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The OECD has released the outcomes of the third phase of peer reviews of the BEPS Action 13 Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting initiative, demonstrating strong progress in continuing efforts to improve the taxation of multinational enterprises (MNEs) worldwide, according to a press release dated 24 September 2020 published on the website of the OECD. CbC reporting, one of the four minimum standards of the BEPS Project, requires tax administrations to collect and ...

Bij brief d.d. 21 september 2020 heeft de staatssecretaris van Financiën–Fiscaliteit en Belastingdienst zijn antwoorden toegestuurd aan de Tweede Kamer op de vragen die de Kamer heeft gesteld in het schriftelijk overleg van 25 juni 2020 over de Notitie Fiscaal Verdragsbeleid 2020 (NFV). Voor de integrale antwoorden van de staatssecretaris verwijzen wij naar het document zelf. Hierna nemen wij wel enkele passages op met betrekking tot een aantal hoofdonderwerpen: Vestigingsklimaat ...

The work on BEPS Action 14 continues with the publication of the ninth 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 has been announced with a press release published on the website of the OECD. From the press release: The reports of Andorra, the Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, the Faroe Islands, Macau ...

On 18 July 2020, the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS Progress Report July 2019 – July 2020 was published. This is the fourth annual progress report of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS. The report describes the progress made to deliver on the mandate of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework, covering the period from July 2019 to July 2020, while also taking stock of the progress made since BEPS implementation began ...

The international community continues making tremendous progress in the fight against offshore tax evasion, as implementation of innovative transparency standards by the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes moves countries ever closer to the goal of eradicating banking secrecy for tax purposes. This was announced in a press release dated 29 June 2020 on the website of the OECD. Nearly 100 countries carried out automatic exchange of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Progress continues with the implementation of the BEPS package, as the OECD releases the second peer review assessing countries’ efforts to implement the Action 6 minimum standard as agreed under the OECD/G20 BEPS Project: Prevention of Treaty Abuse – Second Peer Review Report on Treaty Shopping. The release of the report was announced in a press release on the website of the OECD. From the press release. The second peer review ...

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 ...

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 ...

On 14 February 2020, the OECD Secretary-General Tax Report to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors was released. From the overview in the report: “Over the past 10 years, the G20 has supported multilateral co-operation for a globally fair, sustainable and modern international tax system, which translated into successful deliverables. Thanks to this momentum, significant progress has taken place to combat tax evasion, Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS), ...

New economic analysis shows that a proposed solution to the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy under negotiation at the OECD would have a significant positive impact on global tax revenues. This was announced in a press release published on the website of the OECD in relation to the release of the analysis. From the press release: The analysis puts the combined effect of the two-pillar solution under ...

On 11 February 2020, the OECD released the report Transfer Pricing Guidance on Financial Transactions: Inclusive Framework on BEPS: Actions 4, 8-10. This was announced in a press release published on the website of the OECD. In October 2015, as part of the final BEPS package, the OECD/G20 published the reports on Action 4 (Limiting Base Erosion Involving Interest Deductions And Other Financial Payments) and Actions 8-10 (Aligning Transfer Pricing Outcomes with ...

On 6 February 2020, Uruguay deposited its instrument of ratification for the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (Multilateral Convention or MLI) with the OECD's Secretary-General, Angel Gurría, thus underlining its strong commitment to prevent the abuse of tax treaties and base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) by multinational enterprises. For Uruguay, the MLI will enter into force on 1 June ...

As part of the ongoing work of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS (Inclusive Framework), the OECD invites public comments on the Review of the BEPS Action 13 minimum standard. This was announced in a press release published on the website of the OECD. From the press release: Background Action 13 of the OECD/G20 Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Project (BEPS Action 13) established a three-tiered standardised approach to ...

The international community reaffirmed its commitment to reach a consensus-based long-term solution to the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy, and will continue working toward an agreement by the end of 2020, according to the Statement by the Inclusive Framework on BEPS released by the OECD on January 31, 2020. This was announced in a press release published on the website of the OECD. From the press release: The ...

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Intra-European Organisation of Tax Administrations (IOTA) signed the renewal of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Co-operation between both Parties. This was announced in a press release published on the website of the OECD. The two organisations, which have worked together since 2000, expressed their intention to expand the co-operation in promoting fair and efficient tax systems and enhancing the ...

De Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten (CBCS) en University of Curaçao (UoC) nodigen u uit voor het belastingseminar ‘Belastingverdragen, BEPS 2.0 en bronheffingen’ op 14 januari om 9.00 uur, waar topsprekers u zullen meenemen in de actuele internationale fiscale ontwikkelingen op het gebied van bronbelastingen. BEPS 2.0 en de nieuwe bronbelastingen zullen belangrijke gevolgen hebben voor de onderlinge verhoudingen tussen landen. Ook voor het Caribisch deel van het ...

As part of continuing efforts to address BEPS concerns, the Inclusive Framework on BEPS (Inclusive Framework) has now assessed 112 jurisdictions' progress in spontaneously exchanging information on tax rulings, in accordance with Action 5 of the OECD/G20 BEPS package. This includes the first review for newer members of the Inclusive Framework, as well as certain developing countries that had requested additional time and were deferred from the previous years' peer ...

The Inclusive Framework on BEPS has released additional interpretative guidance to give greater certainty to tax administrations and MNE Groups on the implementation and operation of Country-by-Country (CbC) Reporting (BEPS Action 13). The new guidance makes clear that, under the BEPS Action 13 minimum standard, the automatic exchange of CbC reports filed under local filing rules is not intended. The release of the report was announced in a press release ...

Op 23 december 2019 is de Ministeriële regeling van 20 december 2019 ter uitvoering van artikel 30, tweede lid, en artikel 32, vijfde lid, van de Landsverordening winstbelasting (AB 1988 no. GT 47) (Regeling aanvullende documentatieverplichtingen verrekenprijzen) uitgegeven en geplaatst in het Afkondigingsblad van Aruba, jaargang 2019, no. 86 (AB 2019 no. 86). Met deze ministeriële regeling worden de modellen van het landenrapport, het groepsdossier en het lokaal dossier, zoals ...

Op vrijdag 20 december 2019 is de Landsverordening van 19 december 2019 tot wijziging van de Landsverordening vrije zones 2000 (AB 2000 no. 28) uitgegeven en geplaatst in de Landscourant van Aruba, jaargang 2019, no. 80 (AB 2019 no. 80). Op 17 december 2019 werd de ontwerplandsverordening tot wijziging van de Landsverordening vrije zones 2000 (AB 2000 no. 28) (Zittingsjaar 2019-2020-920) de Regering aangeboden aan de Staten van Aruba. Wij ...

Op vrijdag 20 december 2019 is de Landsverordening van 19 december 2019 tot wijziging van de Landsverordening winstbelasting (AB 1988 no. GT 47) en de Algemene landsverordening belastingen (AB 2004 no. 10) uitgegeven en geplaatst in het Afkondigingsblad van Aruba, jaargang 2019, no. 79 (AB 2019 no. 79). Op 16 december 2019 werd de ontwerplandsverordening (link naar het ontwerp met de memorie van Toelichting) tot wijziging van de Landsverordening winstbelasting ...

Op 17 december 2019 heeft de Regering de ontwerplandsverordening tot wijziging van de Landsverordening vrije zones 2000 (AB 2000 no. 28) (Zittingsjaar 2019-2020-920) aangeboden aan de Staten van Aruba. De ontwerplandsverordening is op woensdag 18 december 2019 door de Staten aangenomen. [later 20-12-2019 toegevoegd:] Op 20 december 2019 is de Landsverordening van 19 december 2019 tot wijziging van de Landsverordening vrije zones 2000 (AB 2000 no. 28) uitgegeven en geplaatst ...

Op 16 december 2019 is door de Regering de ontwerplandsverordening tot wijziging van de Landsverordening winstbelasting (AB 1988 no. GT 47) en de Algemene landsverordening belastingen (AB 2004 no. 10) (zittingsjaar 2019-2020-919) aangeboden aan de Staten van Aruba. [toegevoegd 20-12-2019:] De ontwerplandsverordening is op woensdag 18 december 2019 door de Staten aangenomen. Op 20 december 2019 is de Landsverordening van 19 december 2019 tot wijziging van de Landsverordening winstbelasting (AB ...

With a press release dated 3 December 2019, the OECD informed that it received the public comments on certain aspects of the Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) Proposal under Pillar Two. Interested parties were invited on 8 November 2019 to provide comments on the relevant aspects. The OECD is grateful to the commentators for their input and has published the public comments received. For more information, click here to go to ...

The OECD is now gathering input for the tenth batch of Stage 1 dispute resolution peer reviews, according to a press release on the website of the OECD. This tenth batch includes the peer review of Aruba. From the press release: 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 ...

As part of the ongoing work of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS, the OECD secretariat is seeking public comments on certain aspects of the Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) Proposal under Pillar Two. This was announced in a press release published on the website of the OECD. From the press release: The consultation document (available soon in French) focuses on specific technical issues in respect of the GloBE proposal where input ...

The OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS has released additional interpretative guidance to give greater certainty to tax administrations and MNE Groups on the implementation and operation of Country-by-Country (CbC) Reporting (BEPS Action 13). This was announced in a press release on the website of the OECD. From the press release: The new guidance includes questions and answers on, amongst other topics, the treatment of dividends received, the operation of local ...

As part of BEPS Action 5 to curb harmful tax practices, jurisdictions may only maintain preferential regimes if certain "substantial activities" requirements are met. In order to ensure a level playing field, these requirements must also apply to jurisdictions with zero or only nominal tax rates. As a result, the Inclusive Framework on BEPS decided in November 2018 to resume the application of the substantial activities requirement for no or ...