20 December 2017

Bahrain included in EU list of uncooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes

The Council of the European Union (the Council or ECOFIN) published a listing of "uncooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes" (the listing) on December 5, comprising 17 jurisdictions which were deemed to have failed to meet relevant criteria established by the European Commission (the Commission). The listing was part of the Council conclusions adopted on the same date, which included several annexes.

A Global Tax Alert, attached below, provides additional details.

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Full text of Tax Alert 2017-2155

Document ID: 2017-2155