New results on the prevention of tax treaty shopping show progress continues with the implementation of international tax avoidance measures
The implementation of the BEPS package to tackle international tax avoidance continues to progress, as the OECD releases the latest peer review report assessing the actions taken by jurisdictions to prevent tax treaty shopping and other forms of treaty abuse under Action 6 of the OECD/G20 BEPS Project. This has been announced on 21 March 2022 with a news release on the website of the OECD. Further from the news ...
Fourth Peer Review Report on Treaty Shopping (BEPS Action 6): No jurisdiction has raised any concerns about their agreements with Curaçao
The implementation of the BEPS package to tackle international tax avoidance continues to progress, as the OECD releases the latest peer review report assessing the actions taken by jurisdictions to prevent tax treaty shopping and other forms of treaty abuse under Action 6 of the OECD/G20 BEPS Project. This has been announced on 21 March 2022 with a news release on the website of the OECD. Further from the news ...
Fourth Peer Review Report on Treaty Shopping (BEPS Action 6): No jurisdiction has raised any concerns about Aruba
The implementation of the BEPS package to tackle international tax avoidance continues to progress, as the OECD releases the latest peer review report assessing the actions taken by jurisdictions to prevent tax treaty shopping and other forms of treaty abuse under Action 6 of the OECD/G20 BEPS Project. This has been announced on 21 March 2022 with a news release on the website of the OECD. Further from the news ...
Fiche ‘Richtlijn minimumniveau aan belastingheffing’ aangeboden aan de Tweede Kamer
Op 28 januari 2022 heeft de Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken het fiche ‘Richtlijn minimumniveau aan belastingheffing’ aangeboden aan de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal. Dit fiche betreft het EU Richtlijnvoorstel om een wereldwijd minimumniveau aan belastingheffing voor multinationals in de Europese Unie (EU) te waarborgen. Hierbij attenderen wij u op dit fiche. Overigens zijn door de minister van Financiën bij brief van 17 januari 2022 vragen beantwoord die de vaste commissie ...
Europese Commissie stelt voor een einde te stellen aan het misbruik van lege entiteiten voor belastingdoeleinden binnen de EU (voorstel EU-richtlijn)
Op woensdag 22 december 2021 heeft de Europese Commissie een belangrijk initiatief gepresenteerd om het misbruik van lege entiteiten voor oneigenlijke belastingdoeleinden te bestrijden. Het voorstel moet ervoor zorgen dat entiteiten in de Europese Unie die geen of minimale economische activiteiten ontplooien, niet in aanmerking komen voor belastingvoordelen en geen financiële lasten voor de belastingbetaler met zich meebrengen. Dit zal ook het gelijke speelveld waarborgen voor de overgrote meerderheid van ...
Europese Commissie stelt snelle omzetting van de internationale overeenkomst inzake minimumbelasting van multinationals voor (voorstel EU-richtlijn)
Op woensdag 22 december 2021 heeft de Europese Commissie een richtlijn voorgesteld die voorziet in een minimaal effectief belastingtarief voor de mondiale activiteiten van grote multinationale groepen. Hiermee realiseert de EU haar belofte om als eerste zeer snel werk te maken van de uitvoering van het recente historische mondiale akkoord over belastinghervorming, dat gericht is op eerlijkheid, transparantie en stabiliteit in het internationale kader voor de vennootschapsbelasting. Dit is bekendgemaakt ...
OECD releases Pillar Two model rules for domestic implementation of 15% global minimum tax
Monday December 20th, 2021, the OECD published detailed rules to assist in the implementation of a landmark reform to the international tax system, which will ensure Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) will be subject to a minimum 15% tax rate from 2023. This has been announced on 20 December 2021 with a news release on the website of the OECD. Furthermore from the news release. The Pillar Two model rules provide governments ...
Over 130 jurisdictions comprehensively reviewed in the latest BEPS Action 5 peer review on tax rulings
Tuesday December 14th, 2021, the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS released the 2020 peer review assessments of 131 jurisdictions in relation to the spontaneous exchanges of information on tax rulings. The conclusions show that the global reach of the BEPS Action 5 minimum standard on tax rulings continues to increase, with 22 000 tax rulings having been identified and 41 000 exchanges between jurisdictions having taken place. The exchange on tax ...
BEPS Action 5 peer review on tax rulings: Sint Maarten has met all aspects of the terms of reference for the calendar year 2020 that can be met in the absence of rulings being issued in practice, no recommendations are made (Sint Maarten)
Tuesday December 14th, 2021, the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS released the 2020 peer review assessments of 131 jurisdictions in relation to the spontaneous exchanges of information on tax rulings. The conclusions show that the global reach of the BEPS Action 5 minimum standard on tax rulings continues to increase, with 22 000 tax rulings having been identified and 41 000 exchanges between jurisdictions having taken place. The exchange on tax ...
BEPS Action 5 peer review on tax rulings: Curaçao has met all aspects of the terms of reference for the year 2020 except for identifying rulings within the scope of the transparency framework and under which category of rulings they fall and completing exchanges of information on rulings in accordance with the timelines. Curaçao receives recommendations (Curaçao)
Tuesday December 14th, 2021, the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS released the 2020 peer review assessments of 131 jurisdictions in relation to the spontaneous exchanges of information on tax rulings. The conclusions show that the global reach of the BEPS Action 5 minimum standard on tax rulings continues to increase, with 22 000 tax rulings having been identified and 41 000 exchanges between jurisdictions having taken place. The exchange on tax ...
BEPS Action 5 peer review on tax rulings: Aruba has met all aspects of the terms of reference for the year 2020 that can be met in the absence of rulings being issued in practice, no recommendations are made (Aruba)
Tuesday December 14th, 2021, the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS released the 2020 peer review assessments of 131 jurisdictions in relation to the spontaneous exchanges of information on tax rulings. The conclusions show that the global reach of the BEPS Action 5 minimum standard on tax rulings continues to increase, with 22 000 tax rulings having been identified and 41 000 exchanges between jurisdictions having taken place. The exchange on tax ...
Tax Inspectors Without Borders continues to significantly boost domestic revenue mobilisation in spite of COVID-19 crisis
An effective capacity building initiative run by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) continues to strengthen developing countries’ ability to fight tax avoidance by multinational enterprises, with operations running in 47 countries and more than USD 850 million generated in new tax revenues since July 2020. Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) provides practical, hands-on assistance to developing countries in order to ...
G20 Leaders recognize the agreement on a two pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy as a historic achievement. OECD Secretary-General welcomes G20 Leaders’ Declaration
The final political agreement as set out in the Statement on a TwoPillar Solution to Address the Tax Challenges Arising from the Digitalisation of the Economy and in the Detailed Implementation Plan, released by the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) on 8 October, is a historic achievement through which we will establish a more stable and fairer international tax system, according to the G20 Rome ...
Kamerbrief Nederlandse staatssecretaris van Financiën van 14 oktober 2021 inzake de uitkomsten van de vergadering van het Inclusive Framework op 8 oktober 2021 over de herziening van het internationale belastingsysteem
Bij brief d.d. 14 oktober 2021 heeft de staatssecretaris van Financiën (Fiscaliteit en Belastingdienst) de Tweede kamer geïnformeerd inzake de uitkomsten van de vergadering van het Inclusive Framework (IF) op 8 oktober 2021 over de herziening van het internationale belastingsysteem. De staatssecretaris geeft in de brief aan dat hij de Kamer eerder heeft geïnformeerd over het akkoord dat op 1 juli 2021 is gesloten in het IF over een nieuw ...
“Pandora Papers” leaks: Statement by the Chair of the Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) and the Chair of the FTA’s Joint International Task Force on Shared Intelligence and Co-operation
On the website of the OECD, a news release has been published regarding a statement by Bob Hamilton, Chair of the Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) and Chris Jordan, Chair of the FTA’s Joint International Task Force on Shared Intelligence and Co-operation, on the “Pandora Papers” leaks. From the news release: According to the news release, the Forum on Tax Administration and its Joint International Task Force on Shared Intelligence and Co-operation (JITSIC) ...
Major reform of the international tax system finalized: minimum 15% tax rate from 2023. President European Commission welcomes the agreement
Major reform of the international tax system finalised on Friday 8 October 2021 at the OECD will ensure that Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) will be subject to a minimum 15% tax rate from 2023. The ‘landmark deal’, agreed by 136 countries and jurisdictions representing more than 90% of global GDP, will also reallocate more than USD 125 billion of profits from around 100 of the world’s largest and most profitable MNEs ...
Kamerbrief Nederlandse staatssecretaris van Financiën van 30 september 2021 inzake nadere invulling van het akkoord op hoofdlijnen over de herziening van het internationale belastingsysteem
Bij brief d.d. 30 september 2021 heeft de staatssecretaris van Financiën (Fiscaliteit en Belastingdienst) de Tweede kamer geïnformeerd inzake de nadere invulling van het akkoord op hoofdlijnen over de herziening van het internationale belastingsysteem. In het Inclusive Framework (IF) georganiseerd door de OESO is op 1 juli 2021 een belangrijk akkoord bereikt over de herziening van het internationale belastingsysteem. In zijn brief van 5 juli 2021 heeft de staatssecretaris de ...
G20 Ministers and Governors endorse the key components of the two pillars on the reallocation of profits of multinational enterprises and an effective global minimum tax
The third G20 of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) under the Italian Presidency FMCBG meeting on 9-10 July 2021 brought to a historic agreement on a more stable and fairer international tax architecture. Ministers and Governors endorsed the key components of the two pillars on the reallocation of profits of multinational enterprises and an effective global minimum tax. G20 members called on the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion ...
Kamerbrief Nederlandse staatssecretaris van Financiën van 5 juli 2021 inzake het akkoord in het Inclusive Framework over de herziening van het internationale belastingsysteem
Bij brief d.d. 5 juli 2021 heeft de staatssecretaris van Financiën (Fiscaliteit en Belastingdienst) de Tweede kamer geïnformeerd over het akkoord in het Inclusive Framework over de herziening van het internationale belastingsysteem. In het Inclusive Framework (IF) georganiseerd door de OESO is geruime tijd gewerkt aan de herziening van het internationale belastingsysteem. Het doel was om halverwege 2021 te komen tot een wereldwijde oplossing voor de uitdagingen die de digitaliserende ...
Fiche ‘Mededeling/aanbeveling Belastingheffing van ondernemingen in de 21e Eeuw’ aangeboden aan de Tweede Kamer
Bij brief d.d. 25 juni 2021 heeft de minister van Buitenlandse Zaken het Fiche ‘Mededeling/aanbeveling Belastingheffing van ondernemingen in de 21e Eeuw’ inzake Nieuwe Commissievoorstellen en initiatieven van de lidstaten van de Europese Unie aangeboden aan de Tweede Kamer. Essentie mededeling en aanbeveling Uit het fiche: Met de mededeling belastingheffing van ondernemingen in de 21e eeuw wil de Commissie een beleidsagenda kenbaar maken van de bedrijfsbelastingmaatregelen die de Commissie de ...
130 Countries and jurisdictions join bold new framework for international tax reform: a two-pillar package aiming to ensure that large Multinational Enterprises pay tax where they operate and earn profits
130 Countries and jurisdictions have joined a new two-pillar plan to reform international taxation rules and ensure that multinational enterprises pay a fair share of tax wherever they operate. 130 Countries and jurisdictions, representing more than 90% of global GDP, joined the Statement establishing a new framework for international tax reform. A small group of the Inclusive Framework’s 139 members have not yet joined the Statement at this time. The remaining elements of ...
Kamerbrief Nederlandse staatssecretaris van Financiën van 14 juni 2021: ‘Naar een internationaal akkoord over de herziening van het internationale belastingsysteem’
Bij brief d.d. 14 juni 2021 heeft de staatssecretaris van Financiën–Fiscaliteit en Belastingdienst de Tweede Kamer, in aanloop naar de aanstaande plenaire vergadering op 30 juni en 1 juli 2021 van het Inclusive Framework (IF) van de OESO, geïnformeerd over het project van het IF waarin wordt gewerkt aan een herziening van het internationale belastingsysteem. De brief heeft als onderwerp: Naar een internationaal akkoord over de herziening van het internationale ...
New European Tax Observatory to support fight against tax abuse through cutting-edge research
On 1 June, the European Commission announced the launch of the European Tax Observatory: a new research laboratory to assist in the EU's fight against tax abuse. Refer to the announcement in this press release on the website of the European Commission. Furthermore from the press release: Funded by the European Union, the Tax Observatory will support EU policy-making through cutting-edge research, analysis and data-sharing. The Observatory will be fully ...
G7 agrees on global tax reform, among others on a global minimum rate that ensures multinationals pay tax of at least 15% in each country they operate in. OECD Secretary-General welcomed this ground-breaking agreement. Members of the European Parliament hail minimum global corporate tax rate deal as historic
Saturday 5 June 2021, the G7 has agreed to back an historic international agreement on global tax reform which delivers on the Chancellor’s promise for big international companies to start paying their fair share. Following years of discussions, finance ministers agreed to reforms which will see multinationals pay their fair share of tax in the countries they do business, according to a news release on the website of the G7 UK ...
OECD releases new peer review results on the prevention of tax treaty shopping under the BEPS Action 6 minimum standard
Progress continues with the implementation of the BEPS package to tackle international tax avoidance, as the OECD releases the latest peer review report assessing jurisdictions' efforts to prevent tax treaty shopping and other forms of treaty abuse under Action 6 of the OECD/G20 BEPS Project: Prevention of Tax Treaty Abuse – Third Peer Review Report on Treaty Shopping (Inclusive Framework on BEPS: Action 6, OECD/G20 Base Erosion and Profit Shifting ...
Peer review report assessing jurisdictions’ efforts to prevent tax treaty shopping (BEPS Action 6) – Curaçao
On 1 April 2021, the OECD released the latest peer review report assessing jurisdictions' efforts to prevent tax treaty shopping and other forms of treaty abuse under Action 6 of the OECD/G20 BEPS Project: Prevention of Tax Treaty Abuse – Third Peer Review Report on Treaty Shopping (Inclusive Framework on BEPS: Action 6, OECD/G20 Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project, OECD Publishing, Paris). The release was announced with a press ...
Peer review report assessing jurisdictions’ efforts to prevent tax treaty shopping (BEPS Action 6) – Aruba
On 1 April 2021, the OECD released the latest peer review report assessing jurisdictions' efforts to prevent tax treaty shopping and other forms of treaty abuse under Action 6 of the OECD/G20 BEPS Project: Prevention of Tax Treaty Abuse – Third Peer Review Report on Treaty Shopping (Inclusive Framework on BEPS: Action 6, OECD/G20 Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project, OECD Publishing, Paris). The release was announced with a press ...
Countries have responded decisively to the COVID-19 crisis, but face significant fiscal challenges ahead
Governments have taken unprecedented fiscal action in response to the COVID-19 crisis, but countries will need to support economic recovery in the face of significantly increasing fiscal challenges, according a new OECD report Tax Policy Reforms 2020: OECD and Selected Partner Economies. This was announced by the OECD in a press release dated 3 September 2020 on the release of the report. Tax Policy Reforms 2020 describes the latest tax ...
Regeling aanvullende documentatieverplichtingen verrekenprijzen gepubliceerd: modellen van het landenrapport, het groepsdossier en het lokaal dossier vastgesteld (Aruba)
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 ...
Landsverordening van 19 december 2019 tot wijziging van de LWB en de ALB gepubliceerd in het Afkondigingsblad. Betreft de introductie van aanvullende documentatieverplichtingen verrekenprijzen en CbC-rapportage (Aruba)
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 ...
