TECHNICAL REGULATORY ROUND UP – BEPS CONVENTION SOON T BE IN FORCE

*The Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) is closer to being in effect, with Barbados, Côte d’Ivoire, Jamaica, Malaysia, Panama and Tunisia signing. Now 78 jurisdictions have signed the convention, with Algeria, Kazakhstan, Oman and Swaziland to sign soon. The convention updates existing bilateral tax treaties, reducing multinational tax avoidance opportunities. Four jurisdictions - Austria, the Isle of Man, Jersey and Poland – have ratified; one more ratification is needed for ...


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