The Privacy Act of 1974 established the Information Exchange Agreement (IEA). The IEA is a document used when CMS discloses Personally Identifiable Information (PII) to a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Operating Division (OpDiv), another federal agency, or a state agency.
Tax information exchange agreements TIEAs) allow the tax authorities of Australia and the participating country to exchange information to assist each other in administering and enforcing their tax laws on both civil and criminal matters.
The FATCA Agreement provides exemption for certain Australian institutions (for example, superannuation funds) and accounts from the FATCA requirements, and the removal of the 30% withholding tax on AFIs (unless there is significant non-compliance by an AFI with its FATCA Agreement obligations).
Effective information exchange requires a jurisdiction to have the legal capacity to obtain and provide information to Australia that is relevant to tax matters in Australia. EOI arrangements promote international tax transparency and safeguard against offshore tax avoidance and evasion.
The International trade agreement known as AUSFTA went into effect on January 1, 2005 as a means of stimulating trade between Australia and the United States. Under AUSFTA, Australia and the United States have agreed to eliminate customs duties on goods originating from the other country.
The ANZUS Treaty underpins the Australia-United States Alliance. It binds Australia and the United States to consult on mutual threats, and, in ance with our respective constitutional processes, to act to meet common dangers.