03/05/2014
Canadians will be particularly intrigued with evidence included in the report that lays out the Swiss banking giant’s strategies for dealing with clients in this country.
03/03/2014
The UK’s welcoming approach to Bitcoin contrasts with the approach of other countries, amid concerns about its use for tax evasion and money laundering as well as its notoriety for wide fluctuations in value.
03/03/2014
These guidance notes supersede the version released on 14 August 2013 and reflect the contributions received from UK businesses and advisers prior to the updated US FATCA Regulations issued by the IRS and US Treasury on 20 February 2014.
03/02/2014
HM Revenue & Customs has finalised its position on the taxation of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and will release a briefing to the public later this month.
02/28/2014
HMRC have launched a brand new offshore tax avoidance campaign, showing the strangely attractive eyes of HMRC leering at you through a map of the modern world.
02/28/2014
The Russian Finance Ministry will offer companies based offshore but with operations in Russia a choice: either disclose their ultimate beneficiaries and maintain their zero tax rate, or pay taxes at the higher Russian rate.
02/26/2014
Rising taxes are one of the biggest concerns for investors in Europe according to a recent investor survey from Schroders, which also found confidence is growing among investors.
02/26/2014
Insufficient funding for the Belgian justice system runs the risk that only minor cases of tax evasion are processed, Nouwynck said.
02/25/2014
Cyprus and Norway have signed an Agreement on the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Tax Evasion, concerning Income Taxes, as well as a relevant Protocol.
02/24/2014
French Budget Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has told the National Assembly Finance Committee that almost 16,000 residents with undeclared foreign bank accounts have elected to regularize their tax situation in the last eight months, through a voluntary decla
02/24/2014
The tribunal, under Judge Colin Bishopp, described that evidence as "very brief and rather uninformative".
02/20/2014
Group Says its Members Are Willing to Buy More of Government's Debt
02/19/2014
The German deal was originally agreed in principle in 2011, about 10 days before a similar scheme was approved for the UK, in 2011.
02/19/2014
Officials started pushing for the tax in the wake of the 2008-9 financial crisis to curb speculation by investors and claw back revenues following the government bailouts of banks.
02/18/2014
Swiss Tax Deal Seen Buried After Prominent German Cases Revealed
A proposed Swiss-German tax accord is dead and buried amid growing public opposition in Germany to any agreement that’s seen as too easy on evaders
02/18/2014
Germany, France seek to revive transaction tax plan
Germany and France will lead a face-saving bid this week to revive a flagging project to tax financial transactions in 11 euro zone countries and allay fears it could hamper economic recovery.
02/18/2014
Wealthy Britons risk leaving their loved ones with an unexpected tax bill after a new report revealed less than half are aware of the inheritance tax threshold.
02/17/2014
The Italian justice is claiming him 39 million euros for an old case pending for an alledged tax evasion
02/14/2014
Skandia has called on the Treasury to extend tax relief on advice for employees given through the workplace.
02/12/2014
The wealth tax limits the Norwegian business sector, says Prime Minister Erna Solberg. Solberg dismisses that the wealth tax is a tax for the wealthy.