international taxation

Bij brief d.d. 24 februari 2023 heeft de Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken het voornemen tot opzegging voor het Caribisch deel van het Koninkrijk van de op 14 november 1975 te Genève tot stand gekomen Douaneovereenkomst inzake het internationale vervoer van goederen onder dekking van carnets TIR (TIR-Overeenkomst) (Trb. 1976, 184 en Trb. 1977, 91) ter stilzwijgende goedkeuring aan de Staten-Generaal overgelegd. Een toelichtende nota is daar bijgevoegd. De goedkeuring wordt ...
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Gisteren, donderdag 9 maart 2023, is door het Nederlandse Ministerie van Financiën het (Nederlandse) verdragenoverzicht op het gebied van directe belastingen per 1 januari 2023 op rijksoverheid.nl geplaatst. Klik hier om naar de betreffende pagina op rijksoverheid.nl te gaan. In dit overzicht zijn niet alleen belastingverdragen opgenomen, maar ook andere regelingen, zoals de Belastingregeling voor het Koninkrijk. Het verdragenoverzicht wordt elk kwartaal bijgewerkt. Nederland heeft met een groot aantal landen ...
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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 ...
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On February 14, 2023, the OECD Taxation Working Paper ‘The Design of Presumptive Tax Regimes’ has been released. Authors of the working paper are Mariona Mas-Montserrat, Céline Colin, Eugénie Ribault and Bert Brys. Presumptive tax regimes, also known as simplified tax regimes, simplify the tax compliance process for micro and small businesses. By reducing tax compliance costs and levying lower tax rates compared to the standard tax system, these regimes ...
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The OECD has published the public comments received on the compliance and tax certainty aspects of the Pillar Two global minimum tax. This has been announced with a news release on the website of the OECD. On 20 December 2022, as part of the ongoing work of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS to implement the Two-Pillar Solution to Address the Tax Challenges Arising from the Digitalisation of the Economy, ...
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On Monday, February 13, 2023, the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes published its 2023 Global Forum Capacity Building Report. The report sheds light on the Global Forum’s capacity-building and outreach activities carried out throughout 2022 in support of the global implementation of the tax transparency standards (exchange of information on request (EOIR) and automatic exchange of financial account information (AEOI)). This has been announced ...
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Het Verdrag tussen de Regering van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, ten behoeve van Sint Maarten, en de Regering van de Verenigde Arabische Emiraten inzake luchtdiensten tussen en via hun onderscheiden grondgebieden (met Bijlage) (Dubai, 17 augustus 2021) (Trb. 2021, 115) zal op 1 maart 2023 in werking treden. De stilzwijgende goedkeuring van het Verdrag door de Staten-Generaal is verleend op 27 juni 2022. Dit is op 16 februari 2023 bekendgemaakt ...
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Bij brief d.d. 31 januari 2023 heeft de Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken het op 28 april 2021 te Panama-Stad tot stand gekomen Verdrag inzake samenwerking en wederzijdse administratieve bijstand in douanezaken tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Republiek Panama (Trb. 2021, 72) ter stilzwijgende goedkeuring overgelegd aan de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal, vergaderjaar 2022-2023, met toelichtende nota. Aan de Gouverneurs van Aruba, Curaçao en van Sint Maarten is verzocht ...
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The Council of the European Union decided on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, to add British Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, Marshall Islands and Russia  to EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. This has been announced with a press release published on the website of the Council. With these additions, the EU list now consists of 16 jurisdictions: American Samoa, Anguilla, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, Fiji, Guam, Marshall ...
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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 ...
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Op 2 februari 2023 heeft het (Nederlandse) Ministerie van Financiën het schema inzake het Multilateraal Instrument (MLI) en Nederlandse belastingverdragen met de stand van zaken per 1 januari 2023 gepubliceerd op rijksoverheid.nl. In beginsel is het uitgangspunt dat dit schema elk kwartaal wordt geactualiseerd. Het MLI maakt het voor landen mogelijk op een snelle en efficiënte wijze hun belastingverdragen aan te passen om belastingontwijking tegen te gaan, zonder dat hiervoor ...
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In line with the Forum on Tax Administration's (FTA) tax certainty agenda, the OECD has published a Manual on the Handling of Multilateral Mutual Agreement Procedures (MAPs) and Advance Pricing Arrangements (APAs), intended to be abbreviated as the MoMA. This has been announced with a news release on the website of the OECD. Further from the news release: It is widely acknowledged that multilateral MAPs and APAs offer greater tax certainty ...
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The OECD has published the public comments received on the design elements of Amount B under Pillar One relating to the simplification of transfer pricing rules. This has been announced with a news release on the website of the OECD. On 8 December 2022, as part of the ongoing work of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS to implement the Two-Pillar Solution to Address the Tax Challenges Arising from the ...
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The OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS released technical guidance to assist governments with implementation of the landmark reform to the international tax system, which will ensure multinational enterprises (MNEs) will be subject to a 15% effective minimum tax rate. This has been announced yesterday with a news release on the website of the OECD. Further from the news release: The Agreed Administrative Guidance for the Pillar Two GloBE Rules will ensure co-ordinated ...
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The OECD has published the public comments received on the Draft Multilateral Convention (MLC) Provisions on Digital Services Taxes (DSTs) and other Relevant Similar Measures under Amount A of Pillar One to assist members in further refining and finalising the relevant rules. This has been announced with a news release on the website of the OECD. On 20 December 2022, as part of the ongoing work of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on ...
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Following the successful completion of peer reviews under the existing BEPS Action 14 Assessment Methodology, the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS has agreed a new Assessment Methodology for continuing the robust peer review process that seeks to increase efficiencies and improve the timeliness of the resolution of double taxation disputes. In addition, the Inclusive Framework has also agreed new data points to be reported in the annual Mutual Agreement Procedure ...
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Bij brief d.d. 21 december 2022 heeft de Minister van Algemene Zaken de beantwoording naar de Staten gestuurd van de door het Statenlid G.M. Mc William bij brief d.d. 6 oktober 2022 gestelde vragen inzake vroegtijdiger betrokkenheid van Curaçao bij onderhandelingen door het Koninkrijk van internationale verdragen die ook Curaçao ‘raken’. De directe aanleiding voor de brief van het Statenlid was het in 2022 geratificeerde Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der ...
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KLIK HIER VOOR EEN LINK NAAR DE AFBEELDING IN GROTER FORMAAT. CFN-artikelnummer 20230120-46 Land/gebiedsdeel: Curaçao Betreft: international taxation, fair taxation, fair taxation congress, fair tax competion, The Growth of Tax Havens During the 1950s and 60s, Transfer Pricing Fair Taxation and Ethical Issues, Tax considerations arising from IFRS 17, IFRS 17, IFRS Regeling: Fair Taxation Congress, organized by Europe Direct Curaçao in conjunction with Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint ...
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Revenue gains from the implementation of a historic agreement to reform the international tax system will be higher than previously expected, according to new OECD analysis released on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. This has been announced with a news release on the website of the OECD. Further from the news release: The two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation and globalisation of the economy will lead ...
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Jurisdictions continue making progress on implementing the international standard under BEPS Action 5 to address harmful tax practices, as the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS releases new results on preferential tax regimes and substantial activities in no or only nominal tax jurisdictions. This has been announced with a news release on the website of the OECD. Further from the news release: At its November 2022 meeting, the OECD Forum on ...
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As part of the ongoing work of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS to implement the Two-Pillar Solution to Address the Tax Challenges Arising from the Digitalisation of the Economy, the OECD is seeking public comments on the Draft Multilateral Convention (MLC) Provisions on Digital Services Taxes (DSTs) and other Relevant Similar Measures of Amount A of Pillar One. This has been announced with a news release on the website of the OECD ...
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As part of the ongoing work of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS (Inclusive Framework) to implement the Two-Pillar Solution to Address the Tax Challenges Arising from the Digitalisation of the Economy, the OECD is seeking public comments on compliance and co-ordination aspects of the Pillar Two global minimum tax. This has been announced with this news release respectively with this news release on the website of the OECD. Further ...
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Op 22 december 2022 is de EU Richtlijn 2022/2523 van de Raad van de Europese Unie van 14 december 2022 tot waarborging van een mondiaal minimumniveau van belastingheffing voor groepen van multinationale ondernemingen en omvangrijke binnenlandse groepen in de Unie, gepubliceerd in het Publicatieblad van de Europese Unie (L 328/1). Klik hier voor de Engelstalige versie van de ‘Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of 14 December 2022 on ensuring a global ...
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Bij brief d.d. 23 december 2022 heeft de Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken, mede namens de staatssecretaris voor Koninkrijksrelaties en Digitalisering, de reactie aangeboden op het verzoek van de vaste commissie voor Buitenlandse Zaken tijdens de behandeling door de Tweede Kamer van het wetsvoorstel over een verdrag met de Dominicaanse Republiek inzake de afbakening van de maritieme zeegrens. Een afschrift van deze brief zal overigens ook verzonden worden aan de Staten ...
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Wednesday, December 14, 2022, the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS released the latest peer review assessments for 131 jurisdictions in relation to the compulsory spontaneous exchange of information on tax rulings. This has been announced with a news release on the website of the OECD. Further from the news release: This is the sixth annual peer review of the implementation of the BEPS Action 5 minimum standard on tax rulings, ...
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Bij brief d.d. 13 december 2022 heeft de Minister van Financiën de Tweede Kamer geïnformeerd over (onder meer) de Europese besluitvorming inzake de wereldwijde minimumbelasting voor multinationals (ook bekend als ‘Pijler 2’). In de brief geeft de Minister aan dat het kabinet zich er de afgelopen tijd voor heeft ingezet om alsnog EU-eenheid te verkrijgen voor (onder meer) de Europese implementatie van Pijler 2. De Minister vindt het zeer positief ...
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The European Commission welcomes the unanimous agreement announced last night by the Czech Presidency of the EU Council on the Commission's proposal for a Directive [external link] ensuring a minimum effective tax rate for large multinational groups. This has been announced in a press release [external link] on the website of the European Commission. Further from the press release: With this historic agreement, the EU's pledge to be among the first ...
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Wednesday, December 14, 2022, the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS released the latest peer review assessments for 131 jurisdictions in relation to the compulsory spontaneous exchange of information on tax rulings. This has been announced with a news release on the website of the OECD. Further from the news release: This is the sixth annual peer review of the implementation of the BEPS Action 5 minimum standard on tax rulings, ...
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Wednesday, December 14, 2022, the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS released the latest peer review assessments for 131 jurisdictions in relation to the compulsory spontaneous exchange of information on tax rulings. This has been announced with a news release on the website of the OECD. Further from the news release: This is the sixth annual peer review of the implementation of the BEPS Action 5 minimum standard on tax rulings, ...
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Wednesday, December 14, 2022, the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS released the latest peer review assessments for 131 jurisdictions in relation to the compulsory spontaneous exchange of information on tax rulings. This has been announced with a news release on the website of the OECD. Further from the news release: This is the sixth annual peer review of the implementation of the BEPS Action 5 minimum standard on tax rulings, ...
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