On November 27, 2015 the OECD published a press release announcing that Niue signed the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters. And that by doing so, became the 92nd jurisdiction that has signed the Convention.

On November 26, 2015 the Canadian Department of Finance published an Agreement concerning the application of the arbitration provisions of the Convention between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital (the “Convention”) was concluded through an exchange of notes dated July 27, 2015 and August 11, 2015.

On November 26, 2015 the European Parliament issued a press release announcing that on that same date the Conference of Presidents of political groups decided, with the vote in favour of all political groups, to set up a temporary committee to follow up on the work done by the Special Committee on Tax Rulings. According to the press release issued the new committee will last six months.

In today’s edition: TaxNotes.co.uk - Autumn Statement 2015; Strategizing Multinational Tax Risks – UK Autumn Statement: 2015; Japan – Notes exchanged with Viet Nam concerning a financial institution exempted from tax on Interest under Tax Agreement; Australia – Simplifying transfer pricing record-keeping – Frequently asked questions; CJEU – Opinion of Advocate General Szpunar delivered in Case C-522/14 Sparkasse Allgäu; Germany – Gemeinsam gegen BEPS (Announcement of Symposium)

The Government of Mauritius has issued a media release announcing that on November 25, 2015 Morocco and Mauritius signed an Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation (DTA).

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