OECD-FHTP review of preferential regimes – Aruba

On 19 July 2019, the Inclusive Framework on BEPS approved the latest results of reviews of jurisdictions' domestic laws conducted by the OECD Forum on Harmful Tax Practices (FHTP). The review covered not only preferential tax regimes, but the results of the review of the substantial activities factor for no only nominal jurisdictions. This was announced with a press release published on the website of the OECD. For this subject ...

EU Code of Conduct Group approves the rollback of Aruba’s Special Zone San Nicolas regime

The EU Code of Conduct Group (Business Taxation) has assessed the repeal by the Aruban Government of the Special Zone San Nicolas regime (AW012) and has, in its meeting of 30 January 2019, approved the rollback of the regime. This conclusion was endorsed by the ECOFIN Council on 12 March 2019. This follows from the EU-document Outcome of Proceedings From: General Secretariat of the Council To: Code of Conduct Group ...

Exempt company regime and free zone regime under review Inclusive Framework on BEPS

The Inclusive Framework on BEPS released the updates to the results for preferential regime reviews conducted by the Forum on Harmful Tax Practices (FHTP) in connection with BEPS action 5. This follows from a press release published on the website of the OECD on 17 May 2018. Refer to a separate article about said report in today’s CFN. Eleven new preferential regimes are identified since the last update, bringing the total to 175 ...

Speciale Zones San Nicolas ingetrokken

De minister van Financiën en Overheidsorganisatie heeft de intrekking bekend gemaakt van onderdeel 1 van het Begunstigend Beleid van 28 juni 2013, te weten de Speciale Zones te San Nicolas. Zo blijkt uit advertenties in de lokale ochtendbladen van 2 februari 2018 waarin de bekendmaking met datum 1 februari 2018 van de minister is geplaatst. De intrekking houdt verband met het feit dat het begunstigende beleid met betrekking tot de ...