11/16/2014
After Labour peer Lord Winston raised concerns about the effect of the Mansion Tax on charitable giving, could Scotland’s new Land and Buildings Transaction Tax provide a suitable substitute?
11/16/2014
In this edition of Baker Tilly’s weekly round-up of the most important tax news, we cover the latest developments…
11/14/2014
The new European Commission President took political responsibility yesterday for Luxembourg’s role in helping global companies to avoid taxes, and Germany urged swift action to fight tax evasion in Europe.
11/14/2014
As the G20 prepares to meet in Australia with tax crackdown as the key reform, the Dutch government denies a coffee giant deal.
11/13/2014
The BEPS Project aims to create a coherent set of international tax rules to end the erosion of national tax bases and the artificial shifting of profits to jurisdictions solely to avoid paying tax.
11/13/2014
We are hosting a breakfast briefing on Friday 21 November covering key US tax topics and developments of which investment managers and other corporate service providers should be aware, including the US political environment and other changes to which the
11/13/2014
European commission president, who was finance minister of Luxembourg for 20 years, breaks silence on revelations that Grand Duchy exploited tax loopholes
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