02/25/2015
UK Pension Tax Changes Significant For Expats
Major changes to the tax treatment of private pension lump sums will come into effect in April 2015 and may be especially relevant for those who want to use the cash to relocate abroad.
02/25/2015
Faced with the furore over the alleged involvement by HSBC in alleged tax evasion, politicians have been falling over themselves to propose a clampdown.
02/25/2015
HSBC CEO Stuart Gilliver will give evidence today alongside HSBC Chairman Douglas Flint with regard to allegations by Briitsh authorities that he has been party to tax avoidance
02/25/2015
Swiss asset managers, faced with the prospect of an exodus of Italian funds, have won a reprieve.
02/24/2015
Switzerland expects in the future to sign a deal with Germany to automatically exchange tax information
02/24/2015
Tax investigators and police have raided commercial offices in Germany as they looked into allegations of large-scale tax evasion with regard to profits made in Luxembourg. Commerzbank was at the center of the searches.
02/23/2015
The HSBC chief has UK non-domiciled tax status, allowing him to keep offshore income and capital gains out of the British tax net, because he is domiciled for tax purposes in Hong Kong, even though his job is based in London
02/23/2015
Former minister suspended by the PN
02/22/2015
HM Revenue & Customs is likely to address doubts surrounding the IHT-exemption of fully-flexible QROPS with a “wide review” into how overseas pensions are taxed
02/22/2015
Britain's government will consider introducing a law which would punish banks and accountants for helping people evade tax in the wake of the HSBC SwissLeaks claims
02/20/2015
The chancellor says the allegations are very serious but that such decisions are a matter for the prosecuting authorities
02/20/2015
This agreement, between the Algerian and British governments, is meant to encourage trading and investments between the two countries.
02/20/2015
Singapore and France signed an amended Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation to lower withholding tax rates for dividends and new anti-abuse provisions.
02/20/2015
The hysteria provoked by the recent HSBC data theft brings to mind some of the excesses of the McCarthy era. Yes, there is a real debate to be had, but in such a febrile atmosphere, individuals, businesses and UK plc could all be caught in the crossfire.
02/19/2015
HSBC’s London office earned millions of pounds in fees by creating some of Britain’s largest tax avoidance schemes
02/19/2015
Figures obtained by Pinsent Masons showed a 45% increase in the number of requests for information made by overseas governments as part of their own tax evasion investigations in 2013.
02/19/2015
With so much attention on FATCA in recent times, the financial services industry could be forgiven for seeing it as the most obtrusive regulation ever imposed.
02/19/2015
High-net-worth investors using property tax relief schemes without proper advice may get hit with requests for accelerated payment, Marios Gregori, tax partner at BDO, has warned.
02/19/2015
Barclays, Lloyds and RBS are poised to announce aggregate bonus awards of approximately £2.8bn, Sky News learns.
02/17/2015
New poll in the wake of HSBC revelations finds 52% of voters want less mercy shown to rich avoiding their dues