Global Forum reveals compliance ratings from new peer review assessments for, among others, Anguilla, Chile and Uruguay

The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (the Global Forum) published nine new peer review reports assessing compliance with the international standard on transparency and exchange of information on request (EOIR). This was announced in a press release dated 1 September 2020 as published on the website of the OECD. Despite the significant disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic over the past few months and ...

Uruguay deposits its instrument of ratification for the Multilateral BEPS Convention

On 6 February 2020, Uruguay deposited its instrument of ratification for the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (Multilateral Convention or MLI) with the OECD's Secretary-General, Angel Gurría, thus underlining its strong commitment to prevent the abuse of tax treaties and base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) by multinational enterprises. For Uruguay, the MLI will enter into force on 1 June ...

Global Forum on Tax Transparency marks a dramatic shift in the fight against tax evasion with the widespread commencement of the automatic exchange of financial information

The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes held its annual meeting in Punta del Este, Uruguay on 20-22 November, bringing together over 200 delegates from more than 100 jurisdictions, international organisations and regional groups to strengthen further the international community’s fight against tax evasion.  This was announced with a press release published on the website of the OECD. The meeting marked the widespread rollout of automatic exchange of ...

Verdrag inzake uitwisseling van fiscale informatie Nederland-Uruguay in werking getreden, geldt ook voor Caribisch Nederland

Op 16 augustus 2018 is officieel in het Tractatenblad van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden (Trb. 2018, 143) bekendgemaakt dat de bepalingen van het Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Republiek ten Oosten van de Uruguay inzake de uitwisseling van informatie betreffende belastingzaken (met Protocol) ('s-Gravenhage, 24 oktober 2012; Trb. 2012, 220, Trb. 2013, 56) ingevolge artikel 12 van het Verdrag juncto artikel 2 van het Protocol op 1 juni 2016 ...

OECD releases 14 additional country profiles containing key aspects of transfer pricing legislation

The OECD has published new transfer pricing country profiles for Australia, China (People’s Republic of), Estonia, France, Georgia, Hungary, India, Israel, Liechtenstein, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden and Uruguay respectively, according to a press release on the website of the OECD.  These new profiles reflect the current transfer pricing legislation and practices of each country. The profiles of Belgium and the Russian Federation have also been updated. The country profiles are now ...