The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes published [new peer review reports](http://www.oecd.org/newsroom/the-global-forum-releases-new-compliance-ratings-on-tax-transparency.htm) today for 12 countries or jurisdictions, moving further ahead with its goal to … Read More
International Issues
CARICOM States Strong Objection to EU “Blacklist”
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has stated its strong objection to the recent decision by the European Commission to “blacklist” a number of CARICOM Member States for allegedly not co-operating on … Read More
OECD Writes to Global Forum Members on EU Blacklists
Pascal Saint-Amans, Director of the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration and Monica Bhatia, Head, Global Forum Secretariat, have issued a joint statement (to members of the Global Forum) … Read More
Mauritius Signs Multilateral Convention
The OECD has announced that [Mauritius](http://www.oecd.org/tax/exchange-of-tax-information/mauritius-deepens-its-commitment-to-fight-international-tax-avoidance-and-evasion.htm) has taken a significant step to enhance its exchange of information legal framework and has signed the [Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in … Read More
The Bahamas is Compliant
On June 17 the European Commission released its [Action Plan](http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-15-5188_en.htm) on reforming corporate taxation in the EU, building on its Tax Transparency Package announced earlier this year. The Action Plan … Read More
EU’s Action Plan for Fair and Efficient Corporate Taxation
Today the Commission presented an [Action Plan](http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/taxation/company_tax/fairer_corporate_taxation/index_en.htm) to fundamentally reform corporate taxation in the EU. The Action Plan sets out a series of initiatives to tackle tax avoidance, secure sustainable … Read More
Permanent Mission to UN & Other International Bodies
Today in Switzerland the Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie, Prime Minister of The Bahamas, spoke at the official opening of The Bahamas’ Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office and … Read More
New Countries Join the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA)
##Boost for International Efforts to Strengthen Cooperation Against Offshore Tax Evasion## The OECD reports that seven new countries have joined the agreement to exchange information automatically under the OECD/G20 standard. … Read More
El Salvador Signs Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters
[El Salvador](http://www.oecd.org/ctp/el-salvador-joins-international-efforts-to-fight-offshore-tax-evasion.htm) today signed the [Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters](http://www.oecd.org/ctp/exchange-of-tax-information/conventiononmutualadministrativeassistanceintaxmatters.htm), becoming the 86th signatory to the most comprehensive instrument for boosting international co-operation against offshore tax … Read More
China-Bahamas Air Travel
Bahamas Minister of Transport and Aviation the Hon. Glenys Hanna-Martin and Li Jiaxiang, Chief of the Civil Aviation Administration of China yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to allow for … Read More