03/27/2014
MPs tell Barclays' tax haven to get out of Africa
Thirteen MPs have tabled an early day motion condemning the "negative impact" of Barclays' offshore tax avoidance in Africa.
03/26/2014
The EU 28 formally adopted the revised Savings Tax Directive on March 24, 2014
03/25/2014
Implementation of the new legislation will provide the Russian tax authorities with legal mechanisms for taxing international corporate and private structures.
03/25/2014
Thousands of ‘accidental Americans' could be unwittingly caught by the Foreign Accounting and Tax Compliance Act from July, leaving them exposed to US tax liabilities, Vestra Wealth has warned.
03/24/2014
Ghana and Denmark have signed a Double Taxation Agreement, moving the bilateral cooperation between the two countries to another level.
03/21/2014
A radical shake-up of the UK's pensions and savings industry could be the trigger for suitors to look afresh at deals in the asset management industry, even if they can be hard to secure.
03/21/2014
All 28 EU member states have now signed up to an agreement to combat tax evasion after Austria and Luxembourg dropped their objections to a plan first mooted in 2008, officials say.
03/20/2014
To pay Norwegian tax of 1% of the global net wealth including on the family house, cars, bank savings, shares, etc. situated outside Norway may come as a surprise for many foreigners working in Norway.
03/20/2014
The new agreement is based on the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Model Tax Convention and provides for the exchange of information in accordance with the relevant articles thereof. The agreement will take effect once it has been rat
03/20/2014
Bulgaria’s cabinet, at a scheduled meeting on March 19, approved a draft agreement between Bulgaria and India on the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of income tax evasion.
03/20/2014
The Omani-Belgian Businessmen Forum on Wednesday major agreements here to strengthen business and trade relations between the countries.
03/19/2014
Steßl suggested that a 5 percent surcharge should be imposed on undeclared assets above EUR50,000
03/19/2014
Tax experts who have been studying France’s new tax regime for wealthy individuals are likening its treatment of trusts to elements of America’s much-criticised FATCA regulations.
03/18/2014
The deputy finance minister added Russia’s “reaction to the initiative will be positive, Russia will participate in the negotiations and will enter into agreements."
03/18/2014
Hitherto, the consistency with which Greek citizens meet their tax obligations has perhaps not been noted by the rest of the planet as being among their strong suits.
03/18/2014
THE ownership of Leeds United was thrown into chaos this morning after reports that prospective owner Massimo Cellino had been found guilty of tax evasion by an Italian court.
03/14/2014
The young Ukrainian ex-billionaire Serhiy Kurchenko, now widely suspected of being a front man for overthrown President Viktor Yanukovych’s family, clearly liked offshore destinations.
03/14/2014
Jersey and the Kingdom of Belgium signed a tax information exchange agreement at the Residence of the Ambassador for the Kingdom in London today
03/13/2014
‘Clients should use charity tax breaks’
The divisional director for tax and technical support at St James’s Place said clients could make significant savings on their tax bills by making donations.
03/13/2014
Germany agreed to allocate 124.5 million euros to Georgia of which 115 million are a soft loan, and 9.5 million a grant on the basis of the agreement on financial cooperation.