The Exchange of Tax Information with Uncooperative Territories – the Current State and the Prospects for Development

Abstract

The goal of the article is presenting the national and international efforts aimed at neutralising the growing popularity of tax havens and reducing the “flight capital” phenomenon. The paper analyses countermeasures implemented in order to increase the transparency of international financial markets. First, the article examines the current state of Polish agreements that can form the legal basis for the international exchange of tax information. Next parts of the paper analyse the statistical data provided by the Polish Office of Tax Information Exchange in Konin, in order to answer the research question, whether the available solutions constitute tools that allow for the efficient exchange of tax information with “uncooperative” territories. The final part of the paper includes concluding remarks, together with attempts to predict the direction of future development in international tax information exchange.