12/30/2013

Italy Stops Cash Payments in 2014 To Combat Tax Evasion

In the interest of increasing the traceability of payments in Italy, and thereby reducing the opportunities for tax evasion, cash payment for certain types of goods and services will be forbidden from January 1, 2014.

12/27/2013

Four tax inspectors pursuing HMRC's most wanted

Labour criticised the government after the Treasury minister, David Gauke, admitted in reply to a parliamentary written question that four employees of HMRC are working to capture 124 tax fugitives.

12/23/2013

India, San Marino sign bilateral tax treaty

The agreement is based on international standard of transparency and exchange of information and provides for exchange of information that is relevant to the administration and enforcement of the domestic tax laws.

12/19/2013

Deutsche Bank tax probe may be fault of IBM

Deutsche Bank's failure to turn over e-mails in a tax probe that led to the arrest last year of five employees may have been caused by errors at International Business Machines, which managed the bank’s data storage.

12/16/2013

HMRC raises £20.7bn from tax avoidance clampdown

The accountancy group said the taxman had beaten its revenue target for avoidance work by £2 billion, with the £20.7 billion figure up 11% on the £18.6 billion it had made in 2011/12.

12/13/2013

Putin Calls For Several Tax Changes

Russia needs to address the problem of illicit capital outflow and tax evasion, and more effort needs to be put into supporting economic growth in the Far East, according to the President Vladimir Putin.