News Stories Tagged 'standards'
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Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man To Make Company Info Public
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
21 June, 2019
The governments of Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man have jointly announced a series of steps to improve the accessibility and transparency of their respective registers of beneficial ownership information.
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Netherlands And Curacao Agree To Tackle Tax Evasion
by Ulrika Lomas, Lowtax.net, Brussels
31 May, 2019
The Netherlands and Curacao agreed in a statement signed on May 22, 2019, to include new anti-abuse measures in the tax treaty between the two jurisdictions.
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Seven Territories Receive Clean Bill Of Health On Tax Transparency
by Ulrika Lomas, Lowtax.net, Brussels
20 March, 2019
Hong Kong, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Spain, and the Turks and Caicos Islands have been rated "Largely Compliant" with international tax transparency standards following a peer review by members of the OECD Global Forum.
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EU Warns Six States On 'Harmful' Tax Regimes
by Ulrika Lomas, Lowtax.net, Brussels
12 February, 2019
The EU Code of Conduct Group (Business Taxation) has notified authorities in Barbados, Belize, Curacao, Mauritius, Saint Lucia, and Seychelles that the group considers further changes are needed to their tax regimes to bring them into line with international standards.
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Saint Kitts And Nevis Budget Focuses On Compliance
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
21 December, 2018
Caribbean territory Saint Kitts and Nevis announced no new taxes or rate changes in its new Budget. However, it is planning a number of compliance initiatives and legislative amendments to conform with evolving international tax standards.
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Gibraltar Covered By Proposed Brexit Transition Period
by Ulrika Lomas, Lowtax.net, Brussels
03 December, 2018
The UK's recently negotiated Withdrawal Agreement with the EU sets out the arrangements that will apply with regards to Gibraltar.
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Bahamas To Enact Tax Legislation To Adopt International Standards
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
23 November, 2018
Representatives from the Bahamas Government have held a number of meetings in Brussels and Paris with the EU's Code of Conduct Group (business taxation) and the OECD to discuss the territory's efforts to comply with international standards on tax governance.
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Jersey Tables Legislation For New Economic Substance Rules
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
29 October, 2018
The Jersey Government has announced that it will release for public consultation guidance notes on the introduction of a new economic substance requirement for certain taxpayers to access Jersey's tax regime.
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Three Caribbean Territories Sign Up To BEPS Inclusive Framework
by Ulrika Lomas, Lowtax.net, Brussels
26 October, 2018
The OECD has announced that Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Dominica have signed up to its Inclusive Framework on BEPS, bringing membership to 122.
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Bahamas Issues Guidance On Fiscal Crime Prevention
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
04 September, 2018
The Bahamas has published two new guidance documents for financial services firms on the prevention of fiscal crime.
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