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Switzerland And Germany Discuss DTA,
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Thursday, June 25, 2009
On the eve of the tax conference organised by France and Germany in Berlin, Swiss
President and Finance Minister Hans-Rudolf Merz and German Finance Minister Peer
Steinbrück met for talks on a new Double Taxation Agreement (DTA).
According to Roland Meier from the Swiss Finance Department, an application
requesting revision of the existing agreement has been submitted by Germany.
Although a precise timeframe for negotiations between the two countries has,
as yet, not been established, Michael-Alexander Köhler, a spokesman from
the German Finance Ministry, has revealed that exploratory talks are due to
take place in the coming weeks.
Eager to see Switzerland’s name withdrawn from the OECD’s “grey
list” as quickly as possible, Swiss President Merz is determined to conclude
at least twelve new DTAs by the end of the year.
Switzerland has so far initialled new DTAs with six countries, including the
US and France. Based on the OECD model, these DTAs provide for greater cooperation
in tax matters between authorities.
At the request of the French and German Finance Ministers, Eric Woerth and
Peer Steinbrück, twenty EU and OECD member states will gather together
at the meeting this week to discuss further measures in the on-going fight against
tax evasion. Building on an initial meeting held in Paris in October last year,
the aim of this conference is to outline measures designed to tackle countries
still failing to cooperate in tax matters.
Despite a softening of relations, Switzerland will remain under close scrutiny
as President Merz endeavours to defend the efforts made by his country since
agreeing to comply with the OECD requirements in March.
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