04/22/2013
Luxembourg supports Britain's legal challenge to Financial Transaction Tax
The finance minister of Luxembourg has thrown his weight behind Britain’s legal challenge of Europe’s controversial financial transactions tax
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04/21/2013
OECD reports new developments in tax information exchange
The report covers three strategic initiatives
04/21/2013
Revision of the European Investment Bank’s anti-fraud policy happens outside of political reality
But contrary to the revision of its anti-fraud policy in 2008, the EIB has not engaged in a genuine consultation process with civil society this time.
04/18/2013
Norway submits to FATCA
The country also released an accompanying Memorandum of Understanding —a departure from what has happened with the release of other IGAs
04/17/2013
French tax probe eyes 353 prospective UBS clients
Swiss asked for help in investigation
04/16/2013
Germany buys leaked Swiss bank data on tax evasion
German authorities said they have purchased a CD containing secret Swiss bank account details of thousands of alleged tax evadors
04/16/2013
Europe's fight against tax havens still has far to go
Recent tax scandals have portrayed the inefficiency of the European Union to nail down offshore tax-dodgers and the necessity for an automatic exchange of information.
04/15/2013
Threat of 'wealth tax' on holiday homes
Britons who own homes in Spain and other troubled eurozone states could face a new "wealth tax" to help fund future bail-outs, influential German economists have suggested.
04/15/2013
French MPs declare wealth in armchairs, watches and kayaks
Historic exercise known as Le Grand Déballage raises eyebrows with assets from €4,500 armchair to carbon canoes revealed
04/14/2013
Merkel and Cameron lay groundwork for tax evasion fight
Both Merkel and Cameron want the EU to have an "ambitious offer on the table" when talks get underway with the US on trade deals later this year.
04/14/2013
Wealth tax to pay for EU bail-outs
Wealthy households would face new taxes on property and other assets under German plans to prop up the struggling eurozone
04/11/2013
Germany wants 'tax FBI'
In the light of recent offshore tax evasion revelations, the German government needed more enforcement capability to pursue scofflaws.