Peer review of the automatic exchange of financial account information (2023 update): Aruba’s legal framework implementing the AEOI Standard is in place but needs improvement
During its 16th plenary meeting held on Friday December 1, 2023, the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (the Global Forum) published the Peer Review of the Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (2023 Update). This has been announced with a news release published on the website of the OECD. The 2023 update presents the latest conclusions of the peer reviews of the legal frameworks ...
Peer Review of the Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (2023 update) and Global Forum charts course for its future tax transparency agenda
Friday December 1, 2023, the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (the Global Forum) concluded its 16th plenary meeting, marking significant advances in its efforts to deliver transparency and exchange of information (EOI) for tax purposes for all. Over 420 delegates from 115 jurisdictions and 13 international organisations convened in Lisbon, Portugal, to discuss the progress so far and chart the future work to promote ...
OECD Secretary-General welcomes pledge by 48 countries (including The Netherlands) to implement global tax transparency standard for crypto-assets by 2027 (Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework, CARF)
OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann welcomed the announcement on Friday November 10th, 2023, that 48 countries and jurisdictions intend to implement the OECD’s global tax transparency framework for the reporting and exchange of information with respect to crypto-assets by 2027. This has been announced in a news release on the website of the OECD. Further from the news release: “Today’s announcement of co‑ordinated international action on crypto-assets is a major step forward, marking ...
Global Forum publishes eight new peer review reports on transparency and exchange of information on request
The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (Global Forum) published new peer review reports on transparency and exchange of information on request (EOIR) for six of its members (Latvia, Mauritania, Pakistan, Poland, Serbia and Thailand), and supplementary reports that reflect progress made by two members (Botswana and Dominica) in implementing the EOIR standard. This has been announced in a news release on the website of ...
Tax Transparency in Latin America 2023: Latin American countries make headway on transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes, with margin for improvements
On Tuesday, June 27, 2023, the report Tax Transparency in Latin America 2023 was published during the 8th meeting of the Punta del Este Declaration Initiative held in Asunción, Paraguay. The report presents the latest progress achieved by 16 Latin American countries in tackling tax evasion and other illicit financial flows (IFFs) through transparency and exchange of information (EOI) for tax purposes. This has been announced with a news release on the website ...
OECD-report International Standards for Automatic Exchange of Information in Tax Matters: Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework and 2023 update to the Common Reporting Standard
On Thursday, June 8th, 2023 the OECD-report ‘International Standards for Automatic Exchange of Information in Tax Matters: Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework and 2023 update to the Common Reporting Standard, was published on the website of the OECD. From the information page regarding this publication on the website of the OECD: Since the adoption of the Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information in Tax Matters in 2014, it has been ...
Global Forum Secretariat launches new guidance on implementing secure systems for the automatic exchange of information
The Secretariat of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information (Global Forum) has developed a new ‘Guidance for implementation of a secure perimeter for automatic exchange of information purposes – a tactical approach on confidentiality and data safeguards for developing countries’. This has been announced with a news release dated June 2023 on the website of the OECD. Further from the news release: The guidance helps jurisdictions interested in ...
Global Forum Secretariat assists members to ensure the effective implementation of automatic exchange of financial account information
The Global Forum Secretariat has developed a Model Administrative Compliance Strategy in order to assist jurisdictions in developing, improving and implementing their own administrative compliance strategy to ensure the effectiveness of the Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information in Tax Matters (AEOI). This has been announced with a news release dated 31 May 2023 on the website of the OECD. Further from the news release: To further assist jurisdictions committed to ...
Verslag aan Tweede Kamer van de Ecofinraad van 14 februari 2023: Aruba en Curaçao hebben op hoog politiek niveau toegezegd dat zij uiterlijk in het najaar 2024 alsnog zullen voldoen aan de norm voor automatische uitwisseling van informatie
Bij brief d.d. 3 maart 2023 heeft de (Nederlandse) minister van Financiën verslag uitgebracht aan de Tweede Kamer van de Eurogroep en Ecofinraad van 13 en 14 februari 2023 in Brussel. In het verslag gaat de minister tevens in op drie toezeggingen uit het Commissiedebat Eurogroep/Ecofinraad van 9 februari jl. en informeert de Minister de Kamer over de beëindiging van het compensatiemechanisme voor het Europees Stabiliteitsmechanisme (ESM). Tijdens de Ecofinraad ...
State of play of the cooperation with the EU with respect to commitments taken by cooperative jurisdictions to implement tax good governance principles: both Aruba and Curaçao committed to improving their Global Forum determinations as regards the automatic exchange of information on financial accounts
The Council of the European Union on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, approved the usual ‘state of play document’ (Annex II) which reflects the ongoing EU cooperation with its international partners and the commitments of these countries to reform their legislation to adhere to agreed tax good governance standards. It also features two new commitments in the context of the work of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax ...
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 ...
Global Forum reports significant progress on global transparency and exchange of tax information, while noting further work is needed
Wednesday November 9, 2022, the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes published the report ‘Peer Review of the Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information 2022’. The report presents the first peer reviews with effectiveness ratings for the 99 countries and jurisdictions which had committed to starting Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) in 2017 or 2018. This has been announced with a news release on the ...
Peer review report on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information 2022: Sint Maarten
According to the Global Forum’s 2022 peer review report on automatic exchange of financial account information (AEOI), Sint Maarten’s legal framework implementing the AEOI Standard is in place but needs improvement. The overall rating of Sint Maarten in relation to the effectiveness in practice is: non-compliant. Wednesday November 9, 2022, the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes published the report ‘Peer Review of the Automatic ...
Peer review report on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information 2022: Curaçao
According to the Global Forum’s 2022 peer review report on automatic exchange of financial account information (AEOI), Curaçao’s legal framework implementing the AEOI Standard is not in place. The overall rating of Curaçao in relation to the effectiveness in practice is: non-compliant. Wednesday November 9, 2022, the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes published the report ‘Peer Review of the Automatic Exchange of Financial Account ...
Peer review report on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information 2022: Aruba
According to the Global Forum’s 2022 peer review report on automatic exchange of financial account information (AEOI), Aruba’s legal framework implementing the AEOI Standard is not in place. The overall rating of Aruba in relation to the effectiveness in practice is: non-compliant. Wednesday November 9, 2022, the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes published the report ‘Peer Review of the Automatic Exchange of Financial Account ...
Anguilla, The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands added to EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes
The Council of the European Union decided on Tuesday October 4, 2022, to add Anguilla, The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands to the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. This has been announced with a press release published on the website of the Council. Turks and Caicos Islands are listed for the first time. The Bahamas were already once listed in 2018, and Anguilla once in 2020. The Council ...
Global Forum releases eight new peer review reports on transparency and exchange of information on request (EOIR)
The Global Forum published eight new peer review reports on transparency and exchange of information on request (EOIR) for the Cook Islands, Ecuador, Finland, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Sint Maarten and Sweden. This has been announced with a news release on the website of the OECD. The reports were published on 16 August 2022. Further from the news release: Travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic having prevented assessment teams from ...
Global Forum Secretariat presents Model Administrative Compliance Strategy for the Standard on automatic exchange of financial account information
The Global Forum Secretariat recently developed a Model Administrative Compliance Strategy in order to assist jurisdictions in developing, improving and implementing their own administrative compliance strategy to ensure the effectiveness of the Standard on automatic exchange of financial account information (AEOI). On 29 July 2022, 200 delegates from 88 jurisdictions attended a virtual information session focusing on the Model Strategy and technical assistance available to jurisdictions committed to AEOI. This has been announced with a news ...
Global Forum releases peer review report on the exchange of information on request (EOIR) for Sint Maarten (Phase 1 review: Legal and Regulatory Framework) (Sint Maarten)
The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (the Gobal Forum) published eight new peer review reports on transparency and exchange of information on request (EOIR), including the peer review report for Sint Maarten. This has been announced with a news release on the website of the OECD. Sint Maarten The new peer review report [external link] on the exchange of information on request for Sint ...
Global Forum: Tax transparency progressing well in Latin America but further improvements needed
Published on Tuesday 3 May 2022 during the opening session of the sixth meeting of the Punta del Este Declaration Initiative held in San José, Costa Rica, the report Tax Transparency in Latin America 2022 of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes showcases the region's recent progress in tackling tax evasion and other financial crimes through transparency and exchange of information (EOI) for tax purposes.. This ...
Women leaders in tax transparency pilot programme starts with twenty-three registered participants
The first meeting of the Women leaders in tax transparency programme took place on 17 and 18 February 2022. Initially planned to train a maximum of fifteen female participants, the pilot programme had to be expanded to respond to the strong interest. Twenty-three tax professionals from 23 developing-country members of the Global Forum are participating in this first edition. This has been announced on 18 February 2022 with a news ...
Ten years of capacity building to advance tax transparency: landmark Global Forum report highlights successful activities
On February 3, 2022, the 2022 Global Forum Capacity Building Report has been published. The report highlights ten years of successful capacity-building activities to support the global implementation of the two international standards on exchange of information on request (EOIR) and automatic exchange of financial account information (AEOI). The report also provides an update on the Global Forum’s capacity-building programme and outreach activities carried out in 2021. This has been announced by ...
Global Forum organises workshop on automatic exchange of information’s effectiveness review process
The Global Forum Secretariat organised a workshop on the effectiveness review process with a focus on ensuring compliance by financial institutions in relation to the Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (AEOI). Held virtually on 1-2 December 2021, it was attended by over 420 participants from 84 jurisdictions. This has been announced on 3 December 2021 with a news release on the website of the OECD. Furthermore from the news ...
Global Forum members continue multilateral efforts to advance transparency agenda and fight tax evasion
The international fight for transparency and exchange of information in tax matters continues at great speed in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the three-day 2021 Global Forum plenary meeting – which is held virtually from 17 to 19 November 2021 – ministers, high-level authorities and delegates from about 130 member jurisdictions will take stock of the progress made on multilateral co-operation in transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes and discuss ...
Revised EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions dated 5 October 2021
On 5 October 2021, the Council of the European Union (EU) adopted conclusions on the revised EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. The following countries are now listed : American Samoa, Fiji, Guam, Palau, Panama, Samoa, Trinidad and Tobago, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Vanuatu. For more information, refer to this page on the website of the European Commission. Click here (pdf) for the Council conclusions on the ...
Global Forum Secretariat hosts virtual workshop on effective use of data from automatic exchange of information
A workshop on the effective use of data derived from the Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (AEOI) was organised by the Global Forum Secretariat. Held virtually on 4-5 October, it was attended by 625 participants from 89 jurisdictions. This has been announced with a news release on the website of the OECD. Furthermore from the news release: The AEOI Standard is truly global with 120 from 163 Global Forum members now committed ...
Global Forum Secretariat holds workshop on concept of foreseeable relevance
A workshop on the concept of foreseeable relevance targeted at tax officials involved in exchange of information (EOI) was organised by the Global Forum Secretariat (the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes). Held virtually on 28-29 September 2021, it was attended by 149 participants from 81 jurisdictions. This has been announced with a news release on the website of the OECD. Furthermore from the news ...
Besluit van 20 augustus 2021 houdende wijziging van de Leidraad FATCA/CRS: omschrijving gevolgen indien een FI geen self-certification formulier verkrijgt en toevoeging aan onderdeel inzake ‘Aandeelhouders uit één familie’ (onder andere bepaalde holdingvennootschappen met meer dan één aandeelhouder en familiefondsen) (Nederland)
Op 30 augustus 2021 is in de Staatscourant van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, jaargang 2021, nr. 39266 (Stcrt. 2021, 39266) het Besluit van 20 augustus 2021, nr. 2021-165572 van de Staatssecretaris van Financiën houdende een wijziging van de Leidraad FATCA/CRS (Directoraat-generaal Belastingdienst, Corporate Dienst Vaktechniek) gepubliceerd. Dit besluit wijzigt enkele onderdelen van het besluit van 23 juni 2020, nr. 2020-115390 (Leidraad FATCA/CRS, Stcrt. 2020, nr. 34988) ter verduidelijking van bestaand ...
First edition of Tax Transparency in Latin America report outlines growing role of tax transparency and exchange of information in helping Latin American governments fight financial crimes and mobilise resources
On 12 July 2021, the report Tax Transparency in Latin America 2021 was published. The report is a key output of the Punta del Este Declaration, a Latin American initiative to tackle tax evasion, corruption and other financial crimes through transparency and exchange of information (EOI) for tax purposes. This has been announced with a press release on the website of the OECD. Furthermore from the press release: The report analyses the ...
OECD and CREDAF renew partnership to strengthen tax co-operation
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Cercle de réflexion et d’échange des dirigeants des administrations fiscales (CREDAF) signed a renewal of their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreeing to extend their collaboration in promoting fair and efficient tax systems and enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of tax administrations for a further three years. This has been announced with a press release on the website of the OECD. Furthermore from ...