Georgia
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 . . .
Georgia publishes amended text of tax treaties with Iceland, Ireland, Finland, Luxembourg, Slovenia
Gela Barshovi a tax adviser and managing partner of TPsolution, Tbilisi, discusses the Republic of Georgia’s July 23 publication of the synthesized text of tax treaties with five countries, as amended by the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting . . .
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 . . .
US FATCA IGAs with Panama, Georgia enter into force; IGA with Antigua and Barbuda signed
The US Treasury Department today updated its FATCA website, reporting that Model 1 intergovernmental agreements (IGAs) entered . . .
Cyprus-Georgia tax treaty enters into force
A tax treaty between Cyprus and Georgia entered into force on January 4, Cyprus’s Ministry of Finance . . .
G20 finance ministers endorse plan for multilateral instrument to implement BEPS
G20 finance ministers have agreed to a plan to create a multilateral instrument to implement tax treaty-related measures under OECD/G20 the base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) plan, the ministers said in a communique following their February 9-10 meeting in Istanbul . . .
US and Georgia sign Model 1 FATCA IGA
The US Treasury Department has updated its FATCA website, reporting that Georgia has signed a Model 1 intergovernmental . . .
Portugal ratifies tax treaty with Georgia
Portugal, on March 5, ratified at tax treaty Georgia, signed December 12, 2012. An English-language version of the treaty is available
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