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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 ...

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 ...

[LET OP: het onderstaande is inmiddels achterhaald, aangezien het plenair debat inmiddels is verplaatst naar 26 november 2018 (status per 10 november 2018); klik hier om naar de betreffende pagina op de website van de Tweede Kamer te gaan.] 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 ...

On 26 October 2018 it was announced on the website of the OECD that Grenada joins the Inclusive Framework on BEPS. The item on the website of the OECD only contains a link to the updated list (October 2018) of Members of the Inclusive Framework on BEPS on which list Grenada now appears. The item on the website of the OECD does not yet contain further information on this topic ...

The OECD and the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT) hosted on 23 October 2018 the high-level event "Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Implementation: Strategic importance, challenges and opportunities" in Lisbon, Portugal. This was announced in a press release dated 23 October 2018. The purpose of this event was to promote a common understanding of the impact of the BEPS measures developed under the OECD/G20 BEPS Project, focusing on the pivotal ...

On 23 October 2018 it was announced on the website of the OECD that Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines join the Inclusive Framwork on BEPS. The item on the website of the OECD only contains a link to the updated list (October 2018) of Members of the Inclusive Framework on BEPS on which list Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines now ...

[LET OP: het onderstaande is inmiddels achterhaald, aangezien het plenair debat inmiddels een aantal malen is verplaatst, laatstelijk naar 26 november 2018 (status 10 november 2018); klik hier om naar de betreffende pagina op de website van de Tweede Kamer te gaan.] 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 ...

Tax officials from 21 jurisdictions met this week in Yangzhou, People's Republic of China, to share experiences from the first year of country-by-country reporting and explore how information can be used most effectively in the tax risk assessment of MNE groups. This was announced in a press release dated 27 September 2018 as published on the website of the OECD. From the press release: The workshop, organised jointly by the ...

Met een persbericht op de website van de rijksoverheid is op 25 september 2018 bekendgemaakt dat de Nederlandse regering een consultatieronde is gestart om te komen tot een lijst van laagbelastende landen en over vernieuwing van het verdragsbeleid. Uit het persbericht: “Dit kabinet neemt verschillende maatregelen om belastingontwijking- en ontduiking tegen te gaan en Nederland tegelijkertijd aantrekkelijk te houden voor het reële bedrijfsleven. Daar past bij dat Nederland haar verdragsbeleid ...

On the website of the OECD it was announced on 27 September 2018 that Aruba joins the Inclusive Framework on BEPS. The item on the website of the OECD only contains a link to the updated list (September 2018) of Members of the Inclusive Framework on BEPS on which list Aruba now appears. The item on the website of the OECD does not yet contain further information on this topic ...

De goedkeuring in de Tweede Kamer 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 gepland voor 24 september 2018. De Engelstalige benaming voor het Verdrag is: Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting ...

Op 11 september 2018 is door de Regering de Ontwerp-landsverordening tot vaststelling van de Begroting (Beleidsdeel) van Curaçao voor het dienstjaar 2019  (Zittingsjaar 2018-2019-134) (de Ontwerp-begroting 2019) aangeboden aan de Staten van Curaçao. In de speciale uitgave van het CFN van vandaag besteden wij, onderverdeeld in een aantal artikelen, aandacht aan de onderwerpen die in de begroting aan de orde komen met betrekking tot belastingen, belastingheffing en belastingbeleid: Belastingopbrengsten (klik ...

The Inclusive Framework on BEPS has released additional interpretative guidance to give certainty to tax administrations and MNE Groups alike on the implementation of Country-by-Country (CbC) Reporting (BEPS Action 13). The release of the new guidance was announced in a press release dated 13 September 2018 as published on the website of the OECD. The new guidance includes questions and answers on the treatment of dividends received and the number of employees ...

The OECD and Norway agreed on 10 September 2018 to gear up efforts to help developing countries address their domestic resource mobilisation challenges in order to finance the Sustainable Development Goals. This was announced in a press release dated 10 September 2018 as published on the website of the OECD. Nikolai Astrup, Norway's Minister for International Development, and Pascal Saint-Amans, Director of the OECD's Centre for Tax Policy and Administration ...

The OECD has published new transfer pricing country profiles for Costa Rica, Greece, Republic of Korea, Panama, Seychelles, South Africa and Turkey. In addition, it has also updated the information contained in Singapore’s profile. The country profiles are now available for 52 countries. This was announced in a press release of 7 September 2018 as published on the website of the OECD. The OECD continues to publish and update the transfer pricing ...

[LET OP: het onderstaande is inmiddels achterhaald, aangezien het plenair debat inmiddels een aantal malen is verplaatst, laatstelijk naar 26 november 2018 (status 10 november 2018); klik hier om naar de betreffende pagina op de website van de Tweede Kamer te gaan.] Op 10 september 2018 zal in de Tweede Kamer het plenaire debat plaatsvinden inzake het wetsvoorstel betreffende de Goedkeuring van het op 24 november 2016 te Parijs tot stand ...

The work on BEPS Action 14 continues with yesterday’s publication of the fourth round of stage 1 peer review reports, as announced in a press release published on the website of the OECD on 30 August 2018. Each report assesses a country’s efforts to implement the Action 14 minimum standard as agreed to under the OECD/G20 BEPS Project. The reports of Australia, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Malta, Mexico, New Zealand and Portugal published today contain over 130 targeted recommendations that will ...

The OECD invites taxpayer input on sixth batch of Dispute Resolution peer reviews (BEPS Action 14), according to a press release dated 26 July 2018 published on the website of the OECD. 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 the BEPS Action Plan was ...

On 22 July 2018, the OECD/IMF Report on Tax Certainty – 2018 Update was published on the website of the OECD. This report was originally published as Annex 3 to the OECD Secretary-General Tax Report to the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, which was issued on 22 July 2018 after the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina (see a separate article in today’s CFN-issue). This report from ...

On 22 July 2018, the OECD Secretary-General report to the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors was published on the website of the OECD. The report contains two parts. Part I is a report on the activities and achievements of the OECD’s tax agenda, and is made of two subparts: looking back at significant achievements and looking ahead at the further progress needed, in particular through the OECD/G20 Inclusive ...

The OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS has published the Progress Report July 2017-June 2018, according to a post on the website of the OECD. The Progress Report was published on 22 July 2018. Please note that a new version was published on 23 July 2018 in order to correct Figure 1 on page 15: Signatories and parties to the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base ...

Over 70 participants from 20 countries in Europe and Central Asia gathered in Tbilisi, Georgia, for a high-level regional event on Developments in International Tax Co-operation: Fighting Tax Evasion and Avoidance on 17-18 July 2018. This was announced in a press release dated 20 July 2018 published on the website of the OECD. From the press release: Over two days, participants discussed policy responses to fighting tax evasion and avoidance, as well ...

Op 4 juli 2018 heeft de staatssecretaris van Financiën de Nota naar aanleiding van het Verslag inzake het wetsvoorstel betreffende 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) aangeboden aan de Tweede Kamer. Over het Verslag rapporteerden wij met een ...

In a press release published on the website of the OECD, the OECD and the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) invite comments on a draft toolkit that will help developing countries to identify and cost potential behavioural responses by mining investors to tax incentives. This draft toolkit has been prepared by the IGF under a programme of co-operation with the OECD, to help governments anticipate ...