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Non-Profits Receive Deadline Extension

Over 300 000 US charities are at risk of losing their tax exemption status, unless they make use of the Government’s new tax return filing deadline extension.

UK Consulting on Tax Issues

The UK Government is taking action to show national taxpayers and international investors that the country “is open for business”, by initiating an extensive round of public consultation of tax system legislation issues.

Tax Collection from Oil Exceed Industry Profit

The oil and gas industry is facing heavy criticism from the media, the public, and subsequently US Government politicians, under the assumption that the sector is under-taxed and action has to be taken to correct the situation. However, tax revenues arising from the sector in recent years have eclipsed the profits made by the entire oil extraction and exploration industry.

International Fight on Foreign Bribery Lagging

Countries representing an approximate 70 percent of world trade have been deemed as not having taken enough action to combat the occurrence of international bribery.

OECD Updates Several Tax Guidelines

In an effort to maintain a relevant and up-to-date set of instruments to facilitate international tax agreements and transactions, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has published revised versions of its vital documents.

Mar 19, 20100

International Tax Transparency Reviews Start

Categories: International Tax Cooperation, Taxation in Australia, Taxation in Canada, Taxation in Cayman Islands, Taxation in EU, Taxation in Germany, Taxation in India, Taxation in Ireland, Taxation in Monaco, Taxation in Norway

The international fight against cross-border tax evasion has taken a step forward with the initiation of a peer review group which aims to assess the progress made by nations in implementing internationally agreed standards of tax transparency. On March 18th the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced the initiation of the first step in the most extensive and through international tax transparency assesment process that has ever been undertaken. Eighteen nations from the 91 participating members of the Global Forum on ... Read More

Mar 11, 20100

Bahamas Out of Grey List

Categories: International Tax Cooperation, Offshore Banking, Offshore Taxation, Tax Havens, Taxation in Bahamas

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

Sep 8, 20090

OECD Forum Discusses Tax Transparency

Categories: International Tax Cooperation, Offshore Banking, Tax Havens

During the OECD Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information further steps were taken to combat tax evasion, and completed steps were hailed as a stunning success. The OECD Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information, which took place in Mexico City on the 1st and 2nd of September, was aimed at discussing global progress regarding the implementation of international standards of transparency and exchange of tax information as set forward by the OECD created Model Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) and ... Read More