Cayman Maintains Leadership Role In OECD Global Forum

• Published date: 30 November 2022
• Subject Matter: Finance and Banking, Tax, Financial Services, Corporate Tax, Tax Authorities
• Law Firm: Cayman Islands Government
• Author: Mr Matthew Yates

Grand Cayman, 28 November 2022 - The Cayman Islands continue to make significant contributions to international tax cooperation efforts, as evidenced by its ongoing involvement in several bodies of the OECD Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes.

The Cayman Islands was appointed to the Global Forum's Steering Group for the period of 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2025 - having previously served from 2009 to 2016. The Steering Group is the 20-member body that governs the work of the Global Forum.

In addition, Cayman was reappointed as Vice Chair of the Peer Review Group (PRG) for the aforementioned period. The PRG conducts the peer review and monitoring processes of the standard regarding the exchange of tax information upon request. Cayman also was reappointed to the Automatic Peer Review Group - which conducts peer reviews in relation to the Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) standard.

These appointments were announced at the OECD Global Forum Plenary in Seville, Spain earlier this month.

"For over 20 years, the Cayman Islands have been part of the global conversation around international tax cooperation and these reappointments speak to the significant...