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Stories that are tagged 'tax information exchange agreement (TIEA)'

Gibraltar-Spain Tripartite Forum Abandoned?
5/17/2012
The Gibraltar government has said that the introduction of a new Spanish government of the People's Party has caused the disintegration of the tripartite forum between Spain, Gibraltar and the United Kingdom. The Forum had previously been credited with yielding improvements in relations between Gibraltar and Spain after more than a century of fractious relations.
IRS Non-Resident Reporting Rule Questioned Again
5/16/2012
The Treasury Department’s failure to provide sufficient answers about Internal Revenue Service regulations requiring United States banks to disclose interest paid to non-resident aliens has prompted the House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany to request additional information.
IoM Contributes To UK Tax Transparency Program
5/1/2012
The Isle of Man government has recently participated in an initiative funded by the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office to provide training to the British Overseas Territories of Montserrat and Anguilla to help them meet their international obligations on tax information exchange.
Barbados's Tax Transparency Framework Endorsed
4/27/2012
The Barbados government has welcomed recognition from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development that its legislative and regulatory framework for the exchange of tax information meets international standards.
Switzerland To Conclude TIEAs
4/27/2012
The Swiss Federal Council has recently taken the decision to agree to the international standard on administrative assistance not only in double taxation agreements, but also in so-called tax information exchange agreements.
Bermuda Signs TIEAs With Italy, Malaysia
4/27/2012
Bermuda Premier Paula Cox on April 23 signed additional tax information exchange agreements with Malaysia and Italy in London.
Gibraltar Consults Industry On Transparency Enhancements
4/24/2012
The Gibraltar government is seeking input from the finance industry to help it form a response to recommendations received from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on improvements deemed necessary to the territory's fiscal transparency frameworks for the exchange of tax information.
SVG's Tax Transparency Endorsed
4/20/2012
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has welcomed the adoption of a report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development that confirms the territory has adequate frameworks in place to meet international standards on tax transparency and information exchange.
South Africa Pushing For Tax Compliance By HNWIs
4/20/2012
In reply to a question in the National Assembly, South Africa’s Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan confirmed that the South African Revenue Service has taken steps to improve income tax compliance among high net worth individuals (HNWIs).
Liechtenstein, Sweden TIEA Enters Into Force
4/19/2012
The bilateral tax information exchange agreement between Liechtenstein and Sweden has now entered into force, following ratification of the treaty by the relevant contracting parties.
IRS Issues Final Non-Resident Reporting Rule
4/18/2012
The Treasury Department has issued the final regulations on the reporting to the Internal Revenue Service of interest paid to non-residents by United States banks from January 1, 2013.
UK, India Hold Economic And Financial Dialogue
4/6/2012
The UK and India have held their annual Economic and Financial Dialogue, discussing ways to strengthen cooperation and boost trade and investment.
South Korea, Italy Sign TIE Protocol
4/5/2012
A protocol to the existing double taxation agreement between South Korea and Italy was signed on April 3, and is expected to take effect in the first half of this year.
OECD Issues New Peer Reviews
4/5/2012
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, publishing eleven new peer reviews, has said that the vast majority of territories which have been subject to critical assessments have implemented satisfactory legislative regimes that can facilitate the exchange of information on request.
Liechtenstein's Nordic TIEAs Enter Into Force
3/30/2012
The Liechtenstein government has recently announced that the bilateral tax information exchange agreements (TIEAs) concluded with Norway, Finland, Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands are due to enter into force shortly, following ratification of the treaties by the relevant contracting parties.
Guernsey Reports Strong Tax Amnesty Take-Up
3/29/2012
The Guernsey government has reported a significant uptake from taxpayers of its income tax irregularities amnesty launched in 2011.
Guernsey Concludes Comprehensive DTA With Malta
3/21/2012
Guernsey has announced the signing of a comprehensive Double Taxation Agreement with Malta, which will allocate the territories' taxing rights to ensure that double taxation is removed from bilateral trade and investment, and also permit tax information exchange on request.
Jamaica To Launch Tax Information Exchange Office
3/16/2012
The Jamaican government has announced that it will soon launch an Exchange of Information Office to ensure the territory deals with tax information requests efficiently and in a timely manner, and also to bolster the nation's own tax enforcement efforts against non-compliant domestic taxpayers.
Liechtenstein Initials TIEA With Japan
3/15/2012
Delegation leaders have recently initialled the bilateral tax information exchange agreement between Japan and Liechtenstein, following the conclusion of negotiations.
Jersey Signs Tax Data Sharing Pact With Italy
3/14/2012
The Jersey government on March 13, 2012, signed a bilateral agreement with Italy to exchange tax information on request in accordance with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's internationally-agreed standard on tax transparency and information exchange.
Singapore, Turkey Sign TIE Protocol
3/7/2012
A protocol to the existing double taxation agreement between Singapore and Turkey was signed on March 5, 2012, and will enter into force after the completion of ratification procedures by both countries.
Costa Rica Off French Tax 'Black List'
3/2/2012
Costa Rica has welcomed the decision of the French government to remove it from a 'black list' of non-cooperative territories, a decision that the nation's Finance Minister said would have positive ramifications for investment flows.
Singapore, Estonia TIE Protocol Coming Into Force
2/29/2012
A protocol to facilitate the exchange of tax information within the existing double taxation agreement between Singapore and Estonia will enter into force on March 30, 2012.
Greece Signs Up To Multilateral Tax Convention
2/23/2012
Greece has become the latest signatory to the Convention on Mutual Administration Assistance in Tax Matters, which promotes international cooperation in the assessment and collection of taxes through multinational information exchange.
Russian Duma Ratifies Cypriot DTA Protocol
2/21/2012
Russia's lower house of parliament, the Duma, has ratified the pending Protocol to the double tax avoidance agreement with Cyprus, confirming removal of the nation from Russia's notorious 'blacklist'.
Grenada To Ensure Adherence To Tax Standards
2/16/2012
The government of Grenada has established a high-level committee of public and private sector individuals to aid the government in overhauling legislation regulating the territory's financial services sector to ensure adherence to international standards.
St Kitts And Nevis Boosts Tax Cooperation
2/10/2012
Saint Kitts and Nevis's Cabinet has approved the signing of a Tax Information Exchange Agreement with India and has endorsed the commencement of negotiations towards similar agreements with a further four nations.
Jersey Hosts High-Level French Delegation
2/8/2012
Following a visit by a States-led delegation to address the French Parliament in June 2011, two leading members of the French Senate Finance Committee on February 6, 2012, have reciprocated by holding meetings with decisionmakers in Jersey.
Gibraltar, South Africa Sign TIEA
2/6/2012
Gibraltar's Minister for Financial Services, Gilbert Licudi, has welcomed the signing of the territory's 20th tax information exchange agreement, with South Africa.
Panama Plans More TIEAs
2/1/2012
Panama's Minister for the Economy and Finance, Frank De Lima has confirmed the government will continue to seek out tax information exchange agreements with other nations despite having reached the twelve agreement quota set for inclusion on the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's white list.
South Africa-San Marino DTA Enters Into Force
1/31/2012
The tax information exchange agreement between South Africa and San Marino, which was originally signed in Pretoria on March 10 last year, entered into force on January 28, 2012.
US Treasury Aims To Lower FATCA Burdens
1/30/2012
During her remarks at the New York State Bar Association Annual Meeting, Acting Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy, Emily McMahon, indicated that regulations for the implementation of the provisions of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act are in the final stages of clearance at the United States Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service.
Bermuda Signs TIEAs With South Korea, Turkey
1/25/2012
Tax information exchange agreements, which incorporate the internationally-agreed Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development standard for the exchange of information for tax purposes, have been signed between Bermuda and both South Korea and Turkey.
Malta Signs Tax Info Sharing Pact With The Bahamas
1/23/2012
Malta on January 18, 2012, signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement with the Bahamas, to enable the two nations' tax authorities to share tax information on request.
Miliband Comments 'Lack Credibility', Say Guernsey, IoM
1/20/2012
Guernsey and the Isle of Man have joined Jersey in denouncing as erroneous the comments of the leader of the opposition Labour Party in the UK, Ed Miliband, in which he called for the European Union to take action against territories such as the Crown Dependencies on tax transparency concerns.
Cayman TIEA With India Enters Into Force
1/6/2012
The Indian Income Tax Department has announced the implementation of a pending tax agreement with the Cayman Islands which will provide both nations' tax authorities with access to tax information on request now the agreement has entered into force.
The Seychelles Adds Guernsey TIEA
1/3/2012
The Seychelles has noted the signing of a Tax Information Exchange Agreement with Guernsey as a significant step in boosting bilateral relations between the two territories.
Manx Tax Agreements Enter Into Force
12/29/2011
The Isle of Man government has noted the entry into force of two bilateral tax agreements, signed with Canada and France.
Guernsey Concludes TIEA With India
12/26/2011
Guernsey has welcomed the signing of a Tax Information Exchange Agreement with India, said to be a major milestone in building business relations with the emerging market.
CARICOM Slams Sarkozy's Tax Haven Slur
12/12/2011
The Caribbean Community’s Council for Trade and Economic Development has publicly rebuked French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s characterization of three of its member states as 'tax havens'.
Jersey Finance Welcomes New Tax Pacts
12/13/2011
Jersey Finance, the promotional agency for the island’s financial services industry, has welcomed the signing of two tax cooperation agreements with Japan and Poland and the commencement of negotiations with Hong Kong towards a double tax avoidance pact.
Japan, Jersey Sign TIEA
12/7/2011
The tax information exchange agreement between Japan and Jersey was signed on December 2, 2011, in London by Keiichi Hayashi, the Ambassador of Japan to the United Kingdom, and Ian Gorst (pictured), Jersey’s Chief Minister.
Panama Ditches French Credit Line On Tax Haven Slur
12/5/2011
The Panamanian government has announced its decision to withdraw from a multimillion funding arrangement with a French banking institution in retaliation for comments made by French Minister for the Budget and Public Accounts, Valerie Pecresse, in which Panama was labelled uncooperative in tax matters.
Singapore, Canada Sign TIE Protocol
12/1/2011
A protocol to the existing double taxation agreement between Singapore and Canada was signed on November 29, 2011, and will enter into force after the completion of ratification procedures by both countries.
Antigua And Barbuda Addresses OECD Concerns
11/30/2011
The government of Antigua and Barbuda is due to undertake amendments to the island's legal framework for tax information exchange to address deficiencies highlighted in the latest phase-one assessment from Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development members.
Bermuda, Malta Conclude TIEA
11/28/2011
The Bermuda government has welcomed the signing of a landmark Tax Information Exchange Agreement with Malta, which will establish a legal platform to allow the respective countries to exchange information in tax matters on request.
Germany, Liechtenstein Sign DTA
11/21/2011
The Principality of Liechtenstein and the Federal Republic of Germany have recently signed in Berlin a bilateral double taxation agreement between the two countries, intended to secure mutual legal, planning and investment security.
Poland-IoM Tax Agreements To Enter Into Force
11/14/2011
The Isle of Man government has noted that both the island and Poland have completed their respective ratification procedures for the entry into force of three bilateral tax agreements.
Canada, Barbados Amend DTA
11/10/2011
Canada and Barbados have inked a protocol to their existing double tax agreement, designed to bring the treaty up to date with modern standards on the exchange of information.
Barbados Working On Tax Transparency
5/1/2012
Barbados's Minister responsible for International Business, George Hutson has denied recent claims from the island's business association that the government has failed to do enough to prove to the OECD that it has implemented the reforms necessary to exchange tax information in line with international standards.
Canada Signs Revised Tax Information Exchange Agreement
11/9/2011
Canada has signed the updated Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has announced.
IoM Commended by FSB
11/7/2011
The Isle of Man's Chief Minister Allan Bell has welcomed the territory's inclusion amongst countries seen as strongly adhering to international standards of cooperation and information exchange in a recent assessment conducted by the Financial Stability Board.
G20 Agrees New Tax Information Exchange Convention
11/7/2011
The Organisation for Economic and Cooperation Development has announced that G20 governments have agreed to a new multilateral Convention to enable developing countries to tackle tax evasion more effectively.
Jersey Welcomes Indian TIEA
11/7/2011
Jersey has welcomed the signing of a tax information exchange agreement with Indian authorities, at the Indian High Commission in London on November 3.
Singapore To Strengthen Anti-Money Laundering Rules
11/1/2011
During a recent speech for the Wealth Management Institute, the Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Ravi Menon, said that Singapore welcomed legitimate funds from Europe, or anywhere else, seeking to be managed out of Singapore, but not illicit funds seeking shelter from scrutiny.
Japan-Cayman Islands TIEA Enters Into Force
10/20/2011
The comprehensive tax information exchange agreement between Japan and the Cayman Islands, which was originally signed on February 7 this year, will come into force on November 13, 2011.
India Rapidly Expanding Tax Agreement Network
10/17/2011
India is playing a major role in the global crusade against black money and has completed negotiations for 16 new tax information exchange agreements, according to the chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes M C Joshi.
Canada, SVG Begin Tax Information Exchange
10/13/2011
Last year's tax information exchange agreement signed between Canada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines has entered into force, the provisions of which are based on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s internationally agreed standard on exchange of tax information.
IRS Called On To Suspend Reporting Rule
9/29/2011
The Chairman of the House of Representatives Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, Charles Boustany, has called on the United States Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner, to suspend the proposed Internal Revenue Service regulation that would require banks to disclose interest paid to non-resident aliens.
Cayman Islands Signs TIEA With China
9/27/2011
The Cayman Islands has announced that it has entered into a landmark agreement to share tax information with China.
Guernsey Leading Field In Tax Cooperation With Africa
9/27/2011
The States of Guernsey is set to conclude a further six bilateral Tax Information Exchange Agreements that have been negotiated with members of the Southern African Development Community, in line with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s priority of working closely on tax issues with developing countries.
Bermuda, South Africa Sign TIEA
9/7/2011
A tax information exchange agreement between their two countries was signed on September 6 by Bermuda’s Premier, Paula Cox (pictured), after it had been signed in South Africa by the Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan, and then couriered to Bermuda for signature.
China-Guernsey TIEA Is In Force
8/24/2011
The tax information exchange agreement between Guernsey and the People’s Republic of China entered into force on August 17, 2011.
Bahamas Signs TIEAs With Guernsey, Aruba
8/19/2011

The Bahamas govenrment has announced the signing of two Tax Information Exchange Agreements with Guernsey and Aruba, bringing the total number of such agreements the territory has concluded to 27.

Germany, Liechtenstein Edge Closer To Tax Deal
8/19/2011
Germany and the Principality of Liechtenstein recently initialled in Berlin a draft agreement, designed to avoid double taxation and tax evasion in the area of taxes on income and capital.
Bermuda, Czech Republic Ink TIEA
8/18/2011
A tax information exchange agreement has been signed between Bermuda and the Czech Republic following the internationally-agreed standard.
Singapore-India DTA Protocol Comes Into Force
8/15/2011
The second protocol to the existing double taxation agreement between Singapore and India, which incorporates the internationally-agreed Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development standard for the exchange of information for tax purposes, will enter into force on September 1, 2011.
Canada, Costa Rica Strengthen Tax, Trade Relationship
8/15/2011
Canada and Costa Rica's economic relations have been strengthened with the signature of two key new deals and the launch of talks to modernize an existing free trade agreement.
Bills Introduced To Deny IRS Reporting Rule
8/9/2011
Bills have now been introduced in both the Senate and the House of Representatives seeking to prevent the Internal Revenue Service from introducing a proposed rule on the reporting of interest paid to non-residents by United States banks.
South Korea, Bahamas Sign TIEA
8/8/2011
The South Korean Ambassador to the United States, Han Duck-soo and the Bahamian Ambassador, Cornelius Smith, have signed a bilateral tax information exchange agreement at the South Korean Embassy in Washington.
Jersey Signs TIEA With Argentina
8/4/2011
Jersey's Assistant Chief Minister, UK and International Relations, Freddie Cohen, has signed a tax information exchange agreement with Ricardo Daniel Echegaray, Head of the Argentine Federal Administration of Public Revenues.
IoM TIEAs With Japan, China To Enter Into Force
8/4/2011
The Isle of Man government has announced that its Tax Information Exchange Agreements with China and Japan will enter into force on August 14, 2011, and September 1, 2011, respectively.
Guernsey Adds To Tax Info Exchange Network
8/2/2011
The Guernsey government has announced the signing of two further Tax Information Exchange Agreements, with Argentina and the Cayman Islands.
Irish Income Levy Covered In IoM Tax Agreement
7/26/2011
Following an exchange of letters, the governments of the Isle of Man and Ireland have agreed on the interaction between the Irish income levy and the tax co-operation agreements in force between the Isle of Man and Ireland.
IOM Signs TIEA With Czech Republic
7/25/2011
The Isle of Man has announced the signing of a Tax Information Exchange Agreement and a joint declaration on future tax cooperation with the Czech Republic.
Jersey Signs TIEA With South Africa
7/22/2011
Jersey's Assistant Chief Minister and UK and International Relations Minister, Freddie Cohen has announced the signing of a tax information exchange agreement with South Africa.
Jersey, Czech Republic Sign TIEA
7/19/2011
Jersey's Assistant Chief Minister, UK and International Relations, Freddie Cohen has signed a tax information exchange agreement with Michael Zantovsky, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United Kingdom.
South Korea To Investigate Offshore Bank Accounts
7/15/2011
South Korea’s National Tax Service has announced that it will investigate offshore bank accounts held by taxpayers with balances of more than KRW1bn.
Australia Signs TIEAs With Costa Rica and Macao
7/14/2011
Costa Rica and the Special Administrative region of Macao, People's Republic of China, have become the latest jurisdictions to sign agreements with Australia on the exchange of information for tax purposes.
Vanuatu Achieves 'White List' Status
7/14/2011
Vanuatu has moved off the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's 'grey list', the group of countries which have not yet implemented internationally-agreed standards on the exchange of tax information.
Panama Removed From OECD 'Grey List'
7/11/2011
Panama has followed Costa Rica in being removed from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's 'grey list' of countries which have yet to substantially implement international standards on the exchange of tax information.
Latin American States Expand Treaty Networks
7/5/2011
Panama and Costa Rica have expanded their tax treaty networks, with the former signing a new double tax agreement, and the latter inking seven tax information exchange agreements.
Barbados Initials Nordic Treaties
7/4/2011
Barbados has initialled tax information exchange agreements with three Nordic territories, initialled a tax treaty with Iceland, and added protocols to three existing tax treaties.
Guernsey Signs TIEA With Mexico
7/1/2011
The Guernsey government has announced the signing of a Tax Information Exchange Agreement with Mexico, its first such agreement with a Latin American country.
UK Legislates For Three TIEAs
7/1/2011
The UK has begun its ratification process of three tax information exchange agreements, with Aruba, Liberia and the former Netherlands Antilles islands.
IOM Signs TIEA With Slovenia
6/30/2011
The Isle of Man government has announced the signing of a Tax Information Exchange Agreement and a convention for the avoidance of double taxation and fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income with Slovenia.
Singapore, India Sign TIE Protocol
6/29/2011
Singapore and India have signed a protocol to incorporate the internationally-agreed Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development standard for the exchange of information for tax purposes, upon request, into their existing double taxation agreement.
Indonesia, Bermuda Sign TIEA
6/28/2011
Bermuda’s Premier Paula Cox and the Indonesian Ambassador for the UK and Northern Ireland, Yuri Octavian Thamrin, have signed a bilateral tax information exchange agreement in Indonesia’s London Embassy.
Isle Of Man Signs TIEAs
6/27/2011
The Isle of Man government has announced the signing of two Tax Information Exchange Agreements with Japan and Indonesia.
Portugal Expands Tax Treaty Remit
6/24/2011
Portugal is to add to its collection of tax treaties still further, with the announcement that negotiations have been concluded with two key countries, and that a new tax information exchange agreement has been signed.
Liechtenstein, Australia Sign TIEA
6/23/2011
Liechtenstein’s Prime Minister and Finance Minister Klaus Tschütscher and the Australian ambassador to Liechtenstein Peter Tesch have recently signed in Vaduz a bilateral tax information exchange agreement in accordance with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s standard.
Singapore, Uzbekistan Sign TIE Protocol
6/20/2011
Singapore and Uzbekistan have signed a protocol to incorporate the internationally-agreed Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development standard for the exchange of information for tax purposes, upon request, in their existing double taxation agreement.
South Korea To Utilise Its TIEAs
6/15/2011
South Korea’s National Tax Service is looking to utilise its current and planned tax information exchange agreements with other countries to investigate taxpayers with suspected undeclared foreign bank accounts.
BVI, Czech Republic Sign TIEA
6/16/2011
The British Virgin Islands and the Czech Republic have inked a tax information exchange agreement, a deal both governments have stressed represented a milestone in bilateral relations.
UK Legislates For San Marino TIEA
6/13/2011
The UK has begun the legislative procedure for the ratification of its tax information exchange agreement with San Marino, paving the way for its application.
Korea Boosts Links With Pacific Islands
6/7/2011
A number of tax information exchange agreements were due signed at the first Korea-Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' Meeting, held recently in the Korean capital Seoul, where ministers met to discuss enhancing cooperation in various spheres.
Canada Expanding TIEA Network
6/6/2011
Canada's network of tax agreements is in the process of substantial expansion, with the entry into force of two tax information exchange agreements, and the commencement of negotiations on four others announced by the Department of Finance.
OECD Updates Information-Sharing Convention
6/3/2011
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has amended its Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, to make it available to all countries.
SARS Issues Three-Year Strategic Plan
6/3/2011
Oupa Magashula, Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service, has presented its Strategic Plan for the fiscal years from 2011-12 to 2013-14, expressing his confidence that the Plan provides the blueprint for the continuous compliance growth and sustained revenue realisation, which will be necessary to support economic development in the country.
OECD Reviews Jurisdictions' Tax Transparency
6/2/2011
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has released a series of new Peer Review reports, covering the exchange of information for tax purposes, and making recommendations for improvements in this area.

 

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