11/06/2015
Update on UK disclosure facilities - SMP
This means that time is rapidly running out for UK taxpayers to make a disclosure of any UK tax irregularities to HM Revenue & Customs under the current facilities.
Tax
11/04/2015
Are HMRC bad losers? By George Bull
After losing a number of court cases in recent years, HMRC now has to repay compound interest to companies that were unlawfully required to pay VAT under a “mistake of law”. However, the Department has now announced that these repayments will
11/03/2015
German state buys USB said to hold evidence of €600m in tax avoidance
North Rhine-Westphalia pays €5m for information on tax avoidance and illegal deals, according to Der Spiegel
11/03/2015
Police raid German FA on suspicion of tax evasion over 2006 World Cup
Prosecutors in Frankfurt investigating suspicion of serious tax evasion’
11/02/2015
Rafael Benitez among sports celebrities embroiled in new tax investigation
HMRC is investigating £200m investments into a renewable energy firm as it clamps down on tax avoidance schemes
10/27/2015
Guernsey States Propose Changes to the Income Tax Legislation
The States of Guernsey has recently announced proposed amendments to the Income Tax Legislation that will be discussed at the States meeting starting on 25 November 2015.
10/26/2015
Baker Tilly rebrands with global identity
The consultancy group said it would adopt the RSM name and logo from today across its 35 UK offices in a bid to strengthen its position in the mid-market.
10/23/2015
The taxman cometh
It promises to prise open the secretive affairs of those who are evading tax, and to play a part in reducing the so-called “tax gaps” of governments struggling with stubbornly high fiscal deficits.
10/23/2015
Revenue given ‘significant’ new powers to tackle tax evaders
Finance Bill gives agency scope to secure information from third parties and banks
10/22/2015
After Blow to Europe Tax Havens, Some Promise More Staying Power
Yet the Netherlands is on pace to maintain its attractiveness as a tax-friendly address for multinationals, said several tax advisers to big companies.
10/21/2015
Country-by-country reporting requires tax authorities to raise their game too by Rebecca Reading
The UK’s new legislation on country-by-country reporting will initially be a compliance burden for multinationals, but tax authorities will also have to raise their game to ensure that the correct amount of tax – and no more – is collect
10/21/2015
Non-UK Domiciliaries and Loans - Deloitte
On 4 August 2014 HMRC changed their practice with regard to loans taken out using previously unremitted foreign income and gains as collateral, where the loan proceeds were remitted to the UK.
10/16/2015
Luxembourg to abolish its IP regime and to amend its net wealth tax
In his speech, the Minister of Finance also mentioned again the planned tax reform for 2017
10/16/2015
Home is where the tax haven is…
The figures, based on data acquired by the Eye for property transactions in 2012, 2013 and 2014 and analysed alongside market statistics by data-savvy London estate agency
10/16/2015
Taxman slithers for Italian star
Canale 5 stalwart Ezio Greggio pays €45,000 fine to avoid jail sentence for tax evasion
10/15/2015
Commerzbank agrees with prosecutors on fine for tax evasion - report
Germany's second biggest bank by market value is the country's third lender after Hypovereinsbank and HSH Nordbank to be fined for illicit business in Luxembourg and Panama.
10/11/2015
Renzi revives Italy’s €410bn wealth fund
These are the new headquarters of the Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, the country’s €410bn sovereign wealth fund.
10/11/2015
The golden age of central banks is at an end – is it time for tax and spend?
The IMF appears fixed on interest rates and QE to boost the global economy but just as homeowners take on larger mortgages when rates are low, governments can also sustain higher deficits
10/08/2015
OECD report is not the last word on Ireland's FDI corporation tax regime
The OECD reckons that governments are losing out on at least €213bn per year from aggressive tax planning by multinationals.
10/07/2015
Russian 2015 tax revolution - Withers
For many years international tax planning for Russian inbound and outbound investments, and wealth planning for Russian resident individuals, was rather straightforward.