Global Automatic Information Exchange

Indians have "few deposits" in Swiss banks compared to other global financial hubs like Singapore and Hong Kong, says a grouping of private bankers in Switzerland after its government formally ratified automatic exchange of financial account information with India on Friday. The move is meant to flush out black money, much of which is stacked in Sw...

Seeking to enhance cooperation to fight the black money menace, India and Switzerland on Wednesday said a team would soon visit the Alpine nation to expedite pending information requests on Indians with Swiss bank accounts, while an automatic exchange of details would begin in 2018.

Mauritius will start automatic exchange of tax information with other nations only from September 2018, as it has postponed by a year implementation of global common reporting standard on tax matters.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said tax evasion and money laundering will become "extremely difficult" in the next 1-2 years, with real-time global automatic exchange of information system coming into effect.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said tax evasion and money laundering will become "extremely difficult" in the next 1-2 years, with real-time global automatic exchange of information system coming into effect.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has sought urgent implementation of common reporting standards on automatic exchange of information globally, asserting that it is the only way to tackle the challenges posed by black money.

Can share information on account holders if given prima facie proof of tax evasion, but not give entire list of account holders, Switzerland Ambassador tells India.

The G20 group of developed and developing nations is likely to press for adoption of "rapid timelines" by different countries for automatic sharing of information with a view to curb tax evasion.

a major development in the fight against black money, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Monday unveiled a 'single global standard' for automatic exchange of financial account information by various countries including India and Switzerland.

In a bid to catch tax evaders, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and other regulators are planning to put in place a 'Common Reporting Standard' (CRS) for all financial institutions (FIs) under their purview to facilitate an automatic exchange of suspicious trades and other information through a global pool.

Seeking to allay apprehensions about Mauritius being used for money laundering activities, its Indian-origin Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam today said the island nation has decided to provide automatic exchange of tax-related information with India.

Moving closer towards doing away with banking secrecy practices, Switzerland has started ground work for implementation of automatic exchange of information on tax matters.

India and a number of other countries, including Switzerland, have adopted a global declaration for automatic exchange of tax information, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said today.

India, Switzerland and 45 other nations had agreed upon automatic exchange of tax information, which is seen as a major step forward in global efforts against banking secrecy practices.

As they continue their efforts to clamp down on the menace of black money, India and other countries will have to wait at least till 2017 before the new global standard for automatic exchange of tax information comes into effect.

Indians have "few deposits" in Swiss banks compared to other global financial hubs like Singapore and Hong Kong, says a grouping of private bankers in Switzerland after its government formally ratified automatic exchange of financial account information with India on Friday. The move is meant to flush out black money, much of which is stacked in Sw...

Seeking to enhance cooperation to fight the black money menace, India and Switzerland on Wednesday said a team would soon visit the Alpine nation to expedite pending information requests on Indians with Swiss bank accounts, while an automatic exchange of details would begin in 2018.

Mauritius will start automatic exchange of tax information with other nations only from September 2018, as it has postponed by a year implementation of global common reporting standard on tax matters.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said tax evasion and money laundering will become "extremely difficult" in the next 1-2 years, with real-time global automatic exchange of information system coming into effect.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said tax evasion and money laundering will become "extremely difficult" in the next 1-2 years, with real-time global automatic exchange of information system coming into effect.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has sought urgent implementation of common reporting standards on automatic exchange of information globally, asserting that it is the only way to tackle the challenges posed by black money.

Can share information on account holders if given prima facie proof of tax evasion, but not give entire list of account holders, Switzerland Ambassador tells India.

The G20 group of developed and developing nations is likely to press for adoption of "rapid timelines" by different countries for automatic sharing of information with a view to curb tax evasion.

a major development in the fight against black money, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Monday unveiled a 'single global standard' for automatic exchange of financial account information by various countries including India and Switzerland.

In a bid to catch tax evaders, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and other regulators are planning to put in place a 'Common Reporting Standard' (CRS) for all financial institutions (FIs) under their purview to facilitate an automatic exchange of suspicious trades and other information through a global pool.

Seeking to allay apprehensions about Mauritius being used for money laundering activities, its Indian-origin Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam today said the island nation has decided to provide automatic exchange of tax-related information with India.

Moving closer towards doing away with banking secrecy practices, Switzerland has started ground work for implementation of automatic exchange of information on tax matters.

India and a number of other countries, including Switzerland, have adopted a global declaration for automatic exchange of tax information, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said today.

India, Switzerland and 45 other nations had agreed upon automatic exchange of tax information, which is seen as a major step forward in global efforts against banking secrecy practices.

As they continue their efforts to clamp down on the menace of black money, India and other countries will have to wait at least till 2017 before the new global standard for automatic exchange of tax information comes into effect.