US and Argentina sign CbC exchange arrangement
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
See MoreSwitzerland: Review on international financial and tax matters of 2020
Switzerland’s Secretariat for International Finance (SIF) has published its annual review on international financial and tax matters for 2020. With respect to tax-related matters in particular, the review includes the following: Taxing
See MoreRussia declares country names for exchange of CbC Report
On 10 December 2020, Russia has published an order of the Federal Tax Service amending the list of Territories and States with which Russia will automatically exchange Country-by-Country (CbC) reports. The Order entered into force on 21
See MorePeru joins CRS Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement
On 10 December 2020, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published an update regarding signatories of the multilateral competent authority agreement (MCAA) on automatic exchange of financial account information and
See MoreUS and Singapore sign agreement on exchange of CbC reports
On 4 November 2020, IRS published the updated page on CbC reporting jurisdiction status table. Accordingly, on 6 October 2020, U.S. and Singapore have entered into a CAA for the automatic exchange of CbC reports. Pursuant to the provisions of
See MoreU.S. and Germany sign agreement on exchange of CbC reports
On 4 November 2020, IRS published the updated information on CbC reporting jurisdiction status table. Accordingly, on 14 August 2020, U.S. and Germany sign an agreement on exchange of Country-by-Country reports. Each Competent Authority intends
See MorePeru: SUNAT will be able to access and review the international tax and financial information
On 19 October 2020, the Peruvian Tax Administration (SUNAT) has issued Press release No. 101, where it was stated that SUNAT will be able to access and review the international tax and financial information of more than 16,000 companies and 33,000
See MorePeru announces agreement for the exchange of financial account information
On 21 October 2020, the Peruvian tax authorities has announced that they will start the CRS Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (CRS MCAA), the agreement for implementing the automatic exchange of financial account information under the
See MoreHungary: Parliament approves tax omnibus bill including CFC Rules
On 13 October 2020, the Hungarian parliament approved a Bill No. T/13258, to amend various taxation laws. The bill contains the following measures: Disallow company income tax exemptions to controlled foreign companies from EU blacklisted
See MoreBelarus is set to join the Inclusive Framework on BEPS
On 14 October 2020, Belarus has published Resolution No. 590 on the National Legal Internet Portal, through which Belarus is set to join the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes. The decision was formalized in
See MoreOECD: Tax Talk Summarises Latest Tax Developments
In a Tax Talk on 12 October 2020 the OECD gave an update of recent developments. Digital Economy The OECD’s Inclusive Framework met on 8 and 9 October 2020 and Blueprint reports on Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 of the proposals on taxation of the
See MoreEcuador: Government delays MCAA on automatic exchange of financial information
On 29 September 2020, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published an update regarding signatories of the multilateral competent authority agreement (MCAA) on automatic exchange of financial account information and
See MoreTurkey ratifies MCAA for the exchange of CbCR
On 1 October 2020, Turkish has published Decision No. 3038 for the ratification of the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) for the exchange of Country-by-Country reports (CbCR). The Decision was published in the Official
See MoreRussia: Federal Tax Service proposes to remove Turkey and Nigeria from the list of non-cooperative jurisdictions
The Russian Federal Tax Service proposes to remove Turkey and Nigeria from the list of non-cooperative jurisdictions that do not automatically exchange tax related information with Russia. The proposal was made for the purpose of updating the list
See MoreHong Kong and Russia sign an agreement for the exchange of CbC report
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
See MoreOECD: Global Forum issues peer review reports on transparency and exchange of information
On 1 September 2020 the OECD’s Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes issued nine new second-round peer review reports containing details of their review and assessment of the compliance by nine jurisdictions
See MoreOman signs multilateral competent authority agreement on exchange of CbC reports
On 16 July 2020, Oman signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Exchange of Country-by-Country Reports (CbC MCAA). Oman has not yet implemented Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting requirements, although draft amendments to
See MoreOECD: Global Forum Launches Website
The Global Forum has launched a website giving an overview of worldwide progress on the implementation of global tax transparency and exchange of information standards. The Global Forum which has 161 member countries is mandated to ensure
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