, as the OECD releases the second peer review assessing countries’ efforts to implement the Action 6 minimum standard as agreed under the OECD/G20 BEPS Project: Prevention of Treaty Abuse – Second Peer Review Report on Treaty Shopping. The release of the report was announced in a press release on the website of the OECD. From the press release. The second peer review ...
BEPS Action 14: OECD releases stage 1 peer review reports on dispute resolution for Brunei Darussalam, Curaçao, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Monaco, San Marino and Serbia
The work on BEPS Action 14 continued with the publication on 24 February 2020 of the eighth round of stage 1 peer review reports. Each report assesses a country's efforts to implement the Action 14 minimum standard as agreed to under the OECD/G20 BEPS Project. This was announced with a press release published on the website of the OECD. From the press release: The reports of Brunei Darussalam, Curaçao, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Monaco (also available ...
Stage 1 peer review report on dispute resolution released by OECD: overall Curaçao meets most of the elements of the BEPS Action 14 Minimum Standard
On 24 February 2020 the stage 1 peer review report for Curaçao on dispute resolution (BEPS Action 14) was released by the OECD: Making Dispute Resolution More Effective – MAP Peer Review Report, Curaçao (Stage 1): Inclusive Framework on BEPS: Action 14, OECD/G20 Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project (hereafter to be referred to as: “the report”). The report assesses the country's efforts to implement the Action 14 minimum standard ...
OECD Secretary-General Tax Report to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
On 14 February 2020, the OECD Secretary-General Tax Report to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors was released. From the overview in the report: “Over the past 10 years, the G20 has supported multilateral co-operation for a globally fair, sustainable and modern international tax system, which translated into successful deliverables. Thanks to this momentum, significant progress has taken place to combat tax evasion, Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS), ...
OECD presents analysis showing significant impact of proposed international tax reforms
New economic analysis shows that a proposed solution to the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy under negotiation at the OECD would have a significant positive impact on global tax revenues. This was announced in a press release published on the website of the OECD in relation to the release of the analysis. From the press release: The analysis puts the combined effect of the two-pillar solution under ...
OECD releases Transfer Pricing Guidance on Financial Transactions
On 11 February 2020, the OECD released the report Transfer Pricing Guidance on Financial Transactions: Inclusive Framework on BEPS: Actions 4, 8-10. This was announced in a press release published on the website of the OECD. In October 2015, as part of the final BEPS package, the OECD/G20 published the reports on Action 4 (Limiting Base Erosion Involving Interest Deductions And Other Financial Payments) and Actions 8-10 (Aligning Transfer Pricing Outcomes with ...
Uruguay deposits its instrument of ratification for the Multilateral BEPS Convention
On 6 February 2020, Uruguay deposited its instrument of ratification for the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (Multilateral Convention or MLI) with the OECD's Secretary-General, Angel Gurría, thus underlining its strong commitment to prevent the abuse of tax treaties and base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) by multinational enterprises. For Uruguay, the MLI will enter into force on 1 June ...
OECD releases consultation document on the review of Country-by-Country Reporting and invites public input (BEPS Action 13)
As part of the ongoing work of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS (Inclusive Framework), the OECD invites public comments on the Review of the BEPS Action 13 minimum standard. This was announced in a press release published on the website of the OECD. From the press release: Background Action 13 of the OECD/G20 Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Project (BEPS Action 13) established a three-tiered standardised approach to ...
International community renews commitment to multilateral efforts to address tax challenges from digitalisation of the economy
The international community reaffirmed its commitment to reach a consensus-based long-term solution to the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy, and will continue working toward an agreement by the end of 2020, according to the Statement by the Inclusive Framework on BEPS released by the OECD on January 31, 2020. This was announced in a press release published on the website of the OECD. From the press release: The ...
Landsverordening van 19 december 2019 tot wijziging van de Landsverordening vrije zones 2000 gepubliceerd in het Afkondigingsblad. Aanpassingen om te voldoen aan de OECD-standaarden met betrekking tot preferentiële belastingregimes op het gebied van mobiel kapitaal (Aruba)
Op vrijdag 20 december 2019 is de Landsverordening van 19 december 2019 tot wijziging van de Landsverordening vrije zones 2000 (AB 2000 no. 28) uitgegeven en geplaatst in de Landscourant van Aruba, jaargang 2019, no. 80 (AB 2019 no. 80). Op 17 december 2019 werd de ontwerplandsverordening tot wijziging van de Landsverordening vrije zones 2000 (AB 2000 no. 28) (Zittingsjaar 2019-2020-920) de Regering aangeboden aan de Staten van Aruba. Wij ...
Wijziging van de Landsverordening vrije zones 2000 (Aruba)
Op 17 december 2019 heeft de Regering de ontwerplandsverordening tot wijziging van de Landsverordening vrije zones 2000 (AB 2000 no. 28) (Zittingsjaar 2019-2020-920) aangeboden aan de Staten van Aruba. De ontwerplandsverordening is op woensdag 18 december 2019 door de Staten aangenomen. [later 20-12-2019 toegevoegd:] Op 20 december 2019 is de Landsverordening van 19 december 2019 tot wijziging van de Landsverordening vrije zones 2000 (AB 2000 no. 28) uitgegeven en geplaatst ...
Public consultation meeting on the Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) Proposal – Pillar Two
With a press release dated 3 December 2019, the OECD informed that it received the public comments on certain aspects of the Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) Proposal under Pillar Two. Interested parties were invited on 8 November 2019 to provide comments on the relevant aspects. The OECD is grateful to the commentators for their input and has published the public comments received. For more information, click here to go to ...
OECD invites taxpayer input on tenth batch of dispute resolution peer reviews. Tenth batch includes the stage 1 peer review of Aruba
The OECD is now gathering input for the tenth batch of Stage 1 dispute resolution peer reviews, according to a press release on the website of the OECD. This tenth batch includes the peer review of Aruba. From the press release: Improving the tax treaty dispute resolution process is a top priority of the BEPS Project. The Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) peer review and monitoring process under Action 14 of ...
Boosting tax morale – so people and businesses pay tax
The willingness of individuals and businesses to voluntarily pay tax can be improved through better understanding of the complex interlinkages between enforcement, trust in government and the ease of compliance, according to a new report from the OECD. The release of the report was announced in a press release dated 11 September 2019 on the website of the OECD. Tax Morale: What Drives People and Businesses to Pay Tax? assesses the ...
As the pace of tax reform slows, countries are urged to take bolder action
The pace of tax reforms has slowed across most leading economies and bolder tax reforms will be needed to address future challenges, according to a new OECD report. This was announced in a press release published on the website of the OECD. Tax Policy Reforms 2019 describes the latest tax reforms across all OECD countries, as well as in Argentina, Indonesia and South Africa. The report identifies major tax policy trends and ...
OECD/G20 CbC Reporting Compilation of Peer Review Reports: key findings re Curaçao
The OECD has released the outcomes of the second phase of peer reviews of the BEPS Action 13 Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting initiative, demonstrating strong progress in continuing efforts to improve the taxation of multinational enterprises (MNEs) worldwide. This was announced in a press release published on the website of the OECD. The report also contains a paragraph regarding Curaçao. Curaçao – summary of key findings Curaçao was first reviewed during the ...
OECD/G20 CbC Reporting Compilation of Peer Review Reports: key findings re Aruba
The OECD has released the outcomes of the second phase of peer reviews of the BEPS Action 13 Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting initiative, demonstrating strong progress in continuing efforts to improve the taxation of multinational enterprises (MNEs) worldwide. This was announced in a press release published on the website of the OECD. The report also contains a paragraph regarding Aruba. Aruba – summary of key findings The key findings as summarized in ...
OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS delivers tax transparency: Action 13 Country-by-Country reporting shows big progress
The OECD has released the outcomes of the second phase of peer reviews of the BEPS Action 13 Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting initiative, demonstrating strong progress in continuing efforts to improve the taxation of multinational enterprises (MNEs) worldwide. This was announced in a press release published on the website of the OECD. CbC reporting, one of the four minimum standards of the BEPS Project, requires tax administrations to collect and share detailed ...
Dossier: Landsverordening aanvullende documentatieverplichtingen verrekenprijzen – P.B. 2018, no. 30 (Curaçao)
Dossier: Landsverordening aanvullende documentatieverplichtingen verrekenprijzen - P.B. 2018, no. 30 Landsverordening van de 13de juni 2018 tot wijziging van de Landsverordening op de winstbelasting 1940, de Algemene landsverordening Landsbelastingen en de Landsverordening internationale bijstandverlening bij de heffing van belastingen (Landsverordening houdende aanvullende documentatieverplichtingen verrekenprijzen) PUBLICATIE Uitgegeven: op 15 juni 2018 uitgegeven en geplaatst in het Publicatieblad van Curaçao, jaargang 2018, no. 30 (P.B. 2018, no. 30). Landsverordening houdende aanvullende documentatieverplichtingen ...
Dossier: Landsverordening reparatie preferentiële belastingregimes – P.B. 2018, no. 33 (Curaçao)
Dossier: Landsverordening reparatie preferentiële belastingregimes - P.B. 2018, no. 33 Landsverordening van de 29ste juni 2018 tot wijziging van de Landsverordening op de Winstbelasting 1940, de Landsverordening Economische Zones 2000, de Landsverordening omzetbelasting 1999, de Landsverordening op de inkomstenbelasting 1943, de Landsverordening op de Loonbelasting 1976, de Landsverordening op de dividendbelasting 2000, de Algemene landsverordening Landsbelastingen en de Landsverordening belastingfaciliteiten investeringen (Landsverordening reparatie preferentiële belastingregimes). (Staten van Curaçao, zittingsjaar 2017-2018-130), ...
Dossier: Landsverordening belastingherzieningen 2018 – P.B. 2018, no. 83 (Curaçao)
Dossier: Landsverordening belastingherzieningen 2018 - P.B. 2018, no. 83 (Curaçao) Landsverordening van de 27ste december 2018 tot wijziging van de Algemene landsverordening Landsbelastingen, de Landsverordening op de winstbelasting 1940, de Landsverordening economische zones 2000, de Landsverordening omzetbelasting 1999, de Successiebelastingverordening 1908 en de Landsverordening reparatie preferentiële belastingregimes6 (Landsverordening belastingherzieningen 2018) PUBLICATIE Uitgegeven: op 28 december 2018 uitgegeven en geplaatst in het Publicatieblad van Curaçao, jaargang 2018, nr. 83 (P.B. 2018 ...
OECD invites taxpayer input on ninth batch of dispute resolution peer reviews
Improving the tax treaty dispute resolution process is a top priority of the BEPS Project. The Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) peer review and monitoring process under Action 14 of the BEPS Action Plan was launched in December 2016 with the peer review process of the first eight batches now well underway. This was announced in a press release published on the website of the OECD. The peer review process is ...
OECD releases latest results on preferential regimes and new results on no or only nominal tax jurisdictions
Progress continues on implementing the BEPS Action 5 minimum standard, with a further 22 jurisdictions changing their laws to address harmful tax practices. On 19 July 2019, the Inclusive Framework on BEPS approved the latest results of reviews of jurisdictions' domestic laws conducted by the OECD Forum on Harmful Tax Practices (FHTP). The review covered not only preferential tax regimes, but the results of the review of the substantial activities ...
OECD-FHTP review of preferential regimes – Aruba
On 19 July 2019, the Inclusive Framework on BEPS approved the latest results of reviews of jurisdictions' domestic laws conducted by the OECD Forum on Harmful Tax Practices (FHTP). The review covered not only preferential tax regimes, but the results of the review of the substantial activities factor for no only nominal jurisdictions. This was announced with a press release published on the website of the OECD. For this subject ...
OECD supporting G20 policy priorities at Osaka Summit
At their Summit in Osaka this weekend, G20 leaders agreed on a range of priorities for which analysis and support from the OECD and other international organisations are playing a crucial role. This was announced with a press release published on the website of the OECD. Despite heightened tensions - in particular on trade and climate change - the leaders agreed to move forward on a broad raft of key ...
Multilateraal Anti-BEPS Verdrag (Multilateral Instrument – MLI) op 1 juli 2019 in werking getreden voor Nederland en Curaçao
Het op 24 november 2016 te Parijs tot stand gekomen Multilateraal Verdrag ter implementatie van aan belastingverdragen gerelateerde maatregelen ter voorkoming van grondslaguitholling en winstverschuiving (Trb. 2017, 86, en Trb. 2017, 194) (hierna: het Verdrag) is op 1 juli 2019 in werking getreden voor Nederland en Curaçao. De Engelstalige benaming voor het Verdrag is: Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting ("Multilateral ...
