Taxation: Council revises its EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions

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The Council of the European Union adopted on 18 February 2020 an update to the European Union's list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions.

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In addition to the eight jurisdictions that already featured on the list, the Council decided to include the Cayman Islands, Palau, Panama and the Seychelles in its list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions. These jurisdictions did not implement the tax reforms to which they had committed by the agreed deadline.

Most commitments taken by third country jurisdictions were with a deadline of end 2019, whilst their enactment in national law was carefully monitored at technical level by the Code of Conduct Group on business taxation until the beginning of 2020. The Council adopted the revised EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions resulting from this exercise and endorsed a revised state of play with respect to pending commitments.

The list was originally set up to promote good governance in taxation worldwide. It aims to contribute to efforts on prevention of tax avoidance and tax fraud. The initial list was published in December 2017 and partially updated on several occasions thereafter. While the list is revised once a year, the so-called Code of Conduct Group - featuring representatives of the European Commission and of the EU Member States - can recommend an update at any time.

Source Link https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2020/02/18/taxation-council-revises-its-eu-list-of-non-cooperative-jurisdictions/
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BBC News, 18/02/2020: EU puts Cayman Islands on tax haven blacklist https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51484393
The Guardian, 18/02/2020: UK climbs ranking of tax havens, campaign group warns https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/18/uk-climbs-ranking-of-tax-havens-campaign-group-warns
Associated Press, 18/02/2020: EU puts Cayman Islands, others on tax blacklist https://apnews.com/fb56acdc28ddec5fbbd540aabb6ef2a6
EurActiv, 18/02/2020: EU expands tax heavens blacklist to Cayman Islands and Panama https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/eu-expands-tax-heavens-blacklist-to-cayman-islands-and-panama/
Reuters, 18/02/2020: EU lists Cayman Islands, Panama as tax havens, spares Turkey https://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKKBN20C14L
RTÉ News, 18/02/2020: EU adds Seychelles, Cayman Islands, Panama to tax haven blacklist https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2020/0218/1116002-tax-blacklists/

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Council of the European Union: Policies: EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/eu-list-of-non-cooperative-jurisdictions/
General Secretariat of the Council: Council conclusions on the revised EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes (18 February 2020) https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/42596/st06129-en20.pdf
European Commission: Press Release, 18/02/2020: Fair Taxation: EU updates list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_20_262

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