BEPS peer review reports on treaty shopping: no jurisdiction has raised any concerns about their agreements with Curaçao

On 14 February 2019, the OECD released additional peer review reports assessing countries’ efforts to implement the Action 6 minimum standards as agreed under the OECD/G20 BEPS Project. The release of this report has been announced with a press release dated 14 February 2019 as published on the website of the OECD. The first peer review report on the implementation of the Action 6 minimum standard on treaty shopping reveals ...

OECD releases BEPS peer review reports on improving tax dispute resolution mechanisms and preventing treaty shopping

Progress continues with the implementation of the BEPS package, as the OECD releases additional peer review reports assessing countries’ efforts to implement the Action 6 and Action 14 minimum standards as agreed under the OECD/G20 BEPS Project. The release of these reports has been announced with a press release dated 14 February 2019 as published on the website of the OECD. ACTION 6: PREVENTING THE GRANTING OF TREATY BENEFITS IN ...

OECD approves the 2017 update to the OECD Model Tax Convention

On 21 November 2017, the OECD Council approved the contents of the 2017 Update to the OECD Model Tax Convention (the OECD Model). The 2017 Update, which was previously approved by the Committee on Fiscal Affairs on 28 September 2017, will be incorporated in a revised version of the OECD Model that will be published in the next few months. The 2017 Update primarily comprises changes to the OECD Model that were developed through ...

Public comments received on the draft contents of the 2017 Update to the OECD Model Tax Convention

On 11 July 2017, the OECD released the draft contents of the 2017 Update to the OECD Model Tax Convention. Interested parties were invited to provide comments with respect to parts of the 2017 Update to the OECD Model Tax Convention that had not previously been released for comments. See also CFN dated 14-07-2017, nr. 2017/25. The OECD has published the public comments received. It is expected that the contents of the ...

OECD releases the draft contents of the 2017 update to the OECD Model Tax Convention

  On 11 July 2017 the OECD Committee on Fiscal Affairs released the draft contents of the 2017 update to the OECD Model Tax Convention prepared by the Committee's Working Party 1. The update has not yet been approved by the Committee on Fiscal Affairs or by the OECD Council. Comments are requested at this time only with respect to certain parts of the 2017 update that have not previously been released for comments ...