27-July-2018
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Antigua and Barbuda becomes the 125th jurisdiction to join the most powerful multilateral instrument against offshore tax evasion and avoidance
Antigua and Barbuda today signed the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters. It is the 125th jurisdiction to join the Convention.
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5-July-2018
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Major enlargement of the global network for the automatic exchange of offshore account information as over 100 jurisdictions get ready for exchanges
Today, the OECD published a new set of bilateral exchange relationships established under the Common Reporting Standard Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (CRS MCAA), bringing the total number of relationships to over 3200, an increase of more than 500 since April of this year.
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2-July-2018
English
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia signs the multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia today signed the multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, making it the 124th jurisdiction to join the world’s leading instrument for boosting transparency and combating cross-border tax evasion.
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26-June-2018
English
Kazakhstan signs the CRS Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement
Kazakhstan today became the 102nd jurisdiction to sign the OECD's Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement for the Common Reporting Standard (CRS MCAA).
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22-June-2018
English
Vanuatu signs the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters
Vanuatu today signed the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, making it the 123rd jurisdiction to join the world’s leading instrument for boosting transparency and combating cross-border tax evasion. The Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (CRS MCAA) was also signed.
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11-June-2018
English
Liberia signs the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters
Liberia today signed the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, making it the 122nd jurisdiction to join the world’s leading instrument for boosting transparency and combating cross-border tax evasion.
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29-May-2018
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Paraguay joins international efforts against tax evasion and avoidance
Paraguay signed today the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, making it the 119th jurisdiction to join the world’s leading instrument for boosting transparency and combating cross-border tax evasion.
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28-May-2018
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Peru to join two major OECD Conventions:Anti-Bribery Convention and multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters
Peru is taking important steps toward fighting corruption and fostering greater transparency and exchange of information by completing the necessary steps to become a Party to the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions (Anti-Bribery Convention) and the multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters.
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19-April-2018
English
OECD addresses the misuse of residence/citizenship by investment schemes
Today’s revelations from the “Daphne Project” on the Maltese residence and citizenship by investment schemes underline the crucial importance of the the OECD’s work to ensure that the integrity of the OECD/G20 Common Reporting Standard (CRS) is preserved and that any circumvention is detected and addressed.
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17-April-2018
English
Public comments received on misuse of residence by investment schemes to circumvent the Common Reporting Standard
The consultation document assessed how these schemes are used in an attempt to circumvent the CRS; identified the types of schemes that present a high risk of abuse; reminded stakeholders of the importance of correctly applying relevant CRS due diligence procedures in order to help prevent such abuse; and explained next steps the OECD will undertake to further address the issue, assisted by public input.