Luxembourg, Cyprus and Seychelles removed from OECD’s list of uncooperative tax havens
On 30 October 2015, the OECD’s Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (‘Global Forum’) announced that Cyprus, Luxembourg and the Seychelles are no longer deemed to be non-compliant with the OECD Exchange of Information standard and assigned a new overall rating of ‘Largely Compliant’, following significant changes to their legal
Belgian reporting obligation for payments to tax havens
Belgian requirements for payments to ‘tax havens’ As from 1 January 2010, companies subject to Belgian corporate income tax or Belgian non-resident corporate income tax are obliged to declare direct or indirect payments exceeding EUR 100,000 to recipients established in so-called ‘tax havens’. The reporting obligation applies to both cash payments and payments in kind.
Reporting obligation for payments to tax havens extended to Luxembourg, Cyprus, BVI and Seychelles
Background Since January 1, 2010, companies subject to Belgian corporate income tax or Belgian non-resident corporate income tax are obliged to declare (in form 275F) direct or indirect payments exceeding EUR 100,000 to recipients established in so-called ‘tax havens’ (article 307, §1, 4° of the Belgian Income Tax Code). The reporting obligation applies to both
