OECD releases statistics and awards on Mutual Agreement Procedures: The Netherlands win awards for the shortest time in closing TP cases and for the most improved jurisdiction
The 2022 Mutual Agreement Procedures (MAP) Statistics, the 2022 MAP Awards and the 2023 Consolidated Information on MAP were released during the fifth OECD Tax Certainty Day on 14 November 2023 where tax officials and stakeholders took stock of the tax certainty agenda and discussed ways to further improve dispute prevention and resolution. This has been announced in a news release on the website of the OECD. Further from the news release: ...
Consolidated Information on Mutual Agreement Procedures 2023 published, making dispute resolution mechanisms more effective
On Tuesday November 14, 2023, the OECD released Making Dispute Resolution Mechanisms More Effective – Consolidated Information on Mutual Agreement Procedures 2023, the first-ever edition that provides stakeholders with an overview of published information on MAP in each member jurisdiction of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS in a clear and simple manner. This has been announced in a news release on the website of the OECD. Although member jurisdictions have ...
Tax dispute resolution: OECD releases revised methodology for the BEPS Action 14 peer reviews, additional data points in the MAP Statistics and a new framework for APA Statistics. Curaçao scheduled for peer review in November 2023, Aruba in November 2024
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 ...
OECD releases new mutual agreement procedure statistics and country awards on the resolution of international tax disputes
The OECD has released the latest mutual agreement procedure (MAP) statistics covering 127 jurisdictions and practically all MAP cases worldwide. This has been announced with a news release on the website of the OECD. These statistics form part of the BEPS Action 14 Minimum Standard and the wider G20/OECD tax certainty agenda to improve the effectiveness and timeliness of tax-related dispute resolution mechanisms. Further from the news release: The 2021 MAP Statistics* show ...
New peer review assessments on tax dispute resolution released (MAP – BEPS Action 14)
Despite the significant disruption caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the necessity to hold all meetings virtually, work has continued with the release on Tuesday 13 September 2022 of the Stage 2 peer review monitoring reports regarding the minimum standard to improve the resolution of tax-related disputes between jurisdictions (BEPS Action 14) for Aruba, Bahrain, Barbados, Gibraltar, Greenland, Kazakhstan, Oman, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, ...
Stage 2 peer review assessment on tax dispute resolution (MAP): Overall Aruba meets most of the elements of the BEPS Action 14 Minimum Standard (Aruba)
Tuesday, September 13, 2022, the OECD released the stage 2 peer review monitoring report for Aruba regarding the minimum standard to improve the resolution of tax-related disputes between jurisdictions under BEPS Action 14. This has been announced with a news release [external link] on the website of the OECD. Under BEPS Action 14, members of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS have committed to implement a minimum standard to strengthen the ...
Countries continue the successful implementation of international standards on harmful tax practices and tax dispute resolution
Progress continues in combatting harmful tax practices and providing greater tax certainty. New outcomes on the review of preferential tax regimes and new peer review reports on Mutual Agreement Procedures have been approved by the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS, which groups over 140 countries and jurisdictions on an equal footing for multilateral negotiation of international tax rules. This has been announced by the OECD with a press release dated 24 ...
Tax dispute resolution – MAP peer review report (Stage 2): Curaçao meets all of the elements of the Action 14 Minimum Standard and solved all of the identified deficiencies
New peer review reports on Mutual Agreement Procedures (MAP) have been approved by the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS, which groups over 140 countries and jurisdictions on an equal footing for multilateral negotiation of international tax rules. This has been announced by the OECD with a press release dated 24 January 2022 on the occasion of the release of the peer review reports. Curaçao The Stage 2 peer review monitoring ...
Besluit houdende ondermandatering van de competentie tot behandeling van verzoeken tot een ‘onderlinge overlegprocedure’ in de Staatscourant (Nederland)
Op 9 december 2021 is het Besluit van de directeur Verbruiksbelastingen, Douane en Internationale aangelegenheden van 15 november 2021, nr. 2021-0000226675, houdende ondermandatering van de competentie tot behandeling van verzoeken tot een ‘onderlinge overlegprocedure’, gepubliceerd in de Staatscourant van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, jaargang 2021, nr. 47638 (Stcrt. 2021, 47638). Dit besluit treedt in werking met ingang van 1 januari 2022. Toelichting Met dit besluit wordt aan de Algemeen directeur ...
Wijziging Besluit Onderlinge overlegprocedures in de Staatscourant (Nederland)
Op 9 december 2021 is het Besluit van 15 november 2021, nr. 2021-0000226675, van de Staatssecretaris van Financiën tot wijziging van het Besluit Onderlinge overlegprocedures gepubliceerd in de Staatscourant van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, jaargang 2021, nr. 47634 (Stcrt. 2021, 47634). Dit besluit wijzigt het besluit van 11 juni 2020, nr. 2020-0000101607, (Stcrt. 2020, 32689) naar aanleiding van de ondermandatering aan de Algemeen directeur Belastingdienst/Grote Ondernemingen van de competentie om ...
New mutual agreement procedure statistics on the resolution of international tax disputes released on OECD Tax Certainty Day
As part of the BEPS Action 14 minimum standard and the wider G20/OECD tax certainty agenda to improve the effectiveness and timeliness of tax-related dispute resolution mechanisms, the OECD released the latest mutual agreement procedure (MAP) statistics covering 118 jurisdictions and practically all MAP cases worldwide. This has been announced on Tuesday 22 November 2021 with a news release on the website of the OECD. Furthermore from the news release: ...
Progress continues in making tax dispute resolution more effective and in improving tax transparency through Country-by-Country reporting
Under OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS, 140 jurisdictions have committed to implement minimum standards to improve the taxation of multinational enterprises (MNEs) worldwide. On Monday, 18 October 2021, the OECD has released the latest outcomes of the implementation of BEPS Action 13 on the transparency of global operations of large MNEs and BEPS Action 14 on the resolution of tax related disputes between jurisdictions. This has been announced with a ...
Fourth annual peer review of BEPS Action 13 considering implementation of the CbC reporting minimum standard: Curaçao has fully implemented the BEPS Action 13 minimum standard and meets all of the terms of reference
On Monday 18 October 2021, the OECD has released the latest outcomes of the implementation of BEPS Action 13 on the transparency of global operations of large MNEs and BEPS Action 14 on the resolution of tax related disputes between jurisdictions. This has been announced with a news release on the website of the OECD. The BEPS Action 13 minimum standard on Country-by-Country reporting (CbC), requires tax administrations to collect ...
Fourth annual peer review of BEPS Action 13 considering implementation of the CbC reporting minimum standard: recommendations for Aruba
On Monday 18 October 2021, the OECD has released the latest outcomes of the implementation of BEPS Action 13 on the transparency of global operations of large MNEs and BEPS Action 14 on the resolution of tax related disputes between jurisdictions. This has been announced with a news release on the website of the OECD. The BEPS Action 13 minimum standard on Country-by-Country reporting (CbC), requires tax administrations to collect ...
Verdrag Nederlandse Antillen – Finland ter bevordering van de economische betrekkingen buiten werking getreden. Was aanvulling op verdrag inzake uitwisseling van informatie betreffende belastingen en bevatte enkele fiscale verdragsvoordelen (Nederlandse Antillen, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Caribisch Nederland)
De buitenwerkingtreding van de bepalingen van het Verdrag ter bevordering van de economische betrekkingen tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, ten behoeve van de Nederlandse Antillen, en de Republiek Finland (Parijs, 10 september 2009; Trb. 2009, 178, Trb. 2010, 130 en Trb. 2011, 165) is op 23 juni 2021 afgekondigd in het Tractatenblad van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, jaargang 2021, nr. 86 (Trb. 2021, 86). De bepalingen van het Verdrag zijn ...
Verdrag Nederlandse Antillen – Denemarken ter bevordering van de economische betrekkingen buiten werking getreden. Was aanvulling op verdrag inzake uitwisseling van informatie betreffende belastingen en bevatte enkele fiscale verdragsvoordelen (Nederlandse Antillen, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Caribisch Nederland)
De buitenwerkingtreding van de bepalingen van het Verdrag ter bevordering van de economische betrekkingen tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, ten behoeve van de Nederlandse Antillen, en het Koninkrijk Denemarken (Parijs, 10 september 2009; Trb. 2009, 166, Trb. 2010, 121 en Trb. 2011, 111) is op 23 juni 2021 afgekondigd in het Tractatenblad van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, jaargang 2021, nr. 85 (Trb. 2021, 85). De bepalingen van het Verdrag zijn ...
Verdrag Aruba – Finland ter bevordering van de economische betrekkingen buiten werking getreden. Was aanvulling op verdrag inzake uitwisseling van informatie betreffende belastingen en bevatte enkele fiscale verdragsvoordelen (Aruba)
De buitenwerkingtreding van de bepalingen van het Verdrag ter bevordering van de economische betrekkingen tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, ten behoeve van Aruba, en de Republiek Finland (Parijs, 10 september 2009; Trb. 2009, 180, Trb. 2010, 92 en Trb. 2011, 124) is op 23 juni 2021 afgekondigd in het Tractatenblad van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, jaargang 2021, nr. 84 (Trb. 2021, 84). De bepalingen van het Verdrag zijn ingevolge artikel ...
Verdrag Aruba – Denemarken ter bevordering van de economische betrekkingen buiten werking getreden. Was aanvulling op verdrag inzake uitwisseling van informatie betreffende belastingen en bevatte enkele fiscale verdragsvoordelen (Aruba)
De buitenwerkingtreding van de bepalingen van het Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, ten behoeve van Aruba, en het Koninkrijk Denemarken ter bevordering van de economische betrekkingen (Parijs, 10 september 2009; Trb. 2009, 168, Trb. 2010, 120 en Trb. 2011, 101) is op 23 juni 2021 afgekondigd in het Tractatenblad van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, jaargang 2021, nr. 83 (Trb. 2021, 83). De bepalingen van het Verdrag zijn ingevolge artikel ...
Verdrag Aruba – Noorwegen ter bevordering van de economische betrekkingen buiten werking getreden. Was aanvulling op verdrag inzake uitwisseling van informatie betreffende belastingen en bevatte enkele fiscale verdragsvoordelen (Aruba)
De buitenwerkingtreding van de bepalingen van het Verdrag ter bevordering van de economische betrekkingen tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, ten behoeve van Aruba, en het Koninkrijk Noorwegen (Parijs, 10 september 2009; Trb. 2009, 164, Trb. 2010, 79 en Trb. 2011, 138) is op 23 juni 2021 afgekondigd in het Tractatenblad van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, jaargang 2021, nr. 82 (Trb. 2021, 82). De bepalingen van het Verdrag zijn ingevolge artikel ...
OECD releases the final batch of the stage 1 peer review reports for BEPS Action 14 on dispute resolution mechanisms
On 16 February 2021 the OECD released the final batch of the stage 1 peer review reports for BEPS Action 14 on dispute resolution mechanisms. The stage 1 peer review assessments for Aruba, Bahrain, Barbados, Gibraltar, Greenland, Kazakhstan, Oman, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates and Viet Nam evaluate the efforts made by each jurisdiction to implement the Action 14 minimum standard of the OECD/G20 BEPS Project, which aims to improve the resolution of tax-related disputes between jurisdictions ...
Stage 1 peer review report on dispute resolution released by OECD: overall Aruba meets the majority of the elements of the Action 14 Minimum Standard and where it has deficiencies, Aruba is working to address some of them
On 16 February 2021 the OECD released the final batch of the stage 1 peer review reports for BEPS Action 14 on dispute resolution mechanisms, including the stage 1 peer review assessment for Aruba. This has been announced by the OECD with a press release dated 16 February 2021 on the occasion of the release of the peer review reports. The reports evaluate the efforts made by each jurisdiction to implement ...
OECD secretariat invites public input on the 2020 Review of BEPS Action 14
As part of the ongoing work of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS (Inclusive Framework), the OECD secretariat is seeking public comments on the 2020 review of BEPS Action 14. This was announced by the OECD in a press release dated 18 November 2020. Furthermore from the press release: Background In October 2015 the final report on Action 14 Making Dispute Resolution Mechanisms More Effective was published, containing a minimum standard (the ...
OECD releases 2019 MAP statistics and calls for stakeholder input on the BEPS Action 14 review on Tax Certainty Day
As part of the BEPS Action 14 minimum standard and the wider G20/OECD tax certainty agenda to improve the effectiveness and timeliness of tax-related dispute resolution mechanisms, the OECD released on 18 November 2020 the latest mutual agreement procedure (MAP) statistics covering 105 jurisdictions and almost all MAP cases worldwide. This was announced by the OECD in a press release dated 18 November 2020. Furthermore from the press release: The 2019 ...
Besluit Onderlinge overlegprocedures van 11 juni 2020 gepubliceerd in de Staatscourant, vervangt het besluit van 29 september 2008 (Caribisch Nederland)
Op 22 juni 2020 is het Besluit Onderlinge overlegprocedures van 11 juni 2020 van de Staatssecretaris van Financiën, nr. 2020-0000101607, gepubliceerd in de Staatscourant, jaargang 2020, no. 32689 (Stcrt. 2020, 32689). Dit besluit bevat een nadere beschrijving en invulling van de onderlinge overlegprocedure op grond van de Wet fiscale arbitrage, een bilateraal belastingverdrag of het EU-arbitrageverdrag. Meerdere regelingen geven een belanghebbende de mogelijkheid om een (dreigend) geschil over de toepassing ...
Onderlinge overlegprocedure vastgesteld en gepubliceerd in de Landscourant (Aruba)
In de Landscourant van Aruba van 25 mei 2020, jaargang 2020, no. 11 (Lcrt. 2020 no. 11, blz. 4-9) is het besluit van de minister van Financiën, Economische Zaken en Cultuur van 18 mei 2020 met het beleid inzake de onderlinge overlegprocedure gepubliceerd. Dit beleid bevat een beschrijving en invulling van de onderlinge overlegprocedure op grond van een verdrag op fiscaal gebied. Het beleid is in werking getreden met ingang ...
Public comments received on the 2020 Review of Country-by-Country Reporting (BEPS Action 13 Minimum Standard
The OECD is grateful to the commentators for their input on the 2020 Review of Country-by-Country Reporting (BEPS Action 13 Minimum Standard) and has published the public comments received. This was announced with a press release published on 9 March 2020 the website of the OECD. From the press release. On 6 February 2020, interested parties were invited to provide comments. For more information, click here to go to the press ...
OECD releases IT-tools to support the implementation of TRACE and the wider exchange of tax information
On 25 February 2020, the OECD released IT-formats and guidance to support the technical implementation of the OECD Treaty Relief and Compliance Enhancement (TRACE) initiative, as well as to facilitate the wider use of the OECD Common Transmission System (CTS) for the exchange of information between tax administrations. This was announced with a press release published on the website of the OECD. From the press release: TRACE is a standardised ...
Verslag vaste commissie voor financiën van de Tweede Kamer met antwoorden staatssecretaris over hoofdlijnen eerste pijler van een nieuw internationaal stelsel voor belastingheffing in een digitaliserende economie (Nederland)
De vaste commissie voor Financiën heeft een aantal vragen en opmerkingen voorgelegd aan de Staatssecretaris van Financiën over de brief van 10 oktober 2019 over hoofdlijnen van de eerste pijler van een nieuw internationaal stelsel voor belastingheffing in een digitaliserende economie (Kamerstuk 32 140, nr. 60). De vragen en opmerkingen zijn op 21 november 2019 aan de Staatssecretaris van Financiën voorgelegd. Bij brief van 10 februari 2020 zijn de vragen ...
BEPS Action 14: OECD releases stage 1 peer review reports on dispute resolution for Brunei Darussalam, Curaçao, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Monaco, San Marino and Serbia
The work on BEPS Action 14 continued with the publication on 24 February 2020 of the eighth round of stage 1 peer review reports. Each report assesses a country's efforts to implement the Action 14 minimum standard as agreed to under the OECD/G20 BEPS Project. This was announced with a press release published on the website of the OECD. From the press release: The reports of Brunei Darussalam, Curaçao, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Monaco (also available ...
Stage 1 peer review report on dispute resolution released by OECD: overall Curaçao meets most of the elements of the BEPS Action 14 Minimum Standard
On 24 February 2020 the stage 1 peer review report for Curaçao on dispute resolution (BEPS Action 14) was released by the OECD: Making Dispute Resolution More Effective – MAP Peer Review Report, Curaçao (Stage 1): Inclusive Framework on BEPS: Action 14, OECD/G20 Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project (hereafter to be referred to as: “the report”). The report assesses the country's efforts to implement the Action 14 minimum standard ...