Jun 02 - Gibraltar Has “Extensive Global Network” Of Over 100 Tax Information Exchange Arrangements
Following the entry into force in Gibraltar of the OECD and Council of Europe Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters earlier this year, the Government can confirm that Gibraltar now has in place a total of 135 tax information exchange arrangements with 80 countries. Particulars of these are shown in the attached schedule.
Excluding overlapping agreements, Gibraltar effectively has tax information exchange arrangements in force with 62 countries and territories.
Gibraltar already actively exchanges tax information with EOI partner countries under the following mechanisms:
1. Bilateral tax information exchange agreements, of which 27 have so far been signed with 22 in force (Gibraltar is awaiting reciprocal notification from the remaining five TIEA partner countries)
2. Directive 2011/16/EU on Administrative Cooperation in the Field of Taxation, which was transposed in Gibraltar’s Income Tax Act 2010 with effect from 1 January 2013, and which covers exchange of tax information with all EU member states.
3. The Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters - implemented in Gibraltar’s Taxation (Mutual Administrative Assistance) Act 2014 - came into force on 1 March this year. In this respect, Gibraltar invites requests from Convention partner countries for tax information additionally under this third mechanism in force.
Financial Services Minister, Albert Isola, emphasised that Gibraltar had made “Huge strides since the time of the publication of the OECD Global Forum’s Phase I Report on Gibraltar in October 2011, jumping from a total of 18 TIEAs at the time, to the current extensive global network of 135 tax information exchange arrangements”.
