Having signed a protocol to its double taxation convention with Norway, Luxembourg has brought to 12 the number of agreements it has on exchange of information for tax purposes. The … Read More
Tax Co-operation
Cayman and Netherlands Sign TIEA
The Cayman Islands signed its eleventh tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) in a ceremony held at the Netherlands’ Ministry of Finance in The Hague. The agreement is based on the … Read More
Bermuda Signs TIEA with Germany
Bermuda’s Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance Paula A. Cox announced today that Bermuda had signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with the Federal Republic of Germany, at a … Read More
Switzerland and Poland Initial Revised DTA
In Bern today, it was announced that Switzerland and Poland had concluded negotiations on the revision of their double taxation agreement and initialled the new document. According to the Swiss … Read More
Switzerland Initials Agreements with Japan and the Netherlands on Revised DTAs
Switzerland and Japan have agreed in principle on a revised double taxation agreement (DTA) in Tokyo. The Federal Council said today that Switzerland and Japan have held negotiations since 2008 … Read More
Progress Report: OECD Global Forum
The OECD today released an updated [“Progress Report”](http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/50/0/42704399.pdf) on the Jurisdictions assessed by its Global Forum announcing that all jurisdictions surveyed have now committed to the internationally agreed tax standard. … Read More
Cayman and the Netherlands Finalise Negotiations on TIEA
Over the last two days technical negotiating teams from the Cayman Islands and the Kingdom of the Netherlands reportedly have finalised the terms of an agreement and protocol for a … Read More
OECD on Progress on Fighting Tax Evasion
The OECD Secretary-General today addressed a Berlin conference on the fight against tax fraud and evasion, organised by the French and German governments. Mr. Angel Gurría said that he welcomes … Read More
Cayman Signs TIEA with Republic of Ireland
In Berlin today, the Cayman Islands signed a bilateral tax information exchange agreement with tthe Republic of Ireland, brining its total number of TIEAs to ten. Leader of Government Business … Read More
Swiss President Calls for Equal Responsibility for International Cooperation in Tax Matters
***Switzerland Ready and Willing to Participate*** Swiss Federation President and Finance Minister Hans-Rudolf Merz is participating in a meeting of finance minister from 19 OECD countries in Berlin today. In … Read More