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Switzerland, Italy Reach Agreement On Tax Treaty

The new agreement as "unthinkable several years ago

Ed Miliband is like Francois Hollande, business leaders warn

Business leaders warn that Ed Miliband will prove to be 'anti-business' if he wins the General Election

The move towards international tax transparency in Spain

Paradoxically, the tax amnesty laid the foundations for absolute tax transparency for those Spanish taxpayers

No such thing as tax giveaway by Andrew Hubbard, Baker Tilly

The proposal to give Northern Ireland the ability to set its own corporation tax rate will cost each affected business £14,500 even if no separate rate is ever set.

McDowell backs Ansbacher judge over tax scandal

FORMER Tanaiste Michael McDowell has described as "nonsense" suggestions that Ansbacher inquiry judge Declan Costello was compromised by holding an account with the bank involved in the tax evasion scandal.

Housing boss warns wealth tax would hurt the economy

The group has about 12,500 house plots awaiting development

Professional footballers in £1bn tax bill

Over 400 professional footballers could face a combined tax bill of £1bn after they invested in tax avoidance schemes which qualified for tax breaks through investments into the UK’s film industry.

Swiss citizens come clean on tax cheats

A total of 15,039 Swiss residents have filed voluntary disclosures since the government introduced an amnesty

Pensions – is the lure of distant shores fading? by Gary Heynes & Lesley Fidler

British expatriates have always been able to enjoy additional pensions freedom by moving their pension funds out of the UK under the Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS). But now HMRC is reviewing QROPS as a result of the 2014 pensions c

Cyprus: 3 more tax treaties as of January 1, 2015

It is worth noting that each treaty contains an article providing for the exchange of information

Offshore Tax Crime Proposal Left Out Of Finance Bill

This does not mean the move is dead in the water

Dead and buried, France quietly scraps controversial wealth tax

The Socialist government on Saturday moved to scrap an unpopular 75% tax on the country's wealthiest, after a wad of criticism for being anti-business.

Taxing times

Businesses in the island’s vital financial services are gearing up for ‘substantial changes’ dealing with tax

Austria double taxation pact to take effect today

A double taxation avoidance agreement between Taiwan and Austria, which is expected to boost bilateral trade an investment, will take effect on Jan. 1, 2015

Kiev targets oligarchs with budget bill

The laws will form the revenue-boosting backbone of an austerity-packed 2015 budget

Do not unfairly tax the rich

The former private client lawyer and partner of London-based Simmons & Simmons where acted for some of world’s wealthiest, said that when the top rate of tax came below 50 per cent, the tax take increased by 5 per cent.

Kiev targets oligarchs with budget bill

Recession-battered and war-torn Ukraine overhauled its business-choking tax system early on Monday, promising to lower the burden on small businesses and lower-income citizens while closing loopholes long exploited by oligarchs.

Vatican Bank Joins 100 Nations In FATCA Offshore Account Hunt

In his annual Christmas messages to more than one billion Catholics, the Pope may have left out something: offshore account compliance.

Netherlands, Curacao To Avoid Double Taxation From 2016

The Dutch Ministry of Finance announced that a new regulation for the avoidance of double taxation between the Netherlands and Curacao is expected to be effective beginning 1 January 2016.

Kazakhstan's Majilis ratifies double tax treaty between Kazakhstan and Qatar

Majilis, a lower chamber of Kazakhstan's Parliament has ratified the Agreement to Avoid Double Taxation between Kazakhstan and Qatar