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 ...
Vertaling wijziging bijlage II bij NL-US IGA (FATCA) in het Tractatenblad. Betreft ‘Sponsored Investment Entity and Controlled Foreign Corporation’ en ‘Sponsored, Closely Held Investment Vehicle’. Gelding voor het Europese en het Caribische deel van Nederland (Nederland)
Op 5 maart 2021 is de vertaling (naar het Nederlands) van de in Trb. 2020, 120 opgenomen nieuwe subonderdelen C en D van onderdeel II van Bijlage II van het Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Verenigde Staten van Amerika tot verbetering van de internationale naleving van de belastingplicht en tenuitvoerlegging van de FATCA (met Bijlagen) (’s-Gravenhage, 18 december 2013, Trb. 2014, 22; Trb. 2014, 128; Trb. 2015, ...
New report highlights successful delivery of Global Forum Secretariat’s capacity-building activities during challenging year
On 17 February 2021, the 2021 Global Forum capacity building report has been published, setting out the large amount of support activities conducted by the Global Forum. Despite challenging conditions, the Global Forum Secretariat ensured the continuity of its capacity-building programme in 2020, while increasing its support to jurisdictions. This has been announced by the OECD with a press release dated 17 February 2021 on the occasion of the release of the ...
Dominica added to the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions, Barbados removed
On 22 February 2021, the Council of the European Union (EU) adopted conclusions on the revised EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes, deciding to add Dominica to the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions (Annex I of the conclusions) and to remove Barbados from that list. This has been announced with a press release dated 22 February 2021 on the website of the European Commission. Furthermore from the press ...
Ontwerp Fiscale verzamelwet 2022 aangeboden aan de Tweede Kamer: onder meer een algemene antimisbruikmaatregel in de WIB naar aanleiding van een aanbeveling door het Global Forum in het kader van CRS (Nederland)
Op 18 januari 2021 is de ontwerpwet tot wijziging van enkele belastingwetten (Fiscale verzamelwet 2022) aangeboden aan de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal. Klik hier voor een pdf van de Memorie van Toelichting (MvT) bij het ontwerp. In het ontwerp wordt onder meer voorzien in het opnemen van een algemene antimisbruikmaatregel in de Wet op de internationale bijstandsverlening bij de heffing van belastingen (WIB). De algemene antimisbruikmaatregel wordt opgenomen naar aanleiding ...
Toelichting op wijziging bijlage II van de IGA FATCA (Nederland)
De staatssecretaris van Financiën-Fiscaliteit en Belastingdienst heeft bij brief gereageerd op de brief van 9 december 2020 van de vaste commissie voor Financiën van de Tweede Kamer waarin de commissie verzoekt om de Kamer nader te informeren over de Wijziging van Bijlage II van het Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Verenigde Staten van Amerika tot verbetering van de internationale naleving van de belastingplicht en tenuitvoerlegging van de ...
International community reaches important milestone in fight against tax evasion. First Peer Review of the Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information released
New international standards on the automatic exchange of information for tax purposes have so far been satisfactorily implemented by countries worldwide, marking an important milestone in the global fight against tax evasion, according to a new report published on 9 December 2020 by the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (the Global Forum). This has been announced by the OECD in a press release dated ...
Global Forum’s Peer Review of the Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information re the Netherlands. Overall determination on the legal framework: ‘in place but needs improvement’ (the Netherlands)
New international standards on the automatic exchange of information for tax purposes have so far been satisfactorily implemented by countries worldwide, marking an important milestone in the global fight against tax evasion, according to a new report published on 9 December 2020 by the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (the Global Forum). This has been announced by the OECD in a press release dated ...
Global Forum’s Peer Review of the Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information re Sint Maarten. Overall determination on the legal framework: ‘not in place’ (Sint Maarten)
New international standards on the automatic exchange of information for tax purposes have so far been satisfactorily implemented by countries worldwide, marking an important milestone in the global fight against tax evasion, according to a new report published on 9 December 2020 by the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (the Global Forum). This has been announced by the OECD in a press release dated ...
Global Forum’s Peer Review of the Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information re Curaçao. Overall determination on the legal framework: ‘not in place’ (Curaçao)
New international standards on the automatic exchange of information for tax purposes have so far been satisfactorily implemented by countries worldwide, marking an important milestone in the global fight against tax evasion, according to a new report published on 9 December 2020 by the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (the Global Forum). This has been announced by the OECD in a press release dated ...
Global Forum’s Peer Review of the Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information 2020 re Aruba. Overall determination on the legal framework: ‘not in place’ (Aruba)
New international standards on the automatic exchange of information for tax purposes have so far been satisfactorily implemented by countries worldwide, marking an important milestone in the global fight against tax evasion, according to a new report published on 9 December 2020 by the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (the Global Forum). This has been announced by the OECD in a press release dated ...
OECD Secretary-General Tax Report to G20 Leaders presented during the November 2020 meeting
On 23 November 2020, the OECD Secretary-General Tax Report to G20 Leaders was presented during the November 2020 meeting in Saudi Arabia. Click here to go to the report (pdf) on the website of the OECD. This report contains two parts. Part I reports on the activities and achievements in the OECD’s international tax agenda. Part II reports on the activities and achievements of the Global Forum on Transparency and ...
Global Forum Secretariat delivers new Confidentiality and Information Security Management toolkit to assist in the implementation of the Automatic Exchange of Information Standard
The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (Global Forum) has worked since 2014 to support its members in implementing the Automatic Exchange of Information Standard developed by the OECD (AEOI Standard). Ensuring compliance with the extensive confidentiality and information security management (ISM) requirements has been at the core of this process. This has been announced by the OECD in a press release dated 1 December ...
First peer reviews of automatic exchange of financial account information to be published during annual meeting of the Global Forum on Transparency on 9-11 December 2020
The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes will hold its annual plenary meeting on 9-11 December 2020. The 2020 Global Forum Plenary Meeting, to be held virtually, will bring together representatives of the Forum’s membership for three days of discussions under the theme: "Transparency for Tax Purposes in the time of COVID-19 – Working together to promote the fairness of tax systems and generate revenue." This ...
Wijziging bijlage II bij NL-US IGA (FATCA). Betreft ‘Sponsored Investment Entity and Controlled Foreign Corporation’ en ‘Sponsored, Closely Held Investment Vehicle’. Gelding voor het Europese en het Caribische deel van Nederland (Nederland)
Op 23 juli 2020 is te Washington een wijziging tot stand gekomen van Bijlage II bij het Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Verenigde Staten van Amerika tot verbetering van de internationale naleving van de belastingplicht en tenuitvoerlegging van de FATCA (Trb. 2014, 22; Trb. 2014, 128; Trb. 2015, 72, hierna: het Verdrag). De wijziging is op 17 november 2020 uitgegeven en geplaatst in het Tractatenblad van het ...
Wijziging van de Leidraad FATCA/CRS (Nederland)
Op 14 oktober 2020 is het Besluit van 5 oktober 2020, nr. 2020-21259 van de Staatssecretaris van Financiën houdende een wijziging van de Leidraad FATCA/CRS (Stcrt. 2020, nr. 34988) gepubliceerd in de Staatscourant van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, jaargang 2020, nr. 52779 (Stcrt. 2020, 52779). Dit besluit wijzigt enkele onderdelen van het besluit van 23 juni 2020, nr. 2020-115390 als gevolg van aanbevelingen van het Global Forum on Tax Transparency ...
Global Forum reveals compliance ratings from new peer review assessments for, among others, Anguilla, Chile and Uruguay
The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (the Global Forum) published nine new peer review reports assessing compliance with the international standard on transparency and exchange of information on request (EOIR). This was announced in a press release dated 1 September 2020 as published on the website of the OECD. Despite the significant disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic over the past few months and ...
Global Forum Secretariat delivers new toolkit to help countries become Party to the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters
The COVID-19 crisis has brought renewed attention to the role and importance of multilateral co-operation in combating tax evasion and helping fiscal consolidation. In line with its mandate to deliver technical assistance and support capacity building, the Secretariat of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (the Global Forum) has now produced a Toolkit for Becoming a Party to the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in ...
