News Stories Tagged 'tax avoidance'
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Guernsey Sets Out Stance On Public Company Ownership Registers
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
22 May, 2018
Guernsey's Chief Minister, Gavin St Pier, has told the island's parliament that Guernsey will make beneficial ownership information publicly accessible if it becomes an internationally adopted standard.
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Malta To 'Clean House' In Response To EU Criticism
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
28 March, 2018
Malta is to unveil a strategic plan next month to remedy reported judicial and anti-corruption shortcomings identified in a recent European Commission report.
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Bahamas Aiming To Be Removed From EU Tax Blacklist
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
19 March, 2018
Bahamas Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest has responded to the European Council's March 13 decision to include the territory on its list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions.
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ECLAC Reinforces Need For 'Fair Tax' In LatAm, Caribbean
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
15 January, 2018
At a seminar to mark its 70th anniversary, the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean highlighted the importance of territories in the region to wholeheartedly adopting evolving tax transparency standards, given the reputational impact on their economies if they are found to be non-compliant.
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Curacao Signs BEPS Multilateral Instrument
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
02 January, 2018
Curacao, the low-tax Caribbean territory, has become the latest jurisdiction to sign the BEPS multilateral instrument to revise tax treaties to counter base erosion and profit shifting.
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Bahamas Signs Up To International Tax Initiatives
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
15 December, 2017
The Bahamas on December 15 signed the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters at the OECD Headquarters in Paris and joined the BEPS Inclusive Framework.
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Jersey, IoM Tax Transparency Regimes World Leading
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
20 November, 2017
Jersey and the Isle of Man have each received the highest possible OECD rating in recognition of their compliance with global standards of information exchange in tax matters.
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Offshore Centers Chide Paradise Papers' Coverage
by Amanda Banks, Lowtax.net, London
13 November, 2017
The Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories have responded to recent media reports decrying the use of offshore entities by pointing out that the so-called "Paradise Papers" do not uncover any wrongdoing.
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EU Would Be Wrong To Blacklist Guernsey: Trott
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
31 October, 2017
Guernsey lawmaker and former chief minister Lyndon Trott has said he will deliver a clear message that Guernsey is a reputable international financial center, with real economic activity and substance, in his forthcoming meeting with the EU.
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IoM Legislates To BEPS-Proof Its Treaties
by Amanda Banks, Lowtax.net, London
30 October, 2017
The Isle of Man's parliament, the Tynwald, has approved a law to introduce changes to its tax treaties via the OECD's Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures.
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