REGCO / AEI/CRS, AML/KYC, FATCA, QI, REGCO, Swiss CDB, Tax Compliance /
We are happy to invite you to our REGCO Breakfast Event that will provide an update on the 2019 updated Swiss CRS guidance notes and the revision of the Swiss CDB20 and Swiss AML rules. Further we will also target some FATCA/QI documentation renewal topics. The breakfast event will take place on Wednesday May 22, […]
REGCO / AEI/CRS, Tax Compliance /
The OECD has released a second edition of its CRS implementation handbook. The new edition provides additional and more up to date guidance on certain areas related to the effective implementation of CRS, covering topics such as legal framework for implementation of AEOI, data protection, IT and administrative infrastructures, as well as compliance matters. The […]
REGCO / AEI/CRS, Tax Compliance /
Recent high profile leaks such as the release of the ‘Panama’ and ‘Paradise’ papers by the ICIJ have opened the discussion on the reality and methods used by taxpayers to hide their identity and assets from tax authorities through the use of offshore structures. The adoption and implementation of the OECD’s Common Reporting Standard (CRS) […]
REGCO / AEI/CRS, Tax Compliance /
In December 2017, the OECD announced additional bilateral exchange relationships for the automatic exchange of information, bringing the total to over 2600 across the globe, up from 2000 relationships four months ago. At present, over 100 jurisdictions have publicly committed to implement the CRS. Roughly half of these jurisdictions have started the exchange of CRS information […]
REGCO / AEI/CRS, Tax Compliance /
On December 27, 2017, the Swiss government updated its list of reportable jurisdictions, i.e., states and territories with which Switzerland has agreed to implement the automatic exchange of information in tax matters (AEI). The list now contains the EU-28 and 52 other reportable jurisdictions, including New Zealand and Saudi Arabia, for which there was initial […]
REGCO / AEI/CRS, Tax Compliance /
Das unterzeichnete AIA Abkommen zwischen der Schweiz und Neuseeland ist zur Zeit im Parlament blockiert. Sollte der Nationalrat auch in einer zweiten Beratung das Geschäft nicht gutheissen, findet vorerst kein automatischer Informationsaustausch zwischen der Schweiz und Neuseeland statt. Wie es dazu kam, erklärt das Nachrichtenportal Swissinfo.ch