Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes peer reviews
Subtitle: Jamaica 2010 : phase 1.
Contributors: Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes
Series: Global forum on transparency and exhchange of information for tax purposes : peer reviews; Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes peer reviews
Publisher: OECD
Published: 2010
Place of publication: [Paris]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9789264095564; 9789264095557
Subjects: International cooperation; Government information; Taxation; Law and legislation; Transparency in government
Other titles: Jamaica 2010 :; Peer review report :
Description: The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes is the multilateral framework within which work in the area of tax transparency and exchange of information is carried out by over 90 jurisdictions which participate in the work of the Global Forum on an equal footing. The Global Forum is charged with in-depth monitoring and peer review of the implementation of the standards of transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes. These standards are primarily reflected in the 2002 OECD Model Agreement on Exchange of Information on Tax Matters and its commentary, and in Article 26 of the OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital and its commentary as updated in 2004, which has been incorporated in the UN Model Tax Convention. The standards provide for international exchange on request of foreseeably relevant information for the administration or enforcement of the domestic tax laws of a requesting party. "Fishing expeditions" are not authorised, but all foreseeably relevant information must be provided, including bank information and information held by fiduciaries, regardless of the existence of a domestic tax interest or the application of a dual criminality standard. All members of the Global Forum, as well as jurisdictions identified by the Global Forum as relevant to its work, are being reviewed. This process is undertaken in two phases. Phase 1 reviews assess the quality of a jurisdiction's legal and regulatory framework for the exchange of information, while Phase 2 reviews look at the practical implementation of that framework. Some Global Forum members are undergoing combined - Phase 1 plus Phase 2 - reviews. The ultimate goal is to help jurisdictions to effectively implement the international standards of transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes. All review reports are published once approved by the Global Forum and they thus represent agreed Global Forum reports.
Notes: "September 2010 (reflecting the legal and regulatory framework as at May 2010)."

Print version record.
Table of contents: title: Table of Contents; About the Global Forum; Executive Summary; Introduction; Compliance with the Standards; A. Availability of Information; B. Access to Information; C. Exchanging Information; Summary of Determinations and Factors Underlying Recommendations; Annex 1: Jurisdiction's Response to the Review Report*; Annex 2: List of all Exchange-of-Information Mechanisms in Force; Annex 3: List of All Laws, Regulations and Other Material Received; Annex 4: Overview of Commercial Laws and Other Relevant Factors for Exchange of Information.