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International tax-related information exchange generates billions in revenue, Global Forum reports
The automatic exchange of financial account information between countries is linked directly to at least EUR 3 billion in additional tax revenues; it also has contributed, through voluntary disclosure and other programs, to more than EUR 112 billion in additional tax revenues, according to a November 17 . . .
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Twenty nations’ tax laws may aid multinational profit shifting, OECD report says
Twenty countries have tax laws that may be considered harmful preferential regimes, facilitating tax avoidance by multinationals and reducing the tax base of other countries, an OECD report released Monday revealed. The review, conducted by the OECD Forum on Harmful Tax Practices (FHTP), assessed countries’ tax laws against . . . .
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US, Trinidad and Tobago sign Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) agreement
The US Treasury Department updated its FATCA website on August 22, reporting that Trinidad and Tobago and the US have signed a Model 1 intergovernmental agreement (IGA). Trinidad and Tobago has been treated as if it has had . . .
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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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17 nations placed on EU blacklist of tax havens
Davide Anghileri of the University of Lausanne discusses the EU’s tax blacklist, released December 5, which identifies 17 “non-cooperative jurisdictions” and warns many others that they could be listed in the future if they do follow through with commitments to improve specified aspects of their tax regimes . . .
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EU removes Bahamas, Saint Kitts and Nevis from tax blacklist, agrees on rules for intermediaries
MNE Tax contributing editor, Davide Anghileri, discusses a Council of the European Union May 25 meeting where EU States agreed on new rules for regulating intermediaries that design or promote tax planning schemes; new wording to be included in agreements with third countries on good governance in tax matters; and moving the Bahamas and Saint Kitts and Nevis from the EU’s tax blacklist list to its “gray list” . . . ,
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US IRS gives countries with “in substance” FATCA IGAs more time to sign IGAs, adds more countries to the “in substance” list
The US IRS on December 1 released an advance copy of guidance that provides that countries that have reached FATCA intergovernmental agreements (IGAs) “in substance” that do not sign an IGA by December 31 will continue to be treated as if an IGA was in effect as long as the country displays a “firm resolve” to sign an IGA as soon as possible. The new guidance . . .
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UK announces plans to begin tax treaty negotiations with several nations
In a paper released November 13, the UK’s HMRC has announced that it will begin tax treaty negotiations with Nepal, Romania, Trinidad, Tobago . . .
