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Guernesey signe un accord d’échange de renseignements avec le Royaume Uni

21-Jan-2009

Guernesey et le Royaume Uni ont signé aujourd’hui un accord bilatéral d’échange de renseignements à des fins fiscales, ce qui porte à 10 le nombre d’accords de ce type conclus par Guernesey.

Liechtenstein signs Tax Information Exchange Agreement with the United States

09-Dec-2008

Liechtenstein and the United States have signed a bilateral arrangement for the exchange of information for tax purposes. This is the first such agreement entered into by Liechtenstein.

Political boost to combat tax haven abuse

22-Oct-2008

The fight against tax fraud and evasion was given renewed political impetus on 21 October 2008 when 17 OECD countries agreed to step up pressure for full implementation of the OECD’s transparency and information exchange standards. The initiative, spearheaded by the French and German governments, called on OECD to review how countries and territories are assessed for full compliance with the exchange of information requirements. Read the Secretary-General’s speech to the ministers attending the conference.

Tackling Cross-Border Tax Evasion

14-Mar-2008

In this joint press statement Mr. Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General and Ms. Kristin Halvorsen, Norwegian Minister of Finance address the issue of cross-border tax evasion.

Fighting Offshore Tax Evasion

26-Feb-2008

Grace Perez-Navarro, deputy-director of OECD’s Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, addresses harmful tax practices, including tax havens, by improving transparency and establishing effective exchange of information.

Tax disclosures in Germany part of a broader challenge, says OECD Secretary-General

19-Feb-2008

Disclosures concerning alleged widespread tax evasion by German citizens through Liechtenstein highlight a much broader challenge in today's globalised economy: how to respond to countries and territories that seek to profit from tax dodging by residents of other jurisdictions.

Isle of Man signs agreements with Nordic economies on exchange of information for tax purposes

30-Oct-2007

The Isle of Man has signed bilateral agreements with seven Nordic economies -- Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden --  on exchange of information for tax purposes, marking a significant step forward in international efforts to implement standards of transparency and exchange of information in tax matters developed by OECD’s Global Forum on Taxation.

OECD reports progress in fighting offshore tax evasion, but says more efforts are needed

12-Oct-2007

Many financial centres, both onshore and offshore, are making progress in improving transparency and international co-operation to counter offshore tax evasion, but some still fall short of international standards that have been developed over the last seven years, according to OECD assessments.

Senior Management Appointment: Mr. Pascal Saint-Amans, Head of the International Co-operation and Tax Competition Division on 26 September 2007

25-Sep-2007

The OECD’s Centre for Tax Policy and Administration is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Pascal Saint-Amans as Head of its International Co-operation and Tax Competition Division.

OECD removes the Marshall Islands from its List of Unco-operative Tax Havens

07-Aug-2007

The OECD is pleased to announce that the Republic of the Marshall Islands has made a commitment to implement a programme to improve transparency and to establish effective exchange of information in tax matters.




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