Mar 11, 2010
The Commonwealth of the Bahamas has signed 7 more Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEA), bringing its total to 18, enough to be raised from the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation’s (OECD) Grey List of nations.
On March 10th the OECD announced that the Bahamas, a small Caribbean island nation previously regarded as a tax haven [...]
The Commonwealth of the Bahamas has signed 7 more Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEA), bringing its total to 18, enough to be raised from the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation’s (OECD) Grey List of nations.
On March 10th the OECD announced that the Bahamas, a small Caribbean island nation previously regarded as a tax haven and offshore banking center, has entered into TIEAs with Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the Faroe Islands. Having passed the OECD threshold of 12 implemented ... Read More
Mar 8, 2010
Algirdas Semeta, Taxation Commissioner of the EU, has stated that he wishes to see a carbon tax instated across the entirety of the European Union, and will lead a review to make it happen.
The widely debated topic of Carbon Taxation has once again been brought up with the revelation that the European Commission (EC) will [...]
Algirdas Semeta, Taxation Commissioner of the EU, has stated that he wishes to see a carbon tax instated across the entirety of the European Union, and will lead a review to make it happen.
The widely debated topic of Carbon Taxation has once again been brought up with the revelation that the European Commission (EC) will soon lead an inquiry about a possible EU-wide implementation of such a measure. In a statement made by Emer Traynor, spokeswoman for Algirdas Semeta, revision of the ... Read More
Mar 4, 2010
The Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has announced that from March 2010 it will begin to monitor its member states’ implementation of the newly established Good Practice Guidance on Internal Controls, Ethics and Compliance, the most comprehensive international business anti-bribery guidelines ever released by the organization.
On March 3rd the OECD announced that the [...]
The Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has announced that from March 2010 it will begin to monitor its member states’ implementation of the newly established Good Practice Guidance on Internal Controls, Ethics and Compliance, the most comprehensive international business anti-bribery guidelines ever released by the organization.
On March 3rd the OECD announced that the 38 member-nations of the OECD's Anti-Bribery Convention will begin to monitor the progress of participating jurisdictions in encouraging international businesses to adapt the anti-bribery measures. The newly ... Read More
Mar 2, 2010
The Government of Isle of Man, a self-governing British Crown dependency, has begun public consultation on the potential tax changes which could be implemented on the island nation.
As reported earlier, at the Budget reading held on February 16th, Allan Bell, Isle of Man Treasury Minister, stated that the jurisdiction would hold an investigation into possible [...]
The Government of Isle of Man, a self-governing British Crown dependency, has begun public consultation on the potential tax changes which could be implemented on the island nation.
As reported earlier, at the Budget reading held on February 16th, Allan Bell, Isle of Man Treasury Minister, stated that the jurisdiction would hold an investigation into possible changes to its current tax regime in order to address issues raised by previous discussions held with the EU and its member states, particularly the UK. The ... Read More
