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06-Jul-2011
Panama today moved to the OECD’s list of jurisdictions considered to have substantially implemented the standard for exchange of information when it signed a tax information exchange agreement with France. This brings Panama’s total agreements to the critical 12 that meet the international standard.
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23-Mar-2011
Outcomes of the Tax and Crime conference held in Oslo on 21-23 March which brought together over 150 participants from 54 delegations to discuss a “whole of government” approach to fighting crime.
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11-Mar-2011
Senior officials from more than 20 countries met in London on 10-11 March 2011 to discuss disclosure initiatives and other recent developments in the area of anti-avoidance. Mr David Gauke MP, UK Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury and Mr. Jeffrey Owens, Director of the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration commented on this event.
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07-Mar-2011
The Republic of Liberia has signed an agreement allowing for exchange of tax information with Ghana on 24 February 2011. Liberia’s signing with Ghana brings their total to 12 agreements that meet the internationally agreed tax standard.
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26-Mar-2010
The OECD has developed a new approach to negotiating tax information exchange agreements (TIEAs) involving multilateral negotiations, leading to the conclusion of bilateral TIEAs. This makes negotiating TIEAs easier for small jurisdictions and developing countries with resource constraints.
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13-Jan-2010
Jeffrey Owens, Head of the OECD’s Tax Centre and Pascal Saint-Amans, Head of the Global Forum Secretariat, will brief journalists on the impact on tax compliance around the world including the timing and outcomes of peer reviews and the role of developing countries in the fight against tax havens.
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New bilateral pacts enlarge network on exchange of information for tax purposes
30-Oct-2008
Some 16 new bilateral agreements on exchange of information for tax purposes signed this week between OECD countries and the British Virgin Islands, Guernsey and Jersey mark an important step forward in efforts to bring greater transparency to cross-border financial transactions. OECD countries have been working with financial centres around the world since 2000 to bring greater transparency and accountability to cross-border transactions.
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Isle of Man signs tax information pact with United Kingdom
29-Sep-2008
The Isle of Man and the United Kingdom announced that they have signed a bilateral agreement for the exchange of information for tax purposes, bringing to 11 the number of such agreements entered into by the Isle of Man.
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Germany signs OECD-Council of Europe Convention on Mutual Tax Assistance
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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New web site launched!
Visit the Exchange of Tax Information Portal
EOI Portal
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Implementing the Tax Transparency Standards: A Handbook for Assessors and Jurisdictions - Second Edition
