Gibraltar ready to sign its first DTA

James Lasry, Partner in law firm Hassans says Gibraltar is looking at signing a DTA with Mauritius. Lasry explains that the call for Gibraltar to engage with a series of DTAs with other jurisdictions was first made five years ago to the then chief minister, Peter Caruana. However, the first task for the law-maker was to put in place the requisite number of Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAs). “Gibraltar has moved from being a private client jurisdiction to being a jurisdiction where service providers have a lot more value added. We still do investment holding companies, but today...