Americas

The Pillar Two model rules: a train wreck in the making

Allan Lanthier, a former advisor to the Canadian government, warns it’s time to hit the emergency brake on the OECD’s model rules for Pillar Two; while close to 140 countries agreed to the October 2021 framework, they didn’t agree to these new model rules, which introduce a lot of uncertainty and complexity.

Americas

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 . . .

OECD
Asia-Pacific

OECD holds Asia-Pacific regional meeting on BEPS

Tax officials from 21 Asia Pacific countries and organizations attended an OECD regional network meeting on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) designed to give more nations a voice in the development of OECD/G20 base erosion profiting shifting (BEPS) plan output. The meeting, held February 12–13 in Seoul, also . . .

Philippines

Philippines signs mutual assistance in tax matters convention

The Philippines has become the 68th signatory of the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters. The standard calls on governments to obtain detailed account information from their financial institutions and exchange that information automatically with other jurisdictions on an annual basis. The Convention must be ratified by The Philippines to enter into force. Release