Main Aspects of Automatic Exchange of Financial Information under the CRS
In September 2017, a significant event for financial institutions around the world took place - the first automatic exchange of information for tax purposes in accordance with the CRS (Common Reporting Standard). The source of information exchange were banks, as well as other financial institutions (pension funds, investment and insurance companies, etc.). The second large group of countries is also joining the process of automatic information exchange in 2018.
CRS provides for an annual...
New requirements of czech legislation to relations of parties before conclusion of m&a contracts
Pre-contractual liability regarding M & A deals in the Czech Republic
If you are going to start negotiations on mergers and acquisitions of the companies, or you are already such party, you should pay attention to our next material. The new complex pre-contractual obligations of the parties are applied in the Czech Republic.
As we can understand from the title, pre-contractual obligations usually arise from the relations of the parties before the conclusion of the formalized contract....
The changed tax rules for Swiss banks
Switzerland has amended the "too large to fail" legislation to reduce the tax burden in some banks.
The Swiss Federal Council requested the Federal Department of Finance to prepare a draft consultation document on changes to the position of participations in the deductions TBTF legislation. He noted that the proposed reform would "not allow the tax load of the leading holdings of systemically important banks from raising together with the conditional issuance of convertible securities...
Accepted the order for identifying the banks risk operations
National Bank of Ukraine has established an order for identifying the banks risk operations
From the first in September 2016 comes into force, established by the Board of the National Bank of Ukraine №369 from 15.08.2016, the order of the document analysis and verification by banks (information) on financial transactions and their participants (hereafter - the Order). In particular, the list of indicators of risk operations, as well as change some existing ones. Just would like to...