Tax Morale and Integrity in Developing Countries
On 19 March 2019, the event: “Tax Morale and Integrity in Developing Countries” was held in the OECD Conference Centre Auditorium (with live streaming). This was announced in March 2019 with a press release published on the website of the OECD. From the press release: Tax morale measures taxpayer perceptions and attitudes towards paying and evading taxes. What creates tax morale? In other words, what makes you willing to pay ...
Latin America and the Caribbean: Public revenues rebound in 2017 after dip in 2016
The average tax-to-GDP ratio in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) rose to 22.8% in 2017, a gain of 0.2 percentage points from 2016, according to Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean 2019. The report, launched on 25 March 2019 at the XXXI Regional Fiscal Seminar in Santiago, Chile, finds that the rebound was primarily driven by Caribbean countries and in particular Guyana and Barbados, on the back ...
New Beneficial Ownership Toolkit will help tax administrations tackle tax evasion more effectively
The first ever beneficial ownership toolkit was released today in the context of the OECD’s Global Integrity and Anti-Corruption Forum. The toolkit, prepared by the Secretariat of the OECD’s Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank, is intended to help governments implement the Global Forum’s standards on ensuring that law enforcement officials have access to reliable information on who the ultimate beneficial owners are behind ...
Public comments received on the possible solutions to the tax challenges of digitalisation
On 13 February 2019, interested parties were invited to provide comments on key issues identified in a public consultation document on possible solutions to the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy. The OECD is grateful to the commentators for their input and has published the public comments received. This was announced on 8 March 2019 with a press release published on the website of the OECD. Sofar ...
Global Forum on tax transparency reveals compliance ratings for further seven jurisdictions. The Netherlands rated overall Largely Compliant
The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (the Global Forum) published today seven peer review reports assessing compliance with the international standard on transparency and exchange of information on request (EOIR). This was announced on 18 March 2019 with a press release published on the website of the OECD. These reports are part of the second round of Global Forum reviews which assess jurisdictions against ...
Goedkeuring Multilateraal Anti-BEPS verdrag in Staatsblad
Op 15 maart 2019 is de Rijkswet van 6 maart 2019, houdende goedkeuring van 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) uitgegeven in het Staatsblad van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, jaargang 2019, no. 113 (Stb. 2019, 113). Het goedkeuringsvoorstel met betrekking tot het ...
Eerste Kamer stemt in met Multilateraal Anti-BEPS verdrag
De Eerste Kamer heeft op 5 maart 2019 het goedkeuringsvoorstel met betrekking tot 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) als hamerstuk afgedaan. Het goedkeuringsvoorstel werd op 12 februari 2019 door de Tweede Kamer aangenomen. Daarbij werd nog een amendement aangenomen over ...
Extension of the comment period for the public consultation document on the possible solutions to the tax challenges of digitalisation
In order to ensure all stakeholders are given the full opportunity to provide feedback on the publication consultation document relating to the possible solutions to the tax challenges of digitalisation, the OECD has extended the comment period to 6 March 2019. The public consultation meeting remains scheduled for 13-14 March 2019 and the deadline for registration to attend the public consultation remains 1 March 2019. This has been announced by the ...
OECD invites taxpayer input on eighth batch of dispute resolution peer reviews – includes Curaçao
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 now well underway. The peer review process is conducted in two stages. Under Stage 1, implementation of the Action 14 minimum standard is evaluated for Inclusive Framework ...
Lijst van vragen en antwoorden over douaneverdrag met Costa Rica (van toepassing op alle Koninkrijksdelen)
Op 18 februari 2019 is door de voorzitter van de vaste commissie voor Financiën van de Tweede Kamer de Lijst van vragen en antwoorden over het verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Republiek Costa Rica inzake wederzijdse administratieve bijstand in douanezaken (San José, 18 juni 2018; Kamerstuk 35082 (R2112)-1) vastgesteld. Bij brief van 31 oktober 2018 werd door de Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken het op 18 juni 2018 ...
Tweede Kamer stemt in met Multilateraal Anti-BEPS verdrag met voorbehoud terzake van effectieve conflictresolutie
De Tweede Kamer heeft op 12 februari 2019 het goedkeuringsvoorstel aangenomen met betrekking tot 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). Daarbij is nog een amendement aangenomen over het maken van een voorbehoud op artikel 12 (conflictresolutie) van het Verdrag totdat er ...
Luchtvaartverdrag Aruba – Brazilië per 1 februari 2019 in werking getreden. Fiscale bepalingen
Per heden, 1 februari 2019, is het op 16 september 2014 getekende luchtvaartverdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, ten behoeve van Aruba, en de Federale Republiek Brazilië in werking getreden, voluit: het “Luchtvaartverdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, ten behoeve van Aruba, en de Federale Republiek Brazilië, met Bijlage (Brasilia, 16 september 2014) (Trb. 2014, 190) (hierna: het Luchtverdrag). De bekendmaking van de inwerkingtreding van het Verdrag is op 24 januari ...
Plenair debat goedkeuring Multilateraal Anti-BEPS verdrag nu gepland voor 4 februari
Het plenair debat in de Tweede Kamer met betrekking tot de goedkeuring van 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) staat nu gepland voor 4 februari 2019. De Engelstalige benaming voor het Verdrag is: Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures ...
Luchtvaartverdrag Curaçao – Koeweit getekend. Fiscale bepalingen
Op 19 december 2018 is tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, ten behoeve van Curaçao, en de Staat Koeweit een luchtvaartverdrag getekend: het “Verdrag inzake luchtdiensten tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, ten behoeve van Curaçao, en de Staat Koeweit, met Bijlage" (Koeweit, 19 december 2018) (hierna: het Verdrag). Het Verdrag is op 24 januari 2019 in het Tractatenblad van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, jaargang 2019, nr. 5, (Trb. 2019, 5) gepubliceerd. In ...
Luchtvaartverdrag Curaçao – Tsjechië getekend. Fiscale bepalingen
Op 30 november 2018 is tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, ten behoeve van Curaçao, en de Tsjechische Republiek een luchtvaartverdrag getekend: het “Luchtvaartverdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, ten behoeve van Curaçao, en de Tsjechische Republiek, met Bijlage" (Praag, 30 november 2018) (hierna: het Verdrag). Het Verdrag is op 27 december 2018 in het Tractatenblad van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, jaargang 2018, nr. 222, Trb. 2018, 222) gepubliceerd. In het Verdrag ...
Assessing tax levels and the tax mix in OECD countries: Revenue Statistics 2018 & Consumption Tax Trends 2018 to launch on Wednesday 5 December 2018
The OECD has announced the launch of two reports to be published on Wednesday 5 December providing internationally comparable statistics and analysis designed to inform the tax policy debate: the report Revenue Statistics 2018 and the report Consumption Tax Trends 2018. From the press release as published on the website of the OECD on 28 November 2018: Tax systems across the OECD countries are converging towards higher tax levels and ...
Global Forum on Tax Transparency marks a dramatic shift in the fight against tax evasion with the widespread commencement of the automatic exchange of financial information
The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes held its annual meeting in Punta del Este, Uruguay on 20-22 November, bringing together over 200 delegates from more than 100 jurisdictions, international organisations and regional groups to strengthen further the international community’s fight against tax evasion. This was announced with a press release published on the website of the OECD. The meeting marked the widespread rollout of automatic exchange of ...
Residence/Citizenship by investment update
As part of its efforts to maintain the integrity of the Common Reporting Standard (CRS), the OECD has been working closely with Panama over the last weeks to ensure that any risks created by its Residence by Investment (RBI) programmes are effectively addressed. As a result of that work, the OECD announces in a press release published on its website, that they are pleased to provide further clarity in relation ...
Latin American Ministers launch regional initiative to combat tax evasion and corruption
On 19 November, Uruguay’s Minister of Economy and Finance Danilo Astori hosted a discussion with Ministers, high level representatives and senior officials from Latin America on how to strengthen regional efforts to combat tax fraud and corruption. This was announced in a press release published on the website of the OECD. From the press release: The meeting concluded with the signing of the Punta del Este Declaration in which the Ministers and Deputy ...
OECD and Argentina continue the fight to tackle tax crime
Twenty-eight officials participated in the inaugural “VAT/GST Fraud Investigations” course at the OECD Latin America Academy for Tax and Financial Crime Investigation last week in Buenos Aires. This was announced in a press release published on the website of the OECD. From the press release: The Academy was launched earlier this year as part of Argentina’s G20 presidency by Argentina’s Minister of Treasury Nicolás Dujovne and the OECD Secretary General ...
OECD releases guidance on Synthesised texts for providing clarity on the impact of the Multilateral Instrument
On 14 November 2018 the OECD released new Guidance for the Development of Synthesised Texts presenting a clear overview of the modifications to tax treaties resulting from the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (the "Convention” or “MLI”) which entered into force on 1 July 2018. A Secretariat note, also released on 14 November 2018, clarifies the entry into effect rules for tax treaties of jurisdictions ...
OECD invites taxpayer input on seventh 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 now well underway. The peer review process is conducted in two stages. Under Stage 1, implementation of the Action 14 minimum standard is evaluated for Inclusive Framework ...
Progress report from the Inclusive Framework on BEPS: Aruba and Curaçao mentioned as jurisdictions with regimes that have been brought under the FHTP review process
The latest progress report from the Inclusive Framework on BEPS covers the assessment of 53 preferential tax regimes, demonstrating jurisdictions' continuing resolve to ensure that tax breaks are only offered to substantive activities and only if they do not pose risks of harmful competition to others. This was announced by the OECD with a press release dated 15 November 2018. The assessment process is part of ongoing implementation of Action 5 under ...
Progress report from the Inclusive Framework on BEPS: Aruba mentioned as jurisdiction that has made a commitment to make legislative changes
The latest progress report from the Inclusive Framework on BEPS covers the assessment of 53 preferential tax regimes, demonstrating jurisdictions' continuing resolve to ensure that tax breaks are only offered to substantive activities and only if they do not pose risks of harmful competition to others. This was announced by the OECD with a press release dated 15 November 2018. The assessment process is part of ongoing implementation of Action 5 under ...
Progress report Inclusive Framework on BEPS: Curaçao mentioned as jurisdiction that has delivered on its commitment to make legislative changes
The latest progress report from the Inclusive Framework on BEPS covers the assessment of 53 preferential tax regimes, demonstrating jurisdictions' continuing resolve to ensure that tax breaks are only offered to substantive activities and only if they do not pose risks of harmful competition to others. This was announced by the OECD with a press release dated 15 November 2018 The assessment process is part of ongoing implementation of Action 5 under ...
OECD releases latest results on preferential regimes and moves to strengthen the level playing field with zero tax jurisdictions
International efforts to curb harmful tax practices and prevent the misuse of preferential tax regimes are having a tangible impact worldwide, according to new data released today by the OECD. This was announced by the OECD with a press release dated 15 November 2018. The latest progress report from the Inclusive Framework on BEPS covers the assessment of 53 preferential tax regimes, demonstrating jurisdictions' continuing resolve to ensure that tax breaks are ...
11th Meeting of the Global Forum, 20-22 November in Uruguay
With a press release posted on the website of the OECD, the OECD announces the 11th Meeting of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes, 20-22 November 2018, in Punta del Este, Uruguay. From the press release: Global cooperation to fight tax evasion and avoidance has grown rapidly over the past few years. Tax Transparency and Exchange of Information between tax authorities about financial assets ...
Plenair debat goedkeuring Multilateraal Anti-BEPS verdrag weer verplaatst, nu gepland voor 26 november 2018
Het plenair debat in de Tweede Kamer met betrekking tot de goedkeuring van 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) staat nu gepland voor 26 november 2018. De Engelstalige benaming voor het Verdrag is: Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures ...
Douaneverdrag met Wit-Rusland ter stilzwijgende goedkeuring naar parlement: van toepassing op alle Koninkrijksdelen
Bij brief van 31 oktober 2018 aan de Voorzitters van de Eerste en van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal heeft de Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken het op 12 juni 2018 te Minsk tot stand gekomen Verdrag tussen de Regering van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Regering van de Republiek Belarus inzake samenwerking en wederzijdse administratieve bijstand in douanezaken (Trb. 2018, 81) (hierna: het Verdrag) ter stilzwijgende goedkeuring overgelegd, met ...
