Benin

Benin has three tax agreements in force, as reported in its response to the Peer Review questionnaire, including the multilateral Regulation 08/2008/COM adopting the rules for the avoidance of double taxation within the West African Economic and Monetary Union and the rule for assistance in tax matters (the UEMOA) concluded with seven partners. Règlement n°08/2008/CM des pays de l’Union économique et monétaire Ouest Africaine (UEMOA) du 26 septembre 2008 portant adoption des règles visant à éviter la double imposition au sein de l’UEMOA et des règles d’assistance en matière fiscale. In total, Benin identified nine "agreements" in its List of Tax agreements: two bilateral agreements and the UEMOA.

Le Bénin compte trois conventions fiscales en vigueur, ainsi que l’indique sa réponse au questionnaire d’examen par les pairs, y compris le Règlement multilatéral 08/2008/COM portant adoption des règles visant à éviter la double imposition au sein de l’Union économique et monétaire ouest-africaine (l'UEMOA) et des règles d’assistance en matière fiscale conclu avec sept de ses partenaires Règlement n°08/2008/CM des pays de l’Union économique et monétaire ouest-africaine (UEMOA) du 26 septembre 2008 portant adoption des règles visant à éviter la double imposition au sein de l’UEMOA et des règles d’assistance en matière fiscale. Au total, le Bénin a identifié neuf « accords » dans sa liste des conventions : deux conventions bilatérales et l'UEMOA..

This peer review covers Benin’s implementation of the BEPS Action 5 transparency framework for the year 2018. The report has four parts, each relating to a key part of the ToR. Each part is discussed in turn. A summary of recommendations is included at the end of this report.

Benin was first reviewed during the 2017/2018 peer review. This report is supplementary to Benin’s 2017/2018 peer review report (OECD, 2018[1]). There is no filing obligation for a CbC report in Benin yet.

1. Consistent with the agreed methodology this first annual peer review covers: (i) the domestic legal and administrative framework, (ii) certain aspects of the exchange of information framework as well as (iii) certain aspects of the confidentiality and appropriate use of CbC reports. Benin does not have a legal and administrative framework in place to implement CbC Reporting. CbC requirements should first apply for taxable years commencing on or after 1 January 2019. It is recommended that Benin finalise its domestic legal and administrative framework in relation to CbC requirements as soon as possible, taking into account its particular domestic legislative process, as well as an exchange of information framework and measures to ensure appropriate use.