09/03/2013
Netherlands Eyes Tax Treaty Update With Developing Countries
The Netherlands has tax treaties with over 90 countries
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09/02/2013
Tax havens aren't just islands in the Caribbean
The Netherlands: German companies favorite tax haven
09/02/2013
Germans Hide Cash in Diapers as Swiss Secrecy Crumbles
Germans who avoided taxes by keeping money in Switzerland are bringing wads of cash home and hiding it in odd places.
09/02/2013
Saffery decision pays off as fee income rises
The latest figures put the firm 14th on the national league table of accountancy firms.
09/01/2013
Updated: Baker Tilly completes RSM Tenon Acquisition
The acquired firm will continue to trade under its own name "for a short period of time" until it operates under the single Baker Tilly brand.
09/01/2013
KPMG Stays Top of Auditor Rankings List
KPMG has held onto its top spot as auditor for stock market clients with 376 listed clients followed by PwC, Deloitte, EY and BDO respectively.
08/29/2013
HMRC nabs 5 after £500k 'cyber attack' on tax systems
HMRC’s online systems proved extremely resilient to these attacks
08/27/2013
Leaders of Iceland Lower Taxes on Their Friends and Families
Wealth tax was implemented in Iceland in 2010
08/27/2013
Switzerland Close to Resolving Undeclared U.S. Accounts
The Swiss government is due to decide today whether to accept the accord
08/27/2013
British Public Wants More Action to Stop Tax Dodging
The 10-point Lough Erne communique contained 13 uses of the word ‘should’ and not a single use of the word ‘will’.
08/27/2013
Swiss Agree on Program for Banks to Settle U.S. Dispute
The Swiss Finance Ministry has been instructed to complete work on a joint statement with the U.S
08/24/2013
France cannot take any more taxes, government admits
The French are about to discover stinging rises in tax bills in their letter boxes
08/23/2013
Auditor KPMG faces axe from standard chartered
Standard Chartered looks set to dump KPMG as its auditor after four decades of checking the bank’s books
08/22/2013
UK trio lead as Baker Tilly acquires accountancy rival in pre-pack deal
Baker Tilly turned to Stephenson Harwood for advice on the deal
08/21/2013
RSM Tenon appoints administrators; suspends shares
Three insolvency practitioners at Deloitte have been appointed as joint administrators to RSM Tenon.
08/19/2013
Italy deploys computer robot against tax cheats
Italy has one of Europe’s biggest grey economies and highest levels of cash transactions, making tax evasion a constant problem despite repeated crackdowns.
08/17/2013
Civil servants get tax breaks paid for by taxpayers
Some of Britain’s most senior civil servants are having some of their tax paid using public money.
08/13/2013
Norwegian Fund Manager Talks Tax Evasion
Tax evasion is therefore a "theme" that NBIM "follow[s] closely." Looking forward, Slygstad said that it could also "be an interesting area for us to focus on in the future.
08/13/2013
Greece to seize assets of tax dodgers
An estimated €60 billion in unpaid taxes and social security contributions are currently owed to the Greek government, leaving a gaping hole in the country's budget.
08/13/2013
Expats advised to prepare for new tax sharing regime in European Union
With the amount of financial information to be shared between European Union countries set to significantly increase over the next few years