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Ataque a la soberanía fiscal

By Andrew Quinlan

October 21, 2013

The United States and other members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) have engaged for years in a hypocritical campaign to punish low-tax jurisdictions for adopting policies designed to attract capital and boost their economies. Often […]

(English) FATCA: Exposing the IGA Bait-and-Switch

Treasury is acting without legitimate authority in pursuit of these IGA’s. So not only is it foolish for foreign governments to sign up, it is undermining the domestic political process. To add insult to injury, all of this international pain is resulting from Congressional aim at raising a pittance in tax revenues, a […]

La industria de banca offshore de Estados Unidos contraataca los AIG de FATCA

July 3, 2013, Representative Bill Posey (R-Florida) wrote a strongly worded letter to the new Treasury Secretary Jack Lew insisting that Treasury was exceeding its authority in negotiating IGAs. The letter goes on to say that the need for the IGA reflects deep flaws in FATCA itself and that the law “must be either substantially […]

Tirando Piedras con Techo de Vidrio

By Alvaro E. Tomas

La Prensa

July 28, 2013

TRANSPARENCY REQUEST

A few days ago I attended a forum of the Panamanian Association of Business Executives (APEDE) called “Panama’s Financial Centre: threats and challenges”. The moderator, Alberto Padilla from CNN, made the mistake of starting the forum asking the panelists for opinions on whether they […]

Departamento del Tesoro de EE.UU.: Entra en vigencia el Acuerdo de Intercambio de Información Tributaria entre Estados Unidos y Panamá

4/18/2011 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced the entry into force of a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with Panama. Signed November 30, 2010, and effective as of today, the TIEA represents implementation by both governments of their shared policy to improve their tax information exchange transparency networks globally.

The TIEA […]

La agenda radical de la OCDE

By Andrew Quinlan Brian Garst Published on Harbour Times May 9, 2013

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has tried numerous strategies to compel low-tax nations to raise tax rates and eliminate financial privacy, or to otherwise make their tax systems less attractive. Countries like Hong Kong have been bombarded with threats of […]

¿Competencia fiscal o competencia comercial?

By Carlos Ernesto González Ramírez

Published on La Estrella de Panamá

April 30th, 2013

For over a decade Panama has suffered the attacks of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, an international organization formed by a group of countries to which Panama does not belong, dedicated […]

(English) Secrecy – Is it dead?

Por Derek Sambrook

The late British novelist Roald Dahl wrote: “And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places”. He goes on to say that: “Those who don’t believe in magic will never find […]

El foro global de la OCDE

By Carlos Ernesto González Ramírez

Pubished on La Prensa

29/04/2013

NOTICES OF ILLEGALITY

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) consists of a group of developed nations, -other countries have no access unless they […]

Acciones al portador, lo que está en juego

By Eduardo Morgan Jr.

Published on La Prensa

April 19, 2013

The controversy raised around the bill that intended to immobilize bearer shares has left in the community the impression that the attorneys who opposed the bill defend personal interests that were contrary to those of the […]