(May 29, 2015)

The U.S. Department of the Treasury on its webpage that is dedicated to FATCA has published the FATCA Agreements that were concluded between respectively the United States and Iceland and the United States and Romania.

In today’s edition a.o.: OECD – Work underway for the development of the BEPS Multilateral Instrument (BEPS Action 15); United Kingdom – Corporation Tax: changes to the worldwide debt cap provisions (Business tax – policy paper); The International Tax Dialogue – New ITD conference site

(May 26, 2015) Updated on May 28, 2015

The European Parliament’s Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature or Effect has issued a news release announcing that during its next meeting it will exchange views with Mario Monti and Richard Murphy, as well as that it will have a panel discussion with representatives from multinational corporations. According to the information provided on the website of the European Parliament, the next meeting of the Special Committee is scheduled for June 1, 2015 (14.00 – 19.30 CET).

(May 27, 2015)

On May 26, 2015 the Belgian Government issued a press release announcing that on May 19, 2015 Belgium and the Russian Federation signed a Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital (Hereafter: DTA). Although signed, the DTA has not yet entered into force. For the DTA to enter into force, the respective ratification procedures have to been finalized in both countries. When entering into force, the newly signed DTA will replace the existing DTA, which was signed on June 16, 1995.

In today’s edition a.o.: European Commission – Commission prepares an Action Plan for fairer and more growth-friendly tax systems in Europe; OECD – The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes published today 3 new peer review reports; Singapore – Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) (Updated content); Luxembourg – Newsletter du 27 mai 2015 (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act)

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