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 [...]

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

Rush of Tax Treaties in December

Categories: International Tax Cooperation, Taxation in Canada, Taxation in China, Taxation in EU, Taxation in France, Taxation in Greece, Taxation in Ireland, Taxation in Netherlands, Taxation in New Zealand, Taxation in Singapore, Taxation in Switzerland, Taxation in UK

Increasing fiscal transparency was an important issue in the economic and political spectrum of the 2009 year. With only a few weeks remaining in 2009, December happened to be one of the most active month of the passing year, with Governments around the globe completing efforts made in negotiations of Double Taxation Agreements (DTA) and [...]

Increasing fiscal transparency was an important issue in the economic and political spectrum of the 2009 year. With only a few weeks remaining in 2009, December happened to be one of the most active month of the passing year, with Governments around the globe completing efforts made in negotiations of Double Taxation Agreements (DTA) and Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEA). In an unprecedented step, Switzerland wishes to cease ratification of its DTA with France in protest at the French authorities' handling of account ... Read More

Liechtenstein Moves to OECD White List

Categories: International Tax Cooperation, Taxation in Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein has completed the necessary tax information agreements to be moved to the Organization for Economic Co-operation Development’s (OECD) “White List” of countries. It was reveled on November 11th by Klaus Tschütscher, Liechtenstein Prime Minister, that the nation will be considered as adequately complying with the G20′s and OECD’s efforts to combat international tax evasion. [...]

Liechtenstein has completed the necessary tax information agreements to be moved to the Organization for Economic Co-operation Development's (OECD) "White List" of countries. It was reveled on November 11th by Klaus Tschütscher, Liechtenstein Prime Minister, that the nation will be considered as adequately complying with the G20's and OECD's efforts to combat international tax evasion. By signing Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEA) with Belgium and Netherlands, Liechtenstein has brought their total agreement number to the required minimum of twelve to be judged ... Read More

Tax Information Exchange Agreement Update

Categories: International Tax Cooperation, Offshore Banking, Tax Havens, Taxation in Australia, Taxation in British Virgin Islands, Taxation in Canada, Taxation in Cayman Islands, Taxation in EU, Taxation in France, Taxation in Germany, Taxation in Ireland, Taxation in Liechtenstein, Taxation in Monaco, Taxation in New Zealand, Taxation in Turks & Caicos Islands, Taxation in UK, Taxation in USA

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 [...]

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