12/19/2014
On December 2 2014 the Cypriot finance minister and the US ambassador to Cyprus formally signed the intergovernmental agreement between Cyprus and the United States under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.
12/19/2014
More than 200 financial services professionals filled the Sanderson Suite of the Claremont Hotel to hear of substantial changes in the local and international tax environment.
12/19/2014
After Austria finishes its final legal procedures, "the agreement is set to take effect Jan. 1, 2015," he said at a regular news conference.
12/18/2014
EU leaders attending today’s summit in Brussels will call for a renewed push against tax evasion as cash-strapped nations seek more ways to refill depleted government coffers.
12/17/2014
A second change deletes Article 16, paragraph 3 of the Value Added Tax Ordinance
12/17/2014
UBS to Challenge French Ruling at European Court of Human Rights
12/15/2014
Boris Johnson risks a hefty fine or even a spell in jail if he fails to pay American capital gains tax on a London property he sold in 2009
12/14/2014
In the recent Autumn Statement, the UK Government announced that a 25 percent DPT would be introduced from April 2015 to tackle artificial profit shifting arrangements that have the effect of reducing profits taxable in the UK.
12/14/2014
The British government, after a search, says it knows how to tax the profits Google earns in the United Kingdom. Its solution is simple and elegant, and it probably won’t change a damn thing.
12/14/2014
A secret deal with the Swiss government negotiated by media group Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd when James Packer was chief executive set a tax rate of less than 2.15 per cent on PBL’s intra-company loans.
12/12/2014
Quebec Finance Minister Carlos Leitao has asked Revenue Quebec to look into Bombardier’s tax practices after a leak of documents outlining the aerospace company’s secret tax proposal with Luxembourg. Quebec Finance Minister Carlos Leitao has a
12/12/2014
Jeb Bush, a front-runner to become the Republican Party’s next presidential nominee, has used Britain to set up a private equity fund that could possibly allow it to avoid paying tax in America
12/12/2014
In August HMRC said it was looking to make tax evasion a criminal offence.
12/11/2014
Richard Murphy asks whether the introduction of the Diverted Profits Tax means this is a good day for tackling tax abuse
12/11/2014
The FSCS said it had received guidance from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) relating to the payment of Arm-related recoveries made directly to Standard Life SIPP members indicating the payments would be treated as an unauthorised payment and liable to pen
12/11/2014
EU political elite will not make life difficult for commission chief, but fate will hinge on the evidence against him
12/11/2014
Overall, the domestic market acquiring properties under £1m has benefited and there could be a far more reaching upside for the general economy from this much-needed confidence booster.
12/11/2014
A new wave of leaks detailing complex tax deals with household brands has dragged the Big Four into the Luxembourg tax row
12/11/2014
Any IFA who wishes to incorporate before the end of trail commission will find himself caught out by the removal of entrepreneurs’ relief on goodwill
12/10/2014
Head of Tax at Grant Thornton named one of the top 50 most influential private client practitioners
This prestigious award recognises the contribution of highly talented practitioners in the private client sector