Tax Transparency in Latin America 2023: Latin American countries make headway on transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes, with margin for improvements
On Tuesday, June 27, 2023, the report Tax Transparency in Latin America 2023 was published during the 8th meeting of the Punta del Este Declaration Initiative held in Asunción, Paraguay. The report presents the latest progress achieved by 16 Latin American countries in tackling tax evasion and other illicit financial flows (IFFs) through transparency and exchange of information (EOI) for tax purposes. This has been announced with a news release on the website ...
Global Forum members’ Competent Authorities exchange on their practices and experiences
The 9th Competent Authorities meeting was held virtually on 30 June and 1 July 2022. The event brought together 355 participants from 106 jurisdictions. Discussions covered the implementation of both the exchange of information on request (EOIR) and the automatic exchange of financial account information (AEOI) standards. Competent Authorities exchanged on specific practical matters related to EOIR, such as the translation of the answers provided, the feedback on the usefulness of ...
Global Forum: Tax transparency progressing well in Latin America but further improvements needed
Published on Tuesday 3 May 2022 during the opening session of the sixth meeting of the Punta del Este Declaration Initiative held in San José, Costa Rica, the report Tax Transparency in Latin America 2022 of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes showcases the region's recent progress in tackling tax evasion and other financial crimes through transparency and exchange of information (EOI) for tax purposes.. This ...
First edition of Tax Transparency in Latin America report outlines growing role of tax transparency and exchange of information in helping Latin American governments fight financial crimes and mobilise resources
On 12 July 2021, the report Tax Transparency in Latin America 2021 was published. The report is a key output of the Punta del Este Declaration, a Latin American initiative to tackle tax evasion, corruption and other financial crimes through transparency and exchange of information (EOI) for tax purposes. This has been announced with a press release on the website of the OECD. Furthermore from the press release: The report analyses the ...
Latin American Ministers launch regional initiative to combat tax evasion and corruption
On 19 November, Uruguay’s Minister of Economy and Finance Danilo Astori hosted a discussion with Ministers, high level representatives and senior officials from Latin America on how to strengthen regional efforts to combat tax fraud and corruption. This was announced in a press release published on the website of the OECD. From the press release: The meeting concluded with the signing of the Punta del Este Declaration in which the Ministers and Deputy ...