The Australian Government has signed eight new bilateral Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEA) in a concentrated effort to enhance global tax transparency and reduce offshore tax evasion. On April 6th-7th Senator Nick Sherry, Assistant Treasurer of Australia, announced the signing of TIEA agreements with The Cayman Islands, The Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Monaco, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. With the signing ceremonies complete, the TIEAs will be implemented upon the completion of legal ratification by both signatories. The new agreements ... Read More

Since the April G20 summit, over 50 new TIEA agreements have been signed across the globe. The London G20 Summit, held on the 2nd of April this year, heralded an unprecedented wave of Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA). In what was described as “revolutionary” by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, the number of completed TIEAs has almost doubled since their inception in late 2000. Since the G20 summit, and subsequent global push for greater tax transparency and compliance, the following 53 agreements have been ... Read More

The United Kingdom and the Turks & Caicos Islands have signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) on the 21st of July. The TIEA was signed in a London ceremony at the Commonwealth Office by Andrew Allen, the Acting Director Overseas Territories Directorate Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and The Honourable Royal Robinson, Deputy Premier and Minister for Health and Finance of the Turks and Caicos Islands. The Tax Information exchange Agreement creates a means by which an extensive range of information can be requested ... Read More