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Liechtenstein To Negotiate Tax Agreement With UK,
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Liechtenstein's newly-installed Prime Minister, Klaus Tschuetscher, has announced that the Principality's government will shortly begin negotiations for a tax information exchange agreement with the United Kingdom.
In his first major announcement since taking over from Otmar Hasler as Liechtenstein's
Prime Minister, Tschuetscher revealed that after preliminary contacts with the
British government, negotiations towards a tax agreement are scheduled to start
on April 1. It is thought that the accord will take the form of a 'stand-alone'
Tax and Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA), which is the Principality's favoured
method of meeting OECD demands on fiscal transparency.
Liechtenstein delegations have also met with German and other authorities for
preliminary talks.
Tschuetscher disclosed that Liechtenstein is seeking to conclude comprehensive
bilateral agreements that go beyond the OECD standards and that encourage voluntary
disclosure of untaxed assets. “We anticipate that such an approach could
pave the way not only for the existing clients of our own financial centre but
also for clients of other financial centres. This is an important element of
our vision,” he said.
Dave Hartnett, Permanent Secretary for Tax at the HM Revenue and Customs, the
UK tax authority, commented: “We recognise that Liechtenstein's specific
approach could very well provide transparency in tax matters for the United
Kingdom and other countries. We are now looking forward to constructive negotiations
with the Liechtenstein government and the swift implementation of a solution."
According to the United States Treasury Department, a TIEA signed by the governments
of US and Liechtenstein in December 2008 will permit the US to seek information
from Liechtenstein on all types of federal taxes, and in both civil and criminal
matters. However only specific tax authorities are allowed to receive and send
information under the agreement. Information exchanged pursuant to the TIEA
may be used only for tax purposes, and the competent authorities must safeguard
the confidentiality of information exchanged pursuant to the TIEA.
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