300 p., The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes' annual assessment of the legal and regulatory systems for the exchange of information in tax matters. This year's edition covers more than 90 jurisdictions, including all OECD and G20 countries as well as all of the world's major financial centres. New additions this year are Botswana, Brazil, Jamaica, Indonesia, Liberia and Qatar. For each jurisdiction, the report sets out information on agreements that meet the international standard for information exchange in tax matters; access to bank information for tax purposes; access to ownership, identity and accounting information; and availability of ownership, identity and accounting information relating to companies, trusts, partnerships and foundations.
