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 ...
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 releases BEPS peer review reports on improving tax dispute resolution mechanisms and preventing treaty shopping
Progress continues with the implementation of the BEPS package, as the OECD releases additional peer review reports assessing countries’ efforts to implement the Action 6 and Action 14 minimum standards as agreed under the OECD/G20 BEPS Project. The release of these reports has been announced with a press release dated 14 February 2019 as published on the website of the OECD. ACTION 6: PREVENTING THE GRANTING OF TREATY BENEFITS IN ...