From the Economic Times of India: India will pitch for deeper tax information exchange agreements at the G-20 to make such pacts more effective in
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Time the OECD realised this is the 21st century
I note Bloomberg covered the conference of the British Swiss Camber of Commerce conference (which must have been a humdinger of a do). Somehow it’s
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Let’s not celebrate the TIEA between St Kitts and and the Faroe Islands
Progress on Exchange of Information in the Caribbean – News – Bahamas Financial Services Board. The Bahamas want to celebrate: The Organisation for Economic Cooperation
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The UK gives a boost to automatic information exchange
The new UK penalties for offshore tax evasion give a massive boost to automatic information exchange, a Tax Justice Network demand. As the budget note
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Tax-Haven Crackdown ‘Big Success’ says OECD
Tax-Haven Crackdown ‘Big Success’ as OECD Begins Review Process – Bloomberg.com. As Bloomberg notes: Cracking down on tax havens has been “one of the big
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Swiss private banks want to renege on information exchange
Swiss private banks want clearer legislation over bank secrecy. – swissinfo. Switzerland has got itself off the so called OECD grey list of tax haven
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This could have been quote of the year
Gordon Brown said at the G20: We have agreed that there will be an end to tax havens that do not transfer information upon request.
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The TIEA programme is failing
I have been looking at the Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAs) that have, in the main, been signed as a result of g20 pressure arising
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US – Swiss tax deal a tiny step forward, at best
A protocol signed Wednesday by the United States and Switzerland amending the U.S.-Swiss Tax Treaty falls short of ensuring effective information-exchange between the U.S. and
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