11/12/2014
Russia is aiming to clamp down on the use of foreign offshore tax shelters in a new tax policy as part of President Putin's "deoffshorisation" campaign which was launched in 2012.
11/12/2014
President Francois Hollande's government plans to remove a tax break currently available for banks as part of a package of additional measures aimed at getting the European Commission's green light for its deficit-reduction efforts.
11/11/2014
PwC statement in response to media reports on tax advice in Luxembourg
The recent reports in the media on tax advice in Luxembourg co-ordinated by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) are based on partial, incomplete information dating back four years or more, which was illegally obtained.
11/10/2014
Tax probe judge had account with offshore scandal bank - claim
Ex-ministers among figures named in Ansbacher dossier
11/10/2014
TD says committee must find out why relevant authorities did not do their job
11/10/2014
The 2009 deal involved an investment by private equity group Permira in one of News Corp’s most controversial businesses, the Israeli-based technology company NDS Group.
11/10/2014
The UK is drowning in a tide of greed and complacency
Big Four accountancy firms escape retribution for their role in tax avoidance work as they are 'too big to close'
11/10/2014
This publication provides a brief overview of the expected impact on entities incorporated in the Cayman Islands
11/10/2014
A record amount of unpaid tax has been recovered from avoidance schemes, evasion and fraud by HMRC’s top team of specialist investigators – up by almost a quarter in the past year, says Pinsent Masons, the international law firm.
11/10/2014
The Luxembourg officials and advisers quoted insist that such deals are fully legal
11/07/2014
How about a cake sale to help the rich pay their taxes?
Then all householders would contribute, in proportion to the value of their property. We once had such a tax. It was called domestic rates and was the nearest thing we had to a wealth tax.
11/07/2014
Brazilian Banks Cut Secret Deal with Luxembourg to Save $90.2M in Tax
These legal secret deals feature complex financial structures designed to create drastic tax reductions.
11/07/2014
Grand Duchy advertises itself as ‘business-friendly’ haven amid leak showing it helped multinationals save millions in tax
11/06/2014
British buyers are being tempted back to the French property market thanks to the strong British pound and access to cheap loans, but there’s a nasty sting in the tail in the form of local taxes.
11/06/2014
A new report about Luxembourg again underscores the magnet working of low tax bases for corporate money streams.
11/06/2014
UK Disclosure Facilities - Background
11/05/2014
Switzerland's First Tax Info Exchange Pacts To Take Effect
Switzerland's tax information exchange agreements with Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man have entered into force and will be effective from January 1, 2015.
11/05/2014
The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes, where the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (‘MCAA’) was signed, was attended by 39 ministers, constituting the largest gathering of ministers to take join
11/05/2014
The EIB countered that the country did not feature on the OECD black list of secretive jurisdictions when it closed the contract on the project in 2012
11/05/2014
While it’s been the long-term goal of the EU to harmonise the VAT system across Member States, it seems there’s very little harmony when it comes to agreeing the standardised EU VAT return.