Best Practice, tax compliance, vtc

This paper sets out international best practices which will assist jurisdictions in the implementation of voluntary tax compliance programmes that do not impede the effective implementation of AML/CFT measures.

Chairman's Summary, Bjorn S. Aamo

The FATF Plenary issued a statement concerning Turkey, reviewed the voluntary tax compliance programmes in Curaçao and published the follow-up report to the mutual evaluation report of Hong Kong, China. The Plenary also revised two Best Practices Papers and the Reference Guide and Information Note on the use of the FATF Recommendations to support the fight against Corruption.

Corruption, Reference Guide, Information Note

This information note sets out why compliance with the FATF Recommendations creates an environment in which it is more difficult for corruption to thrive undetected and unpunished.

Giancarlo Del Bufalo, Italian Presidency, annual report

Under the Presidency of Giancarlo Del Bufalo of Italy, the FATF adopted new international standards on combating money laundering, the financing of terrorism and the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and a new eight-year mandate for the FATF, until 2020.

Addressing the 12th Council of Ministers of ESAAMLG, FATF President Bjørn S. Aamo, congratulated ESAAMLG on the completion of its first round of mutual evaluations and emphasized the importance of the mutual evaluation report as a starting point for further actions to address the deficiencies that were identified.