BVI Issues Final Economic Substance Rules

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Monday, October 28, 2019

On October 9, 2019, the British Virgin Islands International Tax Authority has finalized rules governing the application of the territory's new economic substance requirements, which became effective from January 1, 2019. Read Full Story

Costa Rica Clarifies Amendments To Non-Cooperative Tax List

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Friday, October 18, 2019

Costa Rica's Ministry of Finance has released a statement clarifying its decision to exclude a number of territories with low effective income tax rates from its list of non-cooperative territories.Read Full Story

Netherlands Begins Consultation On Tax Blacklist

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, October 11, 2019

On October 7, 2019, the Dutch Government announced the launch of a consultation on the 2020 edition of the list of low-tax jurisdictions for the purposes of enforcing existing and forthcoming anti-avoidance legislation intended to tackle base erosion and profit shifting.Read Full Story

BVI, Seychelles To Automatically Exchange CbC Reports

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, September 13, 2019

The OECD has revealed that the British Virgin Islands and Seychelles have newly signed up to its Multilateral Competent Authorities Agreement (MCAA) on country-by-country reporting. Read Full Story

OECD Seeks Feedback On Dispute Resolution In Ten Jurisdictions

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, July 25, 2019

The OECD has requested stakeholders' input on the dispute resolution processes in place in Andorra, Anguilla, Bahamas, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, the Faroe Islands, Macau (China), Morocco, and Tunisia.Read Full Story

Netherlands Announces Tax 'Blacklist'

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, January 7, 2019

On December 28, 2018, the Dutch Government published in the Official Gazette a list of 21 low-tax jurisdictions. Companies doing business in these territories will face new anti-avoidance measures, intended to tackle tax base erosion and profit shifting.Read Full Story

• 27/09/2018 Netherlands Begins International Tax System Review »
• 30/05/2018 EU Removes Bahamas, Saint Kitts From Tax Blacklist »
• 26/03/2018 Caribbean States Appeal To EU Over Tax Blacklisting »
• 26/03/2018 British Virgin Islands Budget Focuses On Financial Services' Future »
• 23/03/2018 EU Announces Sanctions For 'Blacklisted' Countries »
• 15/03/2018 EU Makes Changes To Tax Blacklist »
• 04/01/2018 HMRC Details 2017 Prosecutions For Tax Crimes »
• 17/08/2017 Action Urged From UK Gov't On Property Sector Taxation »
• 27/07/2017 UK, Netherlands Biggest 'Conduits' For Offshore Investment »
• 07/04/2017 IMF Reports On CARICOM Tax Reform Efforts »
• 30/12/2016 Switzerland Consults On Implementation Of AEOI Agreements »
• 21/10/2016 Pakistan Targeting Panama, Bahamas Leaks Taxpayers »
• 10/12/2015 ATO Launches New Campaign Against Tax Evaders »
• 12/08/2015 OECD Releases New Tax Information Exchange Ratings »
• 28/04/2015 BVI Financial Services Industry To Take New Direction »
• 02/04/2015 BVI Updates FATCA Reporting Guidance »
• 22/12/2014 Few Changes In British Virgin Islands' 2015 Budget »
• 21/05/2014 US MNCs 'Pay Over 27 Percent Tax On Foreign Income' »
• 05/02/2014 HMRC Welcomes Latest Anti-Avoidance Victory »
• 22/01/2014 French ETNC Black List Effective, Moscovici Claims »
• 03/01/2014 Ukraine To Pinpoint Low Tax Countries »
• 29/11/2013 OECD Reveals Global Forum Compliance Rankings »
• 27/11/2013 NZ, Canada Ratify Multilateral Tax Convention »
• 17/09/2013 Specialist To Explain FATCA In BVI »

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