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(March 3, 2015)
On March 3, 2015 the Swiss Federal Department of Finance (FDF) as well as The Hon Joe Hockey MP (Treasurer of the Common Wealth of Australia) issued press releases announcing that on March 3, 2015 Switzerland andAustralia signed a joint declaration on the introduction of the automatic exchange of information in tax matters on a reciprocal basis. According to the press release as issued by the Swiss FDF this is the first such declaration signed by Switzerland with a partner state.
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(March 2, 2015)
On March 2, 2015 the OECD issued two different news releases regarding regional network meetings on BEPS. The first news release regards a meeting for French-speaking countries which was held in Libreville, Gabon on February 27, 2015. The second news release regards a meeting for the Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Network which was held in Lima, Peru on February 26-27, 2015. Both meetings focused on BEPS issues.
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In today’s edition a.o.: Belgium - Belgium and Uzbekistan signed and Protocol amending their DTA (Exchange of information); OECD - L’OCDE organise avec le CREDAF une réunion sur le projet BEPS (OECD and CREDAF hold regional network meeting on BEPS in Gabon (a press release in French)); South Africa: What are tax rates? (Overview of the rates for the years 2015 – 2016, 2014 – 2015, 2013 – 2014, 2012 – 2013 & 2011 – 2012); UK – HMRC Guidance: VAT Notes 2015 Issue 1 is published (subjects included are a.o.: VAT place of supply of service rule changes and the VAT Mini One Stop Shop (VAT MOSS); Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme (AWRS); New and revised VAT Notices; Your rights and obligations; For advice about VAT Online; For advice about VAT Online); Luxembourg - Newsletter du 2 mars 2015 (Convention concernant l’assistance administrative mutuelle en matière fiscale et son Protocole d’amendement, signés à Paris, le 29 mai 2013. – Ratification de l’Indonésie.)
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(March 1, 2015)
On February 26, 2015 the Austrian Ministry of Finance (Bundesministerium für Finanzen) issued a press release titled: “Schelling/Sapin: Entschlossenes Vorgehen gegen Steuerbetrug” (Schelling/Sapin: Decisive action against tax fraud”. In the press release it is stated that the French authorities will provide the Austrian authorities with HSBC Suisse data as far as it regards Austrian individuals and Austrian companies.
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