| 09.00 |
A Fresh Look at the EU �Hub� Countries |
Francis Hoogewerf |
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- Austria, Cyprus, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal,
- The three biggest investors into Russia: Cyprus, Luxembourg, Netherlands, why?
- Royalties, intellectual property IP
- Dividends, capital gains
- Traps to avoid, substance
- Some case studies |
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| 09.40 |
Inward and Outward Investment in the US: A Positive Viewpoint |
Stephen Gray |
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- World's largest economy and safest and best tax haven for non-resident aliens
- Tax-free stock and commodities trading can take place even inside the United States
- Insuring United States risks offshore and at low tax
- Comparatively low domestic individual and corporate income tax rates and no current estate tax
- Outbound treaty-shopping using the U.S. tax treaty network
- Clouds on the horizon |
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10.20
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Coffee
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| 10.50 |
Information Exchange |
Diane Hay |
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The view from the inside
- A secret place, the land of TIEAs (Antoine de Saint-Exup�ry,The Little Prince)
- TIEAs for Fears; the growth of information exchange networks
- Crocodile TIEAs? What happens in practice
- TIEAs before bedtime? What the future may hold |
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| 11.30 |
A New Look at Blacklists, Graylists and Whitelists |
Marshall Langer |
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- The OECD graylisted uncooperative jurisdictions last year
- Many countries then attained whitelisting by signing 12 or more TIEAs
- Satisfactory TIEAs must provide bank information and ownership details
- Reconstituted OECD Global Forum has begun peer review of compliance
- The G20 is developing sanctions for remaining uncooperative countries |
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12.10 |
Pre-lunch drinks, followed by set lunch |
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| 14.30 |
Discussion Session I |
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| 15.10 |
Tea |
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| 15.35 |
Discussion Session II |
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| 16.15 |
Review of Discussion Sessions |
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| 16.45 |
Close of Meeting |
