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Djibouti joins ‘Inclusive Framework on BEPS’ to fight tax avoidance
The OECD today announced that Djibouti has pledged to work alongside other nations on the continuing the work of the OECD/G20 base erosion profit . . .
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Botswana becomes 99th country to join BEPS inclusive framework
The OECD announced June 9 that Botswana has joined the “Inclusive Framework on BEPS,” becoming the framework’s 99th member. The . . .
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South Africa, Switzerland agree to automatic exchange of information
On 24 November, Switzerland signed joint declarations on the introduction of automatic exchange of information (AEOI) in tax matters with South Africa, writes Davide Anghileri of the University of Lausanne . . .
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Seychelles issues guidance to financial institutions on FATCA reporting
The Seychelles government has released guidance notes for financial institutions on how to . . .
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Switzerland consults on introducing automatic exchange of tax information with 22 countries
The Swiss government has today announced a consultation on commencing automatic exchange of information in tax matters with 22 countries, writes Davide Anghileri, a lecturer at the University of Lausanne . . .
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Multinationals asked to assess MAP tax dispute resolution in US, UK, Belgium, Canada, Netherlands, Switzerland
The OECD has today asked international business to report grievances about the mutual agreement procedure (MAP) for resolving cross-border tax disputes in the US, UK, Belgium, Canada, Netherlands, and Switzerland. The OECD seeks responses to a . . .
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US has agreed to country-by-country tax info exchange with 11 countries, OECD says
The United States has so far put in place 11 bilateral competent authority arrangements for the automatic exchange of country-by-country reports, the OECD reported a June 22 release. The US now has . . .
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Hong Kong agrees to automatic exchange of tax information with South Africa and Portugal
Hong Kong has agreed to automatic exchange of financial account information in tax matters with the governments of South . . .
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Singapore, Ghana sign tax treaty
Singapore and Ghana have signed tax treaty, the Inland Revenue Authority of . . .
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Transfer pricing comparables “toolkit” reflects realities of developing nations, UN official says
A new “toolkit” which considers how developing nations can address a lack of comparables in transfer pricing, released jointly by the UN, OECD, IMF, and World Bank Group last June, reaffirms that the arm’s length approach can work for all nations but is also an imperfect, “not scientifically pure,” document, a UN official said July 18. Michael Lennard . . .
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OECD officials discuss international tax and transfer pricing agenda
Tax officials provided an update on international tax and transfer pricing work underway at the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration during an OECD Tax Talks webinar, held October 16. This latest webinar covered a range of topics, including OECD efforts to facilitate global agreement on . . .
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EU finance ministers adjust tax haven blacklist, approve tax transparency scheme for intermediaries
Davide Anghileri of the University of Lausanne discusses today’s proceedings at the European Union’s Economic and Financial Affairs Council, where the EU’s blacklist of non-cooperative jurisdictions in taxation matters was updated and the ministers voted to approve a Commission proposal requiring mandatory reporting by intermediaries involved with potentially aggressive tax planning schemes . . .
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