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Isle of Man signs tax information exchange agreement with Turks and Caicos Islands
The Isle of Man government has announced this week that it has signed a tax . . .
Americas
Bahamas, US Virgin Islands, Saint Kitts to be added to EU tax blacklist, leaked document says
The Bahamas, US Virgin Islands, and Saint Kitts and Nevis will be added to the EU’s blacklist of non-cooperative third-country tax havens on March 13 during an EU finance ministers meeting, Reuters has reported, citing a leaked EU document dated March 8. This latest leak follows a widely-reported earlier leak that . . .
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Tax information exchange agreement between Isle of Man, Turks and Caicos enters into force
The Isle of Man government on December 14 announced that an agreement for the exchange of information relating to tax matters with the government . . .
Africa
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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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 . . .
Africa
UK requires companies in Caymans, BVI, other territories, to publicly disclose ownership
Britain’s overseas territories, including the tax havens of Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, and Bermuda, must introduce publicly accessible registers of the beneficial ownership of companies located in their jurisdictions before 2021 or the UK will require them to do so, a law approved by UK Parliament . . .
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Americas
CRS report reveals extent of American MNE profit shifting, discusses tax reform options
The magnitude of profit shifting by American companies “may be significant,” a US Congressional Research Service (CRS) report has concluded. The report, released April 30, found that about 50 percent of the $1.2 trillion in overseas profit reported by American . . .
