Tax: Jurisdictions move towards full tax transparency

Furthering efforts to fight against international tax evasion and bank secrecy, members of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes have issued 12 new peer review reports.

Bahrain expands its network of information exchange agreements

The Kingdom of Bahrain has recently signed double taxation conventions with Bulgaria (26 June 2009) and Austria (2 July 2009) that provide for exchange of information in accordance with the OECD standard. These agreements bring to 12 the number of agreements that Bahrain has signed that meet the OECD standard. As a result, Bahrain can be considered as having substantially implemented the internationally agreed standard in this area.

Bahrain moves forward to strengthen tax information exchange provisions

A protocol to the existing Bahrain-France Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation was signed today in Paris.

Jurisdictions Committed to Improving Transparency and Establishing Effective Exchange of Information in Tax Matters

This page provides an overview of developments which have taken place since June 2000 in OECD's work on tax havens.

Related Documents

• Overview on OECD work on Harmful Tax Practices
• Countering Offshore Tax Evasion: The Role of the OECD
• Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAS)
• Agreement on Exchange of Information on Tax Matters