05/16/2013
Russia to Join FATCA Tax Watchdog
We agreed that this matter will be considered at expert level
Tax
05/14/2013
OECD sees action on corporate tax avoidance
International leaders are moving closer to taking action on corporate tax avoidance
05/13/2013
Austria edges towards ending banking secrecy
Austria has been the last EU holdout on bank secrecy after Luxembourg changed tack last month
05/13/2013
Finance ministers fail to reach deal on tax avoidance
But they agree mandate for Commission to negotiate on bank transparency with five non-EU countries.
05/12/2013
G7 nations agree to tackle tax evasion
Finance ministers meeting in UK say collective action is needed to ensure firms and individuals pay the tax they owe.
05/12/2013
BDO bolsters Business Restructuring practice with hire of ex Big 4 practitioner
He was one of KPMG’s most experienced restructuring specialists with 20 years in this field, the last 12 as a partner, working on complex UK and international cases.
05/12/2013
International tax charter published
Taxpayer rights and responsibilities aims to work as a blue print for a better tax system that can be adapted
05/11/2013
UK's top companies condemned for prolific use of tax havens
Raising fresh concerns about the full extent of corporate tax avoidance
05/08/2013
UK tax evasion action hunt identifies 100 individuals
A joint investigation by the UK, the US and Australia to identify those using offshore tax havens to hide wealth has uncovered more than 100 people.
05/07/2013
Why the UK could become ‘tax advantageous’ location
The UK is set to emerge as a tax haven as other countries impose more punitive regimes and wealth starts to shift from the emerging markets to the West.
05/07/2013
Tax scandal threatens charity donations
Donors were suspected of claiming millions in tax relief through an abuse of the Gift Aid scheme
05/06/2013
Belgium offers diamond traders tax amnesty deal
A lawyer representing some of the diamond traders accused of tax evasion is advising his clients to reject the offer made by the government
05/01/2013
Google faces second Parliament grilling on UK tax avoidance
His company’s sales team were based in Ireland and that the job of its UK staff was merely to market Google
05/01/2013
HMRC accused of letting Goldmans off £20m tax to avoid 'major embarrassment' to Chancellor
They are accused of letting Goldman Sachs off £20m in tax in a "sweetheart" deal
04/30/2013
'There will be more wealth confiscation, without a doubt'
European politicians will take the "easy option" of taking money from the rich rather than raising taxes
04/29/2013
'Sweetheart' tax deals worth over £1bn each
Individual secret agreements drawn up between tax officials and corporations to settle disputes
04/28/2013
Top soccer manager’s secret Swiss account stuns Germany
A former football star himself who is at once loved and loathed across Germany for his outspoken opinions on sports and politics, said he had voluntarily alerted tax authorities in January that he held the Swiss account.
04/28/2013
Tax avoidance: Treasury minister dismisses 'absurd' warning that HMRC is ‘too cosy’ with accountancy giants
Big Four ‘outgun’ HMRC in tax avoidance battle
04/28/2013
Deutsche Bank's Fitschen: Zero Tolerance for Tax Evasion-Report
Germany's largest bank has established very restrictive measures against tax evasion
04/28/2013
Financial Transaction Tax 'may add to eurozone’s debt woes’
The world’s largest banks have warned European finance ministers that plans to impose a Financial Transactions Tax could deepen the Continent’s sovereign debt crisis. In a strongly-worded letter, the International Banking Federation also