OECD: Peer Review Report on Tax Transparency and EOI in Serbia

November 15, 2023

On 8 November 2023 the OECD’s Global Forum published the second-round peer review report on Serbia’s implementation of the standard on transparency and exchange of information (EOI). The report assesses the legal and regulatory framework at 4

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OECD: Peer Review Report on Tax Transparency and EOI in Latvia

November 15, 2023

On 8 November 2023 the OECD’s Global Forum published the second-round peer review report on Latvia’s implementation of the standard on transparency and exchange of information (EOI). Latvia’s implementation of the EOIR standard was given an

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US and Israel sign agreement on the exchange of CbC reports

October 17, 2023

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of the United States has released the competent authority arrangement concerning exchanging Country-by-Country (CbC) Reports with Israel.  As per the IRS CbC Reporting Jurisdiction Status Table, this arrangement

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US and Germany sign CAA regarding CbC exchange arrangement

April 07, 2023

On 24 March 2023, US and Germany signed a Competent Authority Agreement (CAA) to exchange country-by-country (CbC) reports. The Competent Authorities desire to conclude this Arrangement on the exchange of CbC Reports based on domestic reporting and

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Global Forum Plenary Meeting

November 26, 2022

On 9 to 11 November 2022 the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (the Global Forum) held its 15th Plenary Meeting. The main theme of the discussions was to bring transparency and exchange of information to the

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US and Argentina sign CbC exchange arrangement

January 31, 2021

On 27 January 2021, US and Argentina have signed a competent authority agreement to exchange country-by-country reports. The purpose of the agreement is to increase international tax transparency and improve access of their respective tax

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Hong Kong and Russia sign an agreement for the exchange of CbC report

September 09, 2020

On 3 September 2020, the Russian Federal Tax Service has announced that Hong Kong and Russia signed an agreement on the exchange of Country-by-Country (CbC) reports for the 2017 and 2018 reporting years. For reporting fiscal years beginning on or

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US and Switzerland sign competent authority arrangement on implementation of arbitration

August 05, 2020

On 28 July 2020, U.S. and Switzerland signed an agreement for the implementation of the arbitration process provided for in Article 25 (Mutual Agreement Procedure) of the 1996 income tax treaty between the two countries as amended by the 2009

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Philippines: BIR issues guidelines for transfer pricing audits

September 24, 2019

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has issued Transfer Pricing Audit Guidelines under Revenue Audit Memorandum Order (RAMO) No. 1-2019 on 20 August 2019, which provides standardized audit procedures and techniques in auditing taxpayers with

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Georgia and Italy sign MOU on implementation of APA and MAP practice

June 20, 2019

On 6th June, 2019 Mr. Paolo Valerio Barbantini, Deputy Director General of the Italian Revenue Agency, and Mr. Vakhtang Lashkaradze, Director General of the Revenue Service of Georgia, met in Tbilisi, Georgia, to sign the Memorandum of

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Singapore signs TIEA and FATCA with the US

November 25, 2018

On 13 November 2018, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore has confirmed the signing of a tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) and a reciprocal FATCA Intergovernmental agreement (FATCA IGA) with the United States. The TIEA will permit

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U.S. and Austria sign an agreement on the exchange of country-by-country reports

August 26, 2018

According to an IRS announcement on its website, the competent authorities of U.S. and Austria have concluded an arrangement on the exchange of Country-by-Country Reports. The competent authority arrangement (CAA) for exchange of country-by-country

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Hong Kong signs multilateral competent authority agreement on exchange of CbC reports

August 20, 2018

Hong Kong joined the multilateral competent authority agreement on the exchange of country-by-country reports (CbC MCAA). The CbC MCAA was signed by Hong Kong on 27 July 2018. The purpose of the CbC MCAA is to set forth rules and procedures as may

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U.S. and Croatia sign an agreement on the exchange of CbC reports

July 30, 2018

On 10 July 2018, the competent authorities of the U.S. and Croatia have concluded an arrangement on the exchange of country-by-country (CbC) reports. The competent authority arrangement (CAA) for exchange of country-by-country reports is on the

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U.S. and Indonesia sign an agreement on the exchange of CbC reports

July 15, 2018

According to an IRS announcement on its website, the competent authorities of the U.S. and Indonesia have concluded an arrangement on the exchange of Country-by-Country Reports. The competent authority arrangement (CAA) for exchange of

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Hong Kong and Finland enter into comprehensive avoidance of double taxation agreement

May 30, 2018

On 24 May 2018, Hong Kong and Finland signed a comprehensive avoidance of double taxation agreement (CDTA). The CDTA sets out the allocation of taxing rights between the two jurisdictions and will help investors better assess their potential tax

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US and Indonesia sign MOU on the exchange of CbC reports

May 16, 2018

On April 26, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service issued a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Competent Authorities of the United States (US) and Indonesia, which includes an announcement of the temporary suspension of Indonesia's secondary

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U.S. and Italy sign an agreement on the exchange of CbC reports

November 20, 2017

According to an IRS announcement on its website, the competent authorities of the U.S. and Italy have concluded an arrangement on the exchange of Country-by-Country Reports. The competent authority arrangement (CAA) for exchange of

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