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24-Sep-2009
Switzerland has signed a protocol to its tax treaty with the United States that incorporates the internationally agreed tax information standard. This is the 11th agreement for the exchange of information in tax matters signed by Switzerland that meets the OECD standard. The agreement with the United States continues the trend of agreements signed by Switzerland with its major economic partners.
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30-Mar-2009
In a letter to OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría, the Republic of San Marino has announced its willingness to strengthen its participation in international efforts to combat non-compliance with other countries tax laws by entering into bilateral agreements to exchange information in all tax matters in accordance with the OECD standard.
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27-Mar-2009
New tax information exchange agreements (TIEAs) signed in recent days by the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey mean that the three jurisdictions now have exchange of information agreements with many of their major economic partners.
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18-Apr-2008
Germany has joined 15 other countries in signing the OECD-Council of Europe Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, in a step that will help it to combat cross-border tax evasion more effectively in today’s open global economy.
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20-May-2003
The OECD welcomes the commitment that Vanuatu has made to improve the transparency of its tax and regulatory systems and establish effective exchange of information for tax matters with OECD countries by 31 December 2005.
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Time Magazine: Jeffrey Owens, Head of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration
03-Dec-2002
Article from Time Magazine, on Jeffrey Owens, Head fo the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, whom Time Magazine identified as one of the 10 most influential business people in Europe.
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Strengthening the Offshore Defences against Economic Crime and Abuse
10-Sep-2002
Dr. William Witherell's remarks at the 20th Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime focused on recent OECD activities aimed at strengthening the defences against international economic crime, particularly with respect to offshore financial centres.
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18-Apr-2002
The OECD has today published its list of uncooperative tax havens. The real success of the project so far is that we have received commitments from 31 jurisdictions to the OECD's principles of transparency and effective exchange of information.
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Ending Tax Haven Abuse - Article by Seiichi Kondo, the Deputy Secretary General of the OECD
18-Apr-2002
Deputy Secretary General Kondo describes the OECD's efforts to end the abuse of tax havens through increased transparency and international co-operation.
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2009 Assessment by the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information
