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Calls for probe into Jose Mourinho 'tax haven' claims

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo is another high profile name in football who is accused of having allegedly moved money to a "tax haven".

Revealed: Coutts managed tax haven firms for controversial clients

The information was uncovered in the Panama Papers, a database of 11.5m documents leaked from the archives of the offshore law firm Mossack Fonseca.

Hungary adds transaction tax rebate to 2017 stimulus mix

The tax had been due to raise 202.5 billion forints ($690 million) in 2017.

HMRC 'haven't played with a straight bat' in KPMG case, claims counsel

The four executives are challenging the legality of the searches carried out at their homes and offices.

No let up for HNWs from the taxman

The National Audit Office’s recent re-evaluation of HNWs will see HMRC taking ever greater interest in their affairs says Hannah Blakey.

EP Panama inquiry committee granted permission to come to Malta

Alternattiva Demokratika chairperson Arnold Cassola says European Parliament committee probing money laundering, tax evasion and tax avoidance coming to Malta in early 2017

EU Mulls ‘Substance Test’ to Determine Zero-Rate Tax Havens

Member countries “generally agree that the absence of a corporate tax system, zero or almost zero rate of taxation does not automatically mean that a jurisdiction encourages offshore activities”

Cyprus: Changes In Tax Regime For Directors And Other Officers

Acceptance of a position on purely personal grounds does not of itself create an economic activity

What has HMRC ever done for us?

If we want to encourage workers from abroad to come to the UK – and it still seems to be government policy to do so – we have to ensure that they are properly treated.

Autumn Statement 2016: Private Client Announcements - Wedlake Bell

This will make it easier for such individuals to inwardly invest in UK businesses.

New Estonian govt planning to impose bank tax

The new coalition is also planning to restrict tax-free taking out of profits from Estonia.

Bankers Are Suffering From a Bad Case of Trapped Capital: Gadfly

Your home regulator and cost of funding would decide where you took your global business, with intra-company transactions smoothing the flow of capital.

Revenue hires to delve into multinationals

It follows moves at a global level to clamp down on tax avoidance strategies and close off loopholes.

SMP Accounting & Tax - UK Autumn Statement 2016

On Wednesday 23rd November Phillip Hammond issued his first UK Autumn Statement.

Wot no rabbit? by George Bull

This was by no means a dull Autumn Statement, nor was it particularly short, but if we exclude the re-announcement of measures introduced in the March 2016 Budget, it was definitely light on new tax content.

Tax avoidance 'enablers' on Hammond's radar

Measures include a requirement for intermediaries and service providers with UK clients to register with HMRC.

Taxpayers face losses of £27bn for bailing out banks

Fall in lenders’ shares after Brexit vote prompts watchdog to revise costs

British taxpayers face 27 billion pound loss from bank bailout

Taxpayers face a 32.4 billion pound loss on the value of the government's shares in Royal Bank of Scotland.

Personal Tax Inspectors – The Ultimate Status Symbols

Around 6,000 inquiries are open into their tax affairs.

Taxing times: a starting gun on 'corporate tax wars'?

The implications for the rest of Europe are less clear cut.