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International efforts to improve transparency via automatic exchange of information on financial accounts are improving tax compliance and delivering concrete results for governments worldwide, according to new data released on 7 June 2019 by the OECD. More than 90 jurisdictions participating in a global transparency initiative under the OECD’s Common Reporting Standard (CRS) since 2018 have now exchanged information on 47 million offshore accounts, with a total value of around ...

The international community has agreed on a road map for resolving the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy, and committed to continue working toward a consensus-based long-term solution by the end of 2020, the OECD announced in a press release dated 31 May 2019 on the website of the OECD. The 129 members of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) adopted a ...

Op de website van het Ministerie van Financiën van Curaçao staan verschillende documenten, handleidingen en XML-schema’s met betrekking tot “Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information in Tax matters” (Common Reporting Standard/CRS, FATCA). Het betreft onder meer: Handleidingen de FATCA/CRS handleiding 3.1 (november 2018, Nederlands) de FATCA/CRS manual 2.1 (januari 2017, Engels) de FATCA/CRS Updated Planning (Nederlands). XML-schema’s FATCACRS FATCACRS Types ISOFATCAT Types OECD Types STFFATCA Types Totaaloverzicht Voorbeeld Relevante wetgeving: ...

Distance-based charges can help sustain tax revenues and improve environmental and mobility outcomes as future vehicles rely less on fossil fuels. According to a new report, Tax Revenue Implications of Decarbonising Road Transport - Scenarios for Slovenia, released on 22 May 2019, tax revenue from diesel and gasoline use in private cars is likely to decline substantially in the coming decades. This would put stress on government budgets, particularly in countries ...

Op de websites van het Ministerie van Financiën van Curaçao respectievelijk van de Belastingdienst van Curaçao is informatie en documentatie geplaatst met betrekking tot de gegevensaanlevering van landenrapporten betreffende aanvullende documentatieverplichtingen verrekenprijzen (Country-by-Country-reporting, CbC). Het betreft de Handleiding gegevensaanlevering van landenrapporten betreffende aanvullende documentatieverplichtingen verrekenprijzen (CbC), zowel in het Nederlands als in het Engels, en de Guidelines for the appropriate use of information contained in CbC reports and consultations between ...

On 10 April 2019, interested parties were invited to provide comments on its forthcoming publication What is driving tax morale? An empirical analysis on social preferences and attitudes towards taxation. The OECD is grateful to the commentators for their input and now publishes the public comments received. This was announced by the OECD with a press release dated 12 April 2019. For more information, click here to go to the press ...

De Regering van Aruba heeft met een persbericht op de overheidswebsite bekend gemaakt dat Aruba binnenkort geschrapt wordt van de zwarte lijst van de Europese Unie. Uit het persbericht: Aruba stond onlangs genoteerd op de zwarte lijst van de EU sinds de aanpassingen in sommige wetten niet klaar waren voor invoering per ingaande 1 januari 2019. De benodigde wijzigingen werden in april in het parlement goedgekeurd, wat de reden is ...

Op 19 april 2019 is de inwerkingtreding wat betreft het Koninkrijk op 1 juli 2019 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) bekendgemaakt in het Tractatenblad van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, jaargang 2019, no. 63 (Trb. 2019, 63). Het Verdrag zal ingevolge ...

On 25 April 2019 the OECD published the Tenth edition of the full version of the OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital. This full version contains the full text of the Model Tax Convention as it read on 21 November 2017, including the Articles, Commentaries, non-member economies’ positions, the Recommendation of the OECD Council, the historical notes and the background reports. The full version of the OECD ...

In het CFN van 15 april 2018, nr. 2019/25 rapporteerden over de uitgifte op 8 april 2019 in het Afkondigingsblad van Aruba van de Landsverordening van 5 april 2019 tot wijziging van de Algemene landsverordening belastingen (AB 2004 no. 10) en de Landsverordening winstbelasting (AB 1988 no. GT 47) (AB 2019 no. 21). De ontwerp-landsverordening werd op 4 april 2019 door de Staten van Aruba, zonder hoofdelijke stemming en unaniem, ...

Op 8 april 2019 is de Landsverordening van 5 april 2019 tot wijziging van de Algemene landsverordening belastingen (AB 2004 no. 10) en de Landsverordening winstbelasting (AB 1988 no. GT 47) uitgegeven en geplaatst in het Afkondigingsblad van Aruba, jaargang 2019, no. 21 (AB 2019 no. 21). De ontwerp-landsverordening werd op 28 februari 2019 door de Regering van Aruba aan de Staten aangeboden. Op 4 april 2019 werd de ontwerp-landsverordening ...

Income tax and social security contributions declined slightly for the average worker across the OECD in 2018, driven by major reforms in a handful of countries, according to a new OECD report. This was announced by the OECD with a press release dated 12 April 2019. Taxing Wages 2019 shows that the “tax wedge” – total taxes on labour costs paid by employees and employers, minus family benefits, as a ...

As part of the ongoing work on tax morale, the OECD is seeking public comments on its forthcoming publication What's driving tax morale? An empirical analysis on social preferences and attitudes towards taxation. This was announced by the OECD with a press release dated 10 April 2019. A first draft was presented and discussed at a conference on the Role of Tax Morale in Developing Countries organised by the OECD's Task ...

Op 10 april 2019 is het Landsbesluit, houdende algemene maatregelen, van 10 april 2019 ter uitvoering van artikel 3b, eerste lid, onderdeel b, van de Algemene landsverordening belastingen (AB 2004 no. 10) (Landsbesluit aanwijzing reële economische aanwezigheid transparante vennootschap) uitgegeven en geplaatst in het Afkondigingsblad van Aruba, jaargang 2019, no. 22 (AB 2019 no. 22) (hierna: “het Landsbesluit”). Het Landsbesluit is uitgegeven vanuit de wens om de eisen vast te ...

De ontwerp-landsverordening houdende bepalingen tot wijziging van de Algemene landsverordening Belastingen (AB 2004 no. 10) en de Landsverordening winstbelasting (AB 1988 no. 47) is op 4 april 2019 door de Staten van Aruba aangenomen. De ontwerp-landsverordening werd kort geleden aan de Staten aangeboden. Klik hier voor een pdf van de bij de Staten van Aruba ingediende ontwerp-landsverordening. Wij rapporteerden hierover met een artikel in het CFN van 7 maart 2019 ...

The Forum on Tax Administration (FTA), the 53 leading global tax administrations, met in Chile on 26-28 March and agreed an ambitious agenda focused on tax certainty, enhanced tax co-operation and the collective challenges of digital transformation, according to a press release on the website of the OECD. Hans Christian Holte, Chair of the FTA and Head of the Norwegian Tax Administration said, "FTA members collectively bring in over EUR ...

On 29 March 2019, the Kingdom of the Netherlands has deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (multilateral convention or "Multilateral Instrument", "MLI") (Trb. 2017, 86, en Trb. 2017, 194) with the OECD’s Secretary-General, Angel Gurría, underlining its strong commitment to prevent the abuse of tax treaties and base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) by ...

The OECD Taxation Working Paper: “Taxation and the future of work; How tax systems influence choice of employment form” (March 21, 2019) has been published on the website of the OECD (March 21, 2019). From the summary on the website of the OECD: Recent policy discussion has highlighted the variety of ways in which the world of work is changing. One development prevalent in some countries has been an increase ...

Delegates from over 100 jurisdictions, including regional and international organisations, have unanimously endorsed new rules that will ensure the collection of additional VAT/GST revenues and will level the playing field between operators in traditional and online markets. Meeting in Melbourne, Australia on 20-22 March 2019, around 300 participants attending the Global Forum on VAT, welcomed measures proposed in a new report by the OECD on The Role of Digital Platforms ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Recentelijk is de ontwerp-landsverordening houdende bepalingen tot wijziging van de Algemene landsverordening Belastingen (AB 2004 no. 10) en de Landsverordening winstbelasting (AB 1988 no. 47) aan de Staten aangeboden voor behandeling. Zo is op de website van de belastingdienst van Aruba (het Departamento di Impuesto) bekend gemaakt. Een link naar een pdf van de ontwerplandsverordening is bij het bericht op de website van de belastingdienst. Ook is een link opgenomen ...

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 ...

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 ...

On 25 January 2019 the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published its Country Report “Kingdom of the Netherlands—Curaçao and Sint Maarten: 2018 Article IV Consultation Discussions”. Hereunder we will take up the integral texts (however without footnotes!) of the Press Release, the Executive Board Assessment and the Staff Report for the 2018 Article IV Consultation Discussions in the report. Furthermore, for both Curaçao and Sint Maarten we have filtered phrases from ...