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Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information to improve international tax compliance based on the Common Reporting Standard for the Automatic Exchange of Financial Information

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A decision made 2 October 2015:

Decision Reference:  MD-ESC-2015-2020

Decision Summary Title:

Revenue to Capital  Budget transfer for First Tower School Playground project

Date of Decision Summary:

11th September 2015

Decision Summary Author:

 Head of Finance

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title:

Revenue to Capital Transfer Playground Development First  Tower  School

Date of Written Report:

17th September 2015

Written Report Author:

Head of Finance

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:  For the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture to authorise a 2015 budget transfer from revenue to capital in order to meet GAAP requirements for the playground project at First Tower School.

Decision(s): The Minister for Education, Sport and Culture is requested to approve the transfer of Revenue funds amounting to £36,750 to minor Capital.

Reason(s) for Decision:  The funds for the purchase of this project are currently included in revenue budgets are required to be transferred to minor capital to comply with GAAP requirements.  

Resource Implications: The ESC revenue head of expenditure to decrease by £36,750 and ESC minor capital head of expenditure to increase by an identical amount. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States in the Medium Term Financial Plan 2013 to 2015.

 

Action required: For officers of the Department to request the approval of the Treasurer of the States to the transfer in accordance with Financial Direction 3.6

 

Signature:

 

 

 

 

Position: Deputy Rod Bryans, Minister Education, Sport & Culture

 

                 

 

Date Signed: 

Date of Decision:  

Ministry of External Relations

Ministerial Decision

Decision Reference:   MD-ER-2015-0049

Decision Summary Title :

Implementation of the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information to improve international tax compliance based on the Common Reporting Standard for the Automatic Exchange of Financial Information approved by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

Date of Decision Summary:

1 October 2015

Decision Summary Author:

External Relations

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title :

Ratification of the  Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information to improve international tax compliance based on the Common Reporting Standard for the Automatic Exchange of Financial Information approved by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

Date of Written Report:

1 October 2015

Written Report Author:

Adviser – International Affairs

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject: 

Ratification of the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information to improve international tax compliance based on the Common Reporting Standard for the Automatic Exchange of Financial Information approved by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

Decision(s): 

The Minister for External Relations approved for lodging au Greffe a report and proposition inviting the States to ratify the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information to improve international tax compliance based on the Common Reporting Standard for the Automatic Exchange of Financial Information approved by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

Reason(s) for Decision: The Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information to improve international tax compliance based on the Common Reporting Standard for the Automatic Exchange of Financial Information approved by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development was signed in Berlin on the 29th October 2014. The Agreement is now being presented to the States for ratification, following which it will be published and entered into the official record.

Resource Implications:  

There will be implications for the financial and manpower resources of the States arising from the ratification and implementation of the MCAA. The current best estimate is an annual running cost of £110,000 and one additional full time member of staff in the Taxes Office

Action required:

The Greffier of the States is requested to lodge “au Greffe” the report and proposition cited above with a view to securing the earliest possible date for debate.

Signature: 

 

 

 

Position: 

Chief Minister

Date Signed:  2 October 2015

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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