Switzerland News

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

Switzerland Welcomes Removal From EU Tax Grey List

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, October 18, 2019

The Swiss Government has welcomed Switzerland's removal from the EU's list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions, and said that the country meets and implements international tax standards. Read Full Story

EU Updates Tax Blacklist

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, October 11, 2019

The EU has removed two countries from its list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions and found a further five to have met their commitments on tax cooperation. Read Full Story

Switzerland Sends 2019 Taxpayer Data Under CRS

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, October 11, 2019

Switzerland's Federal Tax Administration has announced the exchange of information on millions of financial accounts with 75 partner countries. Read Full Story

Switzerland Legislates To Improve Taxpayer Oversight

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, October 4, 2019

The Swiss Federal Council will bring into force legislation on the implementation of recommendations made by the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes. Read Full Story

US-Switzerland Double Tax Protocol Now In Force

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Friday, September 20, 2019

The Swiss Government on September 20, 2019, announced that it has exchanged instruments of ratification with the United States to bring into force a Protocol to their double tax agreement. Read Full Story

Swiss CbC Reporting Regime Wins OECD Approval

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, September 13, 2019

Switzerland's country-by-country reporting regime meets international standards and the country effectively exchanges the reports it receives with other countries, an OECD peer review has concluded. Read Full Story

Glencore Wins AUD92m Transfer Pricing Case In Australia

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Thursday, September 5, 2019

Australia's Federal Court issued a decision in favor of mining company Glencore on September 3, 2019. The case centered on whether dealings between Swiss parent Glencore International AG and an Australian subsidiary breached transfer pricing rules in relation to the sale and purchase of copper concentrate in the 2007-09 years. Read Full Story

EFTA And Mercosur Blocs Conclude Free Trade Deal

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.con, Brussels

Thursday, August 29, 2019

The European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland) and the Mercosur group of countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay) concluded in substance a broad-based free trade agreement at the tenth round of negotiations from August 20 to 23, 2019. Read Full Story

OECD Releases Action 14 Peer Reviews For Six States

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, August 22, 2019

The OECD on August 13, 2019, released follow-up reports for Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States on their efforts to implement BEPS recommendations on dispute resolution. Read Full Story

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