In line with the Newsflash from 14 November 2019 for amendment to the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes, please be kindly advised of effective date correction
As publicly announced in the Official Journal of the European Union, European Council moved Belize from the black list to the grey list.
The new List effective as of 14 November 2019 (not 07 November 2019 as previously announced) comprises total of eight countries, namely: American Samoa, Guam, Samoa, Trinidad and Tobago, US Virgin Islands, Fiji, Oman and Vanuatu.
Consequently, legal entities resident in all other countries from the List, except for Oman (having a Double Taxation Treaty with Croatia and thus granting a statutory withholding tax rate of 12%), remain to be subject to a higher withholding tax at the rate of 20% on all remunerations payable under the Article 31 of The Profit Tax Act (including dividend and interest). Interest payments arising from bonds remain to be tax exempt.
Impact on investors: The number of countries whose residents (legal entities) are subject to a higher withholding tax rate has been additionally reduced.
Related Newsflashes: Another reduction of the EU list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions