Global Forum on tax transparency reveals new compliance ratings for nine jurisdictions
On 30 July 2019, the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (the Global Forum) published nine 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 published on the website of the OECD. These reports are part of the second round of Global Forum reviews, which assess jurisdictions against the ...
Documentation regarding removal of Aruba from the EU list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions
Last week it was announced that Aruba has been removed from the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. We now have access to the relevant official documents of the Council of the European Union. The removal was formalized in a Note from the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union to Permanent Representatives of the Committee/Council, 15 May 2019 and the final description and assessment of ...
EU updates list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions. Aruba among the countries that have been moved from the grey list to the blacklist
EU Finance Ministers have updated the EU list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions, based on an intense process of analysis and dialogue steered by the Commission. The list has proven a true success with many countries having changed their laws and tax systems to comply with international standards. This was announced in a press release dated 12 March 2019 as published on the website of the European Commission. From the press ...
Nederland stelt zelf lijst laagbelastende landen vast in strijd tegen belastingontwijking
Er staan 21 landen op de nieuwe Nederlandse lijst van laagbelastende landen, die wordt gebruikt bij nieuwe maatregelen tegen belastingontwijking. De lijst met landen is vandaag gepubliceerd in de Staatscourant. Dit is vandaag bekend gemaakt met een nieuwsbericht op de website van de Rijksoverheid. Op de lijst staan de vijf landen die op dit moment op de zwarte lijst van de Europese Unie staan: Amerikaans Samoa, Amerikaanse Maagdeneilanden, Guam, Samoa en ...
OECD clamps down on CRS avoidance through residence and citizenship by investment schemes
Residence and citizenship by investment (CBI/RBI) schemes, often referred to as golden passports or visas, can create the potential for misuse as tools to hide assets held abroad from reporting under the OECD/G20 Common Reporting Standard (CRS), the OECD expresses in the press coverage dated 16 October 2018 following the publication of the results of its analysis of over 100 CBI/RBI schemes offered by CRS-committed jurisdictions. From the press coverage: In particular, Identity ...
Nederlandse kabinet start consultatie lijst laagbelastende landen en vernieuwing fiscaal verdragsbeleid
Met een persbericht op de website van de rijksoverheid is op 25 september 2018 bekendgemaakt dat de Nederlandse regering een consultatieronde is gestart om te komen tot een lijst van laagbelastende landen en over vernieuwing van het verdragsbeleid. Uit het persbericht: “Dit kabinet neemt verschillende maatregelen om belastingontwijking- en ontduiking tegen te gaan en Nederland tegelijkertijd aantrekkelijk te houden voor het reële bedrijfsleven. Daar past bij dat Nederland haar verdragsbeleid ...