April 9, 2018 2018-0755 Bilateral exchange relationships are effective between Panama and jurisdictions that are signatories of the CRS MCAA Panama has bilateral exchange relationships with 28 jurisdictions under the Common Reporting Standard Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (CRS MCAA). The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development published on April 5, 2018, the list of bilateral exchanges relationships under the CRS MCAA. A bilateral relationship under the CRS MCAA becomes effective only if both jurisdictions have the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters in effect and have filed all relevant notifications as provided under Section 7 of the CRS MCAA (e.g., having an operational and IT framework to implement the confidentiality standards and data safeguards). Below is the list of jurisdictions with which Panama has bilateral exchange relationships for CRS information: 1. Australia 2. Belgium 3. Bulgaria 4. Croatia 5. Denmark 6. Faroe Islands 7. Finland 8. France 9. Germany 10. Gibraltar 11. Greece 12. Iceland 13. Ireland 14. Isle of Man 15. Italy 16. Japan 17. Luxembourg 18. Malta 19. Mexico 20. Netherlands 21. Norway 22. Portugal 23. Seychelles 24. Singapore 25. Slovenia 26. South Africa 27. Spain 28. United Kingdom A follow-up Tax Alert will be issued once the Panamanian Tax Authority publishes its list of "reportable jurisdictions." ——————————————— Contact Information For additional information concerning this Alert, please contact: Ernst & Young Panama | • Rafael Sayagués | +506 2208 9880 | • Luis Ocando | +507 208 0144 | • Isabel Chiri | +506 208 0112 | Latin American Business Center, New York | • Pablo Wejcman | (212) 773-5129 | • Ana Mingramm | (212) 773-9190 | • Enrique Perez Grovas | (212) 773-1594 | Latin American Business Center, Europe | • Jose Padilla | +44 20 7760 9253 |
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