Secretary-General’s Report to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors – February 2014

OECD Secretary-General's report to the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors covers progress made toward the implementation of the Action Plan on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS), presents the new global model for automatic exchange of information and contains the progress report by the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes.

OECD delivers new single global standard on automatic exchange of information

Offshore tax evasion remains a serious problem for countries and jurisdictions worldwide, with vast amounts of funds deposited abroad and sheltered from taxation when taxpayers fail to comply with obligations in their home countries.

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• La OCDE emite un nuevo estándar global único sobre el intercambio automático de información

Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information

This report presents a new single standard for automatic exchange of information in time for the February 2014 meeting of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors.

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• Automatic Exchange of Information: What It Is, How It Works, Benefits, What Remains To Be Done

Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters

The Convention was developed jointly by the Council of Europe and the OECD to promote international co-operation for a better operation of national tax laws, while respecting the fundamental rights of taxpayers.

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• Explanatory Report of the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters as amended by the 2010 Protocol
• Texto Del Informe Explicativo Revisado de la Convención Sobre Asistencia Administrativa Mutua En Materia Fiscal (Spanish - Unoffical translation)
• Chart of Signatures and Ratifications
• List of Declarations, Reservations and other Communications
• Process to become a Party to the amended Convention
• Original Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters: Text and Explanatory Report
• 2010 Protocol Amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters

Kazakhstan signs the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters

Kazakhstan has become the 64th signatory of the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, the most powerful international instrument to fight international tax avoidance and evasion.

Global Forum moves towards automatic exchange of tax information and transparency

The international community has taken new steps to strengthen transparency and boost the comprehensive exchange of information between governments worldwide.

A boost to transparency and international tax co-operation

International efforts to combat tax evasion and avoidance got a boost today as additional countries and jurisdictions agreed to join more than 60 other countries in tax co-operation through a key multilateral tax instrument during the first day of a global meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia.

OECD Secretary-General welcomes Liechtenstein’s moves toward transparency

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria welcomed today Liechtenstein’s announcement of plans to sign the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters and take further steps to increase transparency and international co-operation.

Hungary deepens commitment to fight offshore tax avoidance and evasion

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría welcomed today Hungary’s steps to strengthen international tax co-operation after it became the 61st signatory to the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters.

Effective Inter-Agency Co-Operation in Fighting Tax Crimes and Other Financial Crimes

This report describes the current position in 48 countries with respect to the law and practice of domestic inter-agency co-operation in fighting tax crimes and other financial crimes. It outlines the roles of agencies in different countries, legal gateways to enable these agencies to share information and other models for co-operation.

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• International Co-operation Against Tax Crimes and Other Financial Crimes: a Catalogue of the Main Instruments
• Money Laundering Awareness Handbook
• OECD releases new bribery and corruption awareness handbook for tax examiners and tax auditors