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Macau To Sign OECD Multilateral Information Exchange Treaty

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

Friday, May 11, 2018

Macau's Chief Executive has issued an order authorizing signature of the OECD Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information. Read Full Story

Qatar Commits Support To All Of The OECD's Tax Work

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Qatar has become the 115th jurisdiction to sign the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters. Read Full Story

UBS Given Say In French Data Request

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, October 28, 2016

UBS has been granted "party status" by a Swiss court in the ongoing administrative assistance procedures initiated by the French tax authorities, allowing the bank to have a greater say in the handover of bank account data to France. Read Full Story

Sweden Submits CbC Reporting Bill to Legislative Council

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Proposals for the implementation of country-by-country transfer pricing reporting have been submitted to Sweden's Council on Legislation alongside a draft law to transpose the updated EU Directive on administrative cooperation. Read Full Story

EC Urges Poland To Implement Information Exchange Rules

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, September 30, 2016

The European Commission has requested that Poland fully transpose European Union legislation on mutual assistance in the area of income and capital taxation. Read Full Story

Trinidad And Tobago, US Deepen Customs Cooperation

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Trinidad and Tobago has signed a customs cooperation and information exchange treaty with the US. Read Full Story

Italy 'White Lists' Liechtenstein

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, August 29, 2016

The Italian Government has placed Liechtenstein on its "white list" of jurisdictions deemed to be cooperative in tax matters. Read Full Story

Brazil Consults On Changes To DTA Mutual Assistance Procedure

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Brazil's Department of Federal Revenue has released a brief consultation on proposals to improve the workings of the mutual assistance procedure in Brazil's double tax treaties. Read Full Story

Kuwait Signs Common Reporting Standard

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Friday, August 19, 2016

The OECD announced on August 19 that Kuwait has become the latest country to sign up to the Common Reporting Standard Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement. Read Full Story