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Tax Information exchange agreements

sourced from the OECD website

Model agreement on exchange of information on tax matters, developed by the OECD Global Forum Working Group on Effective Exchange of Information

The purpose of this Agreement is to promote international co-operation in tax matters through exchange of information.  It was developed by the OECD Global Forum Working Group on Effective Exchange of Information (“the Working Group”). The Working Group consisted of representatives from OECD Member countries as well as delegates from Aruba, Bermuda, Bahrain, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Isle of Man, Malta, Mauritius, the Netherlands Antilles, the Seychelles and San Marino.

The Agreement grew out of the work undertaken by the OECD to address harmful tax practices. The lack of effective exchange of information is one of the key criteria in determining harmful tax practices. The mandate of the Working Group was to develop a legal instrument that could be used to establish effective exchange of information. The Agreement represents the standard of effective exchange of information for the purposes of the OECD’s initiative on harmful tax practices. 

This Agreement, which was released in April 2002, is not a binding instrument but contains two models for bilateral agreements.  A number of bilateral agreements have been based on this Agreement. 

Recent bilateral agreements (by date of signature)

  • Canada - Dominica (29 June 2010)

  • Canada - Cayman Islands (24 June 2010)

  • Sweden - Monaco (23 June 2010)

  • Iceland - Monaco (23 June 2010)

  • Norway - Monaco (23 June 2010)

  • Finland - Monaco (23 June 2010)

  • Denmark - Monaco (23 June 2010)

  • Greenland - Monaco (23 June 2010)

  • Faroes - Monaco (23 June 2010)

  • Canada - The Bahamas (17 June 2010)

  • Canada - Bermuda (14 June 2010)

  • Germany - Saint Lucia (7 June 2010)

  • Germany - Turks and Caicos Islands (4 June 2010)

  • Germany - Cayman Islands (27 May 2010)

  • Netherlands - Liberia (27 May 2010)

  • Norway - Antigua and Barbuda (19 May 2010)

  • Norway - Dominica (19 May 2010)

  • Norway - Grenada (19 May 2010)

  • Norway - Saint Lucia (19 May 2010)

  • Greenland - Antigua and Barbuda (19 May 2010)

  • Greenland - Dominica (19 May 2010)

  • Greenland - Grenada (19 May 2010)

  • Greenland - Saint Lucia (19 May 2010)

  • Sweden - Grenada (19 May 2010)

  • Sweden - Dominica (19 May 2010)

  • Sweden - Saint Lucia (19 May 2010)

  • Sweden - Antigua and Barbuda (19 May 2010)

  • Iceland - Grenada (19 May 2010)

  • Iceland - Dominica (19 May 2010)

  • Iceland - Saint Lucia (19 May 2010)

  • Iceland - Antigua and Barbuda (19 May 2010)

  • Finland - Antigua and Barbuda (19 May 2010)

  • Finland - Dominica (19 May 2010)

  • Finland - Grenada (19 May 2010)

  • Finland - Saint Lucia (19 May 2010)

  • Faroes Islands - Grenada (19 May 2010)

  • Faroes Islands - Saint Lucia (19 May 2010)

  • Faroes Islands - Dominica (19 May 2010)

  • Faroes Islands - Antigua and Barbuda (19 May 2010) 

  • Denmark - Grenada (19 May 2010)

  • Denmark - Dominica (19 May 2010)

  • Portugal - Cayman Islands (13 May 2010)

  • Australia - Marshall Islands (12 May 2010)

  • Portugal - Bermuda (10 May 2010)

  • Netherlands - Gibraltar (23 April 2010)

  • Australia - Vanuatu (21 April 2010)

  • Aruba - Cayman Islands (20 April 2010)

  • France - St. Vincent and the Grenadines (13 April 2010)

  • Germany - Bahamas (9 April 2010)

  • Australia - Monaco (1 April 2010)

  • France - St. Kitts and Nevis (1 April 2010)

  • France - Saint Lucia (1 April 2010)

  • Australia - Dominica (31 March 2010)

  • Australia - Belize (31 March 2010)

  • United Kingdom - Grenada (31 March 2010)

  • United Kingdom - Dominica (31 March 2010)

  • France - Grenada (31 March 2010)

  • Australia - Turks and the Caicos (30 March 2010)

  • Australia - Grenada (30 March 2010)

  • Australia - Saint Lucia (30 March 2010)

  • Australia - Cayman Islands (30 March 2010)

  • Australia - Bahamas (30 March 2010)

  • Germany - St. Vincent and the Grenadines (29 March 2010)

  • France - Antigua and Barbuda (26 March 2010)

  • United Kingdom - Belize (25 March 2010)

  • Finland - St. Vincent and the Grenadines (24 March 2010)

  • Iceland - St. Vincent and the Grenadines (24 March 2010)

  • Sweden - St. Vincent and the Grenadines (24 March 2010)

  • Faroes - St. Vincent and the Grenadines (24 March 2010)

  • Norway - St. Vincent and the Grenadines (24 March 2010)

  • Greenland - St. Vincent and the Grenadines (24 March 2010)

  • Iceland - St Kitts and Nevis (24 March 2010)

  • Sweden - St Kitts and Nevis (24 March 2010)

  • Faroes - St Kitts and Nevis (24 March 2010)

  • Norway - St Kitts and Nevis (24 March 2010)

  • Greenland - St Kitts and Nevis (24 March 2010)

  • Finland - St Kitts and Nevis (24 March 2010)

  • Australia - Anguilla (20 March 2010)

  • Germany - Anguilla (19 March 2010)

  • Australia - St Vincent and the Grenadines (18 March 2010)

  • Belgium - Grenada (18 March 2010)

  • New Zealand - Dominica (16 March 2010)

  • New Zealand - St. Vincent and the Grenadines (16 March 2010)

  • Spain - Bahamas (11 March 2010)

  • Finland - Bahamas (10 March 2010)

  • Iceland - Bahamas (10 March 2010)

  • Norway - Bahamas (10 March 2010)

  • Sweden - Bahamas (10 March 2010)

  • Greenland - Bahamas (10 March 2010)

  • The Faroe Islands - Bahamas  (10 March 2010)

  • Denmark - Bahamas (10 March 2010)

  • Australia - Saint Kitts and Nevis (5 March 2010)

  • Australia - San Marino (4 March 2010)

  • Belgium - Dominica (26 February 2010)

  • Sweden - Andorra (24 February 2010)

  • Iceland - Andorra (24 February 2010)

  • Greenland - Andorra (24 February 2010)

  • Norway - Andorra (24 February 2010)

  • Faroe Islands - Andorra (24 February 2010)

  • Finland - Andorra (24 February 2010)

  • Denmark - Andorra (24 February 2010)

  • Mexico - The Bahamas (23 February 2010)

  • Netherlands - Grenada (18 February 2010)

  • United Kingdom - San Marino (16 February 2010)

  • Belgium - Montserrat (16 February 2010)

  • Netherlands - Belize (4 February 2010)

  • Japan - Bermuda (1 February 2010)

  • France - Uruguay (28 January 2010)

  • Netherlands - San Marino (27 January 2010)

  • United Kingdom - St Kitts & Nevis (18 January 2010)

  • United Kingdom - Saint Lucia (18 January 2010)

  • United Kingdom - St. Vincent and the Grenadines (18 January 2010)

  • United Kingdom - Antigua & Barbuda (18 January 2010)

  • Spain - Andorra (14 January 2010)

  • Finland - San Marino (12 January 2010)

  • Norway - San Marino (12 January 2010)

  • Sweden - San Marino (12 January 2010)

  • Iceland - San Marino (12 January 2010)

  • Denmark - San Marino (12 January 2010)

  • Netherlands - Monaco (11 January 2010)

  • France - Vanuatu (31 December 2009)

  • Belgium - Belize (29 December 2009)

  • Ireland - Saint Lucia (22 December 2009)

  • Belgium - Saint-Kitts and Nevis (18 December 2009)

  • Belgium - Gibraltar (16 December 2009)

  • Australia - Samoa (16 December 2009)

  • Australia - Aruba (16 December 2009)

  • Denmark - Cook Islands (16 December 2009)

  • Denmark - Samoa (16 December 2009)

  • Faroes Islands - Cook Islands (16 December 2009)

  • Faroes Islands - Samoa (16 December 2009)

  • Faroes Islands - Turks & Caicos (16 December 2009)

  • Finland - Cook Islands (16 December 2009)

  • Finland - Samoa (16 December 2009)

  • Finland - Turks & Caicos (16 December 2009)

  • Greenland - Cook Islands (16 December 2009)

  • Greenland - Samoa (16 December 2009)

  • Greenland - Turks & Caicos (16 December 2009)

  • Iceland - Cook Islands (16 December 2009)

  • Iceland - Gibraltar (16 December 2009)

  • Iceland - Samoa (16 December 2009)

  • Iceland - Turks & Caicos (16 December 2009)

  • Norway - Cook Islands (16 December 2009)

  • Norway - Gibraltar (16 December 2009)

  • Norway - Samoa (16 December 2009)

  • Norway - Turks & Caicos (16 December 2009)

  • Sweden - Cook Islands (16 December 2009)

  • Sweden - Gibraltar (16 December 2009)

  • Sweden - Samoa (16 December 2009)

  • Sweden - Turks & Caicos (16 December 2009)

  • Ireland - Antigua & Barbuda (15 December 2009)

  • Ireland - St Vincent & Grenadines (15 December 2009)

  • Faroes Islands - Anguilla (14 December 2009)

  • Finland - Anguilla (14 December 2009)

  • Greenland - Anguilla (14 December 2009)

  • Iceland - Anguilla (14 December 2009)

  • Norway - Anguilla (14 December 2009)

  • Sweden - Anguilla (14 December 2009)

  • New Zealand - Turks & Caicos (11 December 2009)

  • New Zealand - Anguilla (11 December 2009)

  • Liechtenstein - St Kitts & Nevis (11 December 2009)

  • Denmark - Saint Lucia (10 December 2009)

  • Netherlands - Monserrat (8 December 2009)

  • Ireland - Cook ISlands (8 December 2009)

  • Ireland - Samoa (8 December 2009)

  • Argentina - San Marino (7 December 2009)

  • Belgium - St Lucia (7 December 2009)

  • Belgium - St Vincent & the Grenadines (7 December 2009)

  • Belgium - Antigua & Barbuda (7 December 2009)

  • Bahamas - France (7 December 2009)

  • Ireland - British Virgin Islands (7 December 2009)

  • Bahamas - Belgium (7 December 2009)

  • Bahamas - Netherlands (4 December 2009)

  • Bahamas - Argentina (3 December 2009)

  • St. Lucia - The Netherlands Antilles  (2 December 2009)

  • Bahamas - China (1 December 2009)

  • Portugal - Andorra (30 November 2009)

  • New Zealand - Saint Kitts and Nevis (24 November 2009)

  • Liechtenstein - Antigua & Barbuda (24 November 2009)

  • Argentina - Costa Rica (23 November 2009)

  • New Zealand - Bahamas (18 November 2009)

  • Belgium - Liechtenstein (10 November 2009)

  • Netherlands - Liechtenstein (10 November 2009)

  • Netherlands - Andorra (6 November 2009)

  • Antigua and Barbuda - Netherlands Antilles (29 October 2009)

  • St. Lucia - Netherlands (29 October 2009)

  • Netherlands Antilles - Cayman Islands (29 October 2009)

  • United Kingdom - Bahamas (29 October 2009)

  • Australia - Cook Islands (27 October 2009)

  • Argentina - Andorra (26 October 2009)

  • Netherlands - Cook Islands (23 October 2009)

  • Belgium - Andorra (23 October 2009)

  • Aruba - Bermuda (20 October 2009)

  • Faroes Islands - Gibraltar (20 October 2009)

  • Finland - Gibraltar (20 October 2009)

  • Greenland - Gibraltar (20 October 2009)

  • Mexico - Bermuda (15 October 2009)

  • Portugal - Gibraltar (14 October 2009)

  • Ireland - Liechtenstein (13 October 2009)

  • Argentina - Monaco (13 October 2009)

  • France - Bermuda (8 October 2009)

  • Australia - Guernsey (7 October 2009)

  • France - Cayman Islands (5 October 2009)

  • Liechtenstein - St Vincent & the Grenadines (2 October 2009)

  • Bermuda - Netherlands Antilles (28 Sept 2009)

  • The Bahamas - San Marino (24 September 2009)

  • France - Turks and Caicos (24 September 2009)

  • France - San Marino (22 September 2009)

  • France - Liechtenstein (22 September 2009)

  • France - Gibraltar (22 September 2009)

  • France - Andorra (22 September 2009)

  • San Marino - Greenland (22 September 2009)

  • Monaco - Liechtenstein (21 September 2009)

  • Monaco - Andorra (18 Septembre 2009)

  • Monaco - Bahamas (18 September 2009)

  • Andorra - San Marino (21 September 2009)

  • Andorra - Liechtenstein (18 September 2009)

  • Austria - Gibraltar (17 September 2009)

  • Austria - Andorra (17 September 2009)

  • Austria - Monaco (17 September 2009)

  • Austria - St Vincent & the Grendines (14 September 2009)

  • Netherlands - Samoa (14 September 2009)

  • Netherlands - British Virgin Islands (11 September 2009)

  • Aruba - British Virgin Islands (11 September 2009)

  • Netherlands Antilles - British Virgin Islands (11 September 2009)

  • Netherlands Antilles - St Kitts & Nevis (11 September 2009)

  • Aruba - St Kitts & Nevis (11 September 2009)

  • Denmark - Aruba (10 September 2009)

  • The Faroe Islands - Aruba (10 September 2009)

  • Finland - Aruba (10 September 2009)

  • Greenland - Aruba (10 September 2009)

  • Iceland - Aruba (10 September 2009)

  • Norway - Aruba (10 September 2009)

  • Sweden - Aruba (10 September 2009)

  • Denmark - Netherlands Antilles (10 September 2009)

  • The Faroe Islands - Netherlands Antilles (10 September 2009)

  • Finland - Netherlands Antilles (10 September 2009)

  • Greenland - Netherlands Antilles (10 September 2009)

  • Iceland - Netherlands Antilles (10 September 2009)

  • Sweden - Netherlands Antilles (10 September 2009)

  • The Faroe Islands - San Marino (10 September 2009)

  • United States - Monaco (8 September 2009)

  • Denmark – Turks & Caicos Islands (7 September 2009)Monaco - Samoa (7 September 2009)

  • Netherlands - Antigua & Barbuda (2 September 2009)

  • Denmark - Antigua & Barbuda (2 September 2009)

  • Denmark - Gibraltar (2 September 2009)

  • Denmark - Anguilla (2 September 2009)

  • Germany - Liechtenstein (2 September 2009)

  • Netherlands - St Vincent & the Grenadines (1 September 2009)

  • Denmark - St Vincent & Grenadines (1 September 2009)

  • Denmark - St Kitts & Nevis (1 September 2009)

  • Netherlands – St Kitts & Nevis (1 September 2009)

  • Mexico - Netherlands Antilles (1 September 2009)

  • San Marino - Samoa (1 September 2009)

  • Aruba - St. Vincent and the Grenadines (1 September 2009)

  • Canada - Netherlands Antilles (29 August 2009)

  • United Kingdom - Gibraltar (27 August 2009)

  • Australia - Gibraltar (25 August 2009)

  • New Zealand - British Virgin Islands (14 August 2009)

  • New Zealand - Cayman Islands (14 August 2009)

  • New Zealand - Gibraltar (13 August 2009)

  • Germany - Gibraltar (13 August 2009)

  • United Kingdom - Liechtenstein (11 August 2009)

  • Monaco - San Marino (29 July 2009)

  • Bermuda - Ireland (28 July 2009)

  • New Zealand - Isle of Man (27 July 2009)

  • New Zealand - Jersey (27 July 2009)

  • United Kingdom - Turks & Caicos (23 July 2009)

  • Netherlands - Turks & Caicos (22 July 2009)

  • Netherlands - Anguilla (22 July 2009)

  • Ireland - Turks & Caicos (22 July 2009)

  • Ireland - Anguilla (22 July 2009)

  • New Zealand - Guernsey (21 July 2009)

  • UK - Anguilla (20 July 2009)

  • Belgium - Monaco (15 July 2009)

  • New Zealand - Cook Islands (9 July 2009)

  • Netherlands - Cayman Islands (8 July 2009)

  • Germany - Bermuda (3 July 2009)

  • Ireland - Gibraltar (24 June 2009)

  • Ireland - Cayman Islands (23 June 2009)

  • France - British Virgin Islands (17 June 09)

  • Australia - Jersey (10 June 2009)

  • The Netherlands - Bermuda (8 June 2009)

  • Denmark - British Virgin Islands (19 May 2009)

  • Faroes - British Virgin Islands (19 May 2009)

  • Finland - British Virgin Islands (19 May 2009)

  • Greenland - British Virgin Islands (19 May 2009)

  • Iceland - British Virgin Islands (19 May 2009)

  • Norway - British Virgin Islands (19 May 2009)

  • Sweden - British Virgin Islands (19 May 2009)

  • New Zealand - Bermuda (17 April 2009)

  • Denmark - Bermuda  (16 April 2009)

  • Faroes - Bermuda  (16 April 2009)

  • Finland - Bermuda  (16 April 2009)

  • Greenland - Bermuda  (16 April 2009)

  • Iceland - Bermuda  (16 April 2009)

  • Norway - Bermuda  (16 April 2009)

  • Sweden - Bermuda  (16 April 2009)

  • Denmark - Cayman Islands (1 April 2009)

  • Faroes - Cayman Islands (1 April 2009)

  • Finland - Cayman Islands (1 April 2009)

  • Greenland - Cayman Islands (1 April 2009)

  • Iceland - Cayman Islands (1 April 2009)

  • Norway - Cayman Islands (1 April 2009)

  • Sweden - Cayman Islands (1 April 2009)

  • USA - Gibraltar (31 March 2009)

  • France - Isle of Man (26 March 2009)

  • Ireland - Jersey (26 March 2009)

  • Ireland - Guernsey (26 March 2009)

  • Germany - Guernsey (26 March 2009)

  • France - Guernsey (24 March 2009)

  • France - Jersey (23 March 2009)

  • The United Kingdom - Jersey (10 March 2009)

  • Germany - Isle of Man (02 March 2009)

  • Australia - Isle of Man (29 January 2009)

  • The United Kingdom - Guernsey (20 January 2009)

  • The United States - Liechtenstein (8 December 2008)

  • The United Kingdom - British Virgin Islands (29 October 2008)

  • Denmark - Guernsey (28 October 2008)

  • Denmark - Jersey (28 October 2008)

  • Faroes - Guernsey (28 October 2008)

  • Faroes - Jersey (28 October 2008)

  • Finland - Guernsey (28 October 2008)

  • Finland - Jersey (28 October 2008)

  • Greenland - Guernsey (28 October 2008)

  • Greenland - Jersey (28 October 2008)

  • Iceland - Guernsey (28 October 2008)

  • Iceland - Jersey (28 October 2008)

  • Norway - Guernsey (28 October 2008)

  • Norway - Jersey (28 October 2008)

  • Sweden - Guernsey (28 October 2008)

  • Sweden - Jersey (28 October 2008)

  • Australia - British Virgin Islands (27 October 2008)

  • Isle of Man - United Kindom (29 September 2008)

  • Jersey - Germany (4 July 2008)

  • Netherlands Antilles - Spain (10 June 2008)

  • Guernsey - Netherlands (25 April 2008)

  • Isle of Man - Ireland (24 April 2008)

  • Bermuda - United Kingdom (4 December 2007)

  • Denmark - Isle of Man (30 October 2007)

  • Faroes - Isle of Man (30 October 2007)

  • Finland - Isle of Man (30 October 2007)

  • Greenland - Isle of Man (30 October 2007)

  • Iceland - Isle of Man (30 October 2007)

  • Isle of Man - Norway (30 October 2007)

  • Isle of Man - Sweden (30 October 2007)

  • Jersey - Netherlands (20 June 2007)

  • Netherlands Antilles - New Zealand (01 March 2007)

  • Australia - Netherlands Antilles (01 March 2007)

  • Antigua & Barbuda - Australia (30 January 2007)

  • Australia - Bermuda  (10 November 2005)

  • Isle of Man - Kingdom of The Netherlands (12 October 2005)

  • Aruba - United States (21 November 2003)

  • Jersey - United States (04 November 2002)

  • Isle of Man - United States (02 October 2002)

  • Guernsey - United States (19 September 2002)

  • Netherlands Antilles - United States (17 April 2002)

  • British Virgin Islands - United States (03 April 2002)

  • Bahamas - United States (25 January 2002)

  • Cayman Islands - United States (27 November 2001)

  • Antigua And Barbuda - United States (06 December 2000)