06/23/2014
Tax inversions: why Britain's companies are being pursued by US rivals
UK firms are targets for American giants hoping to escape punitive rates, writes Ben Marlow
06/23/2014
UK firms are targets for American giants hoping to escape punitive rates, writes Ben Marlow
06/23/2014
The papers included bank details of suspected German tax-evaders and were now being investigated by German prosecutors and tax authorities.
06/20/2014
The information was secured under a landmark deal on undeclared Swiss bank accounts held by UK residents, which entered into force in January 2013.
06/20/2014
The investigating magistrate released Bruehwiler -- who denies all charges
06/20/2014
On 18 June the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced major changes to its offshore voluntary compliance programs, resulting in new guidance for both taxpayers overseas and those residing in the US.
06/19/2014
French President and Co-Prince of Andorra François Hollande praised the Andorran Government's decision to open up the nation's economy and reform the tax system in the wake of the financial crisis during a recent visit to the Principality
06/18/2014
After classifying Cyprus as a “notified jurisdiction” last November and suspending double taxation avoidance agreement benefits, India may soon revise its DTAA with Cyprus and restore a 10 percent withholding tax rate in light of recent progre
06/18/2014
With everyone from Apple to Starbucks using aggressive tax planning to keep their earnings away from public coffers, it’s not surprising that countries are developing a business model for offshore banking.
06/18/2014
Advisers need to tell clients to plan early and make use of the many opportunities to help Britons mitigate inheritance tax liability, Tony Mudd has said.
06/16/2014
The Romanian authorities accepted the inclusion on the list of countries with agreement of 2 April 2014, according to the American Treasury.
06/13/2014
Taxand Cyprus explores why Cyprus investment firms are a good vehicle into the European investment arena.
06/13/2014
He said it was also important because it was compliant with international standards
06/12/2014
Last Friday’s consultation on changes to the way IHT trust charges are calculated is the latest in a series of assaults which are leading to the demise of trusts, but could we end up with a tax system that encourages wealth to be passed on to very y
06/11/2014
Falciani, a former IT worker at the bank in Geneva, released data to the French government in 2009 on 130,000 wealthy clients at HSBC alleged to have evaded taxes.
06/11/2014
But the easiest way to get around the problem for anyone with one or more personal pensions is just to switch the UK pensions into a Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes
06/11/2014
FATCA, enacted by Congress in 2010 and taking effect on July 1, 2014, is intended to ensure that the US obtains information on accounts held at foreign financial institutions (FFIs) by US persons.
06/10/2014
Austria lacks an inheritance tax, and wealth brackets are not scaled
06/10/2014
There has been some confusion as to whether pension funds are exempt from VAT and contrasting decisions from several tax case rulings.
06/09/2014
Secret Labour documents plan to ramp up rates on farmers and the South
06/09/2014
Nothing about the narrow cream-colored lobby at 160 Aldersgate Street in the City of London financial district gives a hint of its role at the center of the offshore oil industry.