Belgium: Draft bill on automatic exchange of information tabled to parliament
On 3 July 2017, the Belgian government has tabled a draft bill, implementing rules of Directive 2015/2376/EU and Mutual Assistance Directive and partial implementation provision of Directive 2016/881/EU amending Directive 2011/16/EU as regards
See MoreSingapore – Agreement for automatic exchange of financial account information with Guernsey superseded
The competent authority agreement between Singapore and Guernsey for the exchange of financial account information with Singapore signed on 7 April 2017 has been replaced by the Singapore's signing of the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement
See MoreHong Kong signs AEOI agreement with New Zealand
Hong Kong has signed an agreement with New Zealand for conducting automatic exchange of financial account information in tax matters (AEOI), a Government spokesman said on July 14, 2017. The spokesman added that they have been seeking to expand Hong
See MoreFrance: list of cooperating jurisdictions on CbC reporting requirement published
A list of jurisdictions that have introduced Country-by-Country reporting requirements and have concluded a competent authority agreement on the automatic exchange of CbC reports with France was published in the French Official Journal on 8 July
See MorePakistan signs Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement
On 22 June 2017, Pakistan’s Ministry of Finance signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) on the automatic exchange of Country-by-Country (CbC) reports. The signing took place at a ceremony held during the third meeting of the
See MoreColombia signs MCAA
On 22 June 2017, Colombia signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) on the automatic exchange of Country-by-Country (CbC) reports. The signing ceremony took place during the 3rd meeting of the inclusive framework on BEPS on
See MoreNew Zealand updates TIEAs with 6 countries
Inland Revenue of New Zealand has updated tax information exchange agreements (TIEAs) with the following jurisdictions: Agreement with Entered into force Applies Anguilla 6-Jan-17 1-Apr-17 Bahamas 10-Jan-17 10-Jan-17 British Virgin
See MoreGermany, Aruba signs TIEA
On 29 June 2017, Germany and Aruba signed a tax information exchange agreement (TIEA). This Agreement provides the effective exchange of information regarding tax matters between the tax authorities including automatic exchange of information which
See MoreThe UK and Bermuda Sign Competent Authority Agreement for Exchange of Financial Information
The UK and Bermuda have signed a competent authority agreement on automatic exchange of information. The agreement was signed on 20 June 2017 by the UK and on 27 June 2017 by Bermuda. This Agreement provides the effective exchange of information
See MoreSingapore: Agreement on exchange of Country-by-Country reporting signed
On 22 June 2017, Singapore signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) on the automatic exchange of Country-by-Country (CbC) reports. The signing took place at a ceremony held during the third meeting of the inclusive framework on
See MoreHong Kong signs AEOI agreement with Indonesia
Hong Kong has signed an agreement with Indonesia for conducting automatic exchange of financial account information in tax matters (AEOI), a Government spokesman said on June 16, 2017. The spokesman added that they have been seeking to expand Hong
See MoreHong Kong: AEOI agreement with Ireland
Hong Kong has signed an agreement with Ireland for conducting automatic exchange of financial account information in tax matters (AEOI) from 2018 onwards, a Government spokesman said on June 8, 2017. The spokesman added that they have been seeking
See MoreUS: Government sign an arrangement with New Zealand to exchange CbC reports
The competent authorities of New Zealand and the U.S. have concluded an arrangement on the exchange of Country-by-Country Reports. The competent authority arrangement (CAA) for exchange of country-by-country reports is on the basis of a double tax
See MoreSouth Africa-Grenada TIEA enters into force
The Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) between South Africa and Grenada entered into force on 10 March 2017, following publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of South Africa on 13 April 2017. The agreement provides for the
See MoreHong Kong: Government signed AEOI agreement with Portugal and South Africa
The government of Hong Kong has signed agreements with Portugal and South Africa for conducting automatic exchange of financial account information in tax matters (AEOI). A Government spokesman said on 03 April 2017 that they have been seeking to
See MoreAndorra, Italy EOI Agreement enters into force
On 27 March 2017, the Exchange of Information (EOI) Agreement between Andorra and Italy was entered into force. The agreement generally applies from 27 March 2017 for criminal tax issues and from 1 January 2018 for all other tax
See MoreBelgium approves multilateral competent authority agreement on automatic exchange of information
According to a press release of 23 March 2017, the government of Belgium announced that the Council of Ministers had approved, on that date, a bill implementing the OECD Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information Agreement and the bill
See MoreTIEA between Anguilla and New Zealand enters into force
The Anguilla - New Zealand Exchange of Information Agreement (TIEA) of 2009 has been entered into force on 6th January 2017 regarding tax matters. The TIEA will be applicable from 1st April
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