Latin America, Caribbean Tax Mix Vulnerable To COVID-19 Hit

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Friday, May 15, 2020

The tax burden in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) increased to a record 23.1 percent of GDP in 2018, according to a new OECD report. However, it warns the territories will face considerable financial pressures owing to COVID-19 because of their systems' reliance on indirect tax revenues. Read Full Story

EU Adds Cayman Isles, Panama, Seychelles To Tax Blacklist

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, February 20, 2020

The EU has added the Cayman Islands, Palau, Panama, and the Seychelles to its list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions, bringing the total tally to 12 from 8. Read Full Story

Netherlands Adds To Tax Blacklist

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Barbados and Turkmenistan have been added to the Netherlands' list of low-tax jurisdictions for the purposes of enforcing certain anti-tax avoidance rules, the Dutch Ministry of Finance announced on December 30, 2019. Read Full Story

Caribbean Territories To Undergo Dispute Resolution BEPS Peer Review

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

The OECD has launched a review of dispute resolution mechanisms in place in Aruba, Bahrain, Barbados, Gibraltar, Greenland, Kazakhstan, Oman, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam, as part of follow-up work under BEPS Action Plan Action 14. Read Full Story

OECD Seeks Input On 13 New Dispute Resolution Peer Reviews

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, November 25, 2019

The OECD is seeking input from taxpayers on dispute resolution mechanisms in place in Aruba, Bahrain, Barbados, Gibraltar, Greenland, Kazakhstan, Oman, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam, as part of follow-up work under BEPS Action Plan Action 14. Read Full Story

Trinidad And Tobago's Budget Focused At Companies

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Caribbean territory Trinidad and Tobago announced changes to corporate tax breaks in its 2020 Budget, in which it committed to clear the almost TTD4.5bn (USD664m) in unpaid VAT refunds.Read Full Story

• 11/10/2019 EU Updates Tax Blacklist »
• 08/10/2019 Netherlands Begins Consultation On Tax Blacklist »
• 31/05/2019 Switzerland To Expand AEOI Network »
• 03/01/2019 Netherlands Announces Tax 'Blacklist' »
• 30/05/2018 EU Removes Bahamas, Saint Kitts From Tax Blacklist »
• 23/03/2018 EU Announces Sanctions For 'Blacklisted' Countries »
• 21/03/2018 Sweden To Review Transactions With States On EU's Tax Black List »
• 15/03/2018 EU Makes Changes To Tax Blacklist »
• 24/01/2018 EU Removes Jurisdictions From Tax Blacklist »
• 23/01/2018 EU Tax Blacklist To Be Slimmed By Nine »
• 04/01/2018 Trinidad And Tobago Hikes Tax Rates »
• 12/12/2017 EU Accused Of Tax Blacklist Hypocrisy »
• 06/12/2017 Offshore IFCs Absent From EU's New Tax Blacklist »
• 01/12/2017 Trinidad And Tobago To Adopt BEPS Minimum Standards »
• 29/11/2017 IMF Calls For Tax Hikes In Trinidad And Tobago »
• 13/11/2017 CARICOM, Cuba Expand Free Trade Deal »
• 13/09/2017 CRA Provides Update On Tax Avoidance Crackdown »
• 26/07/2017 Firms Withdraw Challenge To Trinidad's E-Commerce Tax »
• 30/06/2017 14 Territories Praised By OECD For Tax Transparency Advances »
• 05/05/2017 Trinidad And Tobago Firms Raise Property Tax Concerns »
• 07/04/2017 IMF Reports On CARICOM Tax Reform Efforts »
• 30/03/2017 Trinidad And Tobago To Implement Property Tax »
• 08/11/2016 OECD Global Tax Forum Hails Milestone Achievement »
• 06/10/2016 Trinidad And Tobago Budget Raises Taxes »

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