68 jurisdictions sign the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent BEPS
On 7 June 2017, 68 jurisdictions signed the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent BEPS (the MLI) during a signing ceremony hosted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris. Eight other jurisdictions expressed their intent to sign the MLI in the near future. The signing ceremony marks another key milestone in the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project, in particular with respect to the implementation of the treaty-related BEPS minimum standards. At the time of signature, signatories submitted a list of their tax treaties in force that they would like to designate as Covered Tax Agreements (CTAs), i.e., to be amended through the MLI. At this stage, it is expected that over 1,100 tax treaties will be modified based on matching the specific provisions that jurisdictions wish to add or change within the CTAs nominated by the signatories.
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