10/22/2018
World’s Biggest Banks Helped Clients Steal $63 Billion in Taxes in Europe
Dubbed the Cumex Files, the investigation reviewed 180,000 secret documents from banks, stock traders and law firms over a period of more than a year.
Tax
10/22/2018
Returning expats face property tax bombshell
Wales and Scotland have different rules on stamp duty.
10/21/2018
10 things every rural business should know about Making Tax Digital
This follows the launch of the Making VAT Digital pilot earlier this week by HMRC, inviting more than half a million businesses to try it.
10/21/2018
Global InSight Moving together. Making tomorrow.
This change was confirmed by the finance minister and the tax administration on September 4, 2018, following several weeks of mixed messages.
10/21/2018
Making Tax Digital – what does it mean for your UK business?
The first phase of MTD begins on 1 April 2019, with the implementation of MTD for VAT.
10/18/2018
Vistra further solidifies presence in Ireland
With offices in Dublin and Shannon, Vistra Ireland helps clients forge their future success in Ireland with a comprehensive range of service offerings:
10/17/2018
Haven’s above: How ‘no deal’ Brexit could bring tax hikes or tax haven status by Chris Etherington
The hope, presumably, is that by lowering income taxes, the UK economy will receive a shot in the arm by supporting existing wealth-creators and attracting new ones.
10/17/2018
EisnerAmper opens London office
Littlewood spoke with humor and with passion to an invited audience of 250 business leaders from across the spectrum of financial services and investment management firms.
10/12/2018
EU transaction tax ‘very likely’ after Brexit
Schroders economist Azad Zangana says tax harmonisation also on the cards with France in the driving seat
10/10/2018
Tax purge slashes flow of offshore pension cash
Charges on transfers to Qrops schemes cut to £1.4m in 2017-18
10/09/2018
Grant Thornton to create 48 jobs in Belfast
"More recently, we have witnessed a significant uplift in the provision of strategic consulting advice, including in relation to Brexit"
10/08/2018
HMRC tax move killing off Qrop transfers
When the 25 per cent tax charge for Qrops transfers was introduced in the March 2017 Budget, the government published figures suggesting that the charges would raise £65m for the Exchequer in 2017 to 2018.
10/07/2018
Where in the World Is Denmark’s $2 Billion?
This outpost of SKAT, as the I.R.S. in Denmark is known, seems an improbable setting for what the authorities call one of the great financial crimes in the country’s history.
10/05/2018
Belgium: New register of ultimate beneficial owners introduced
Those responsible for reporting UBO information must provide a complete and accurate identification of UBOs
10/05/2018
Liechtenstein, Peru removed from “grey” list of noncooperative jurisdictions
The listing process is part of the EU's initiative to tackle tax avoidance and evasion and promote fairer taxation, within the EU and globally
10/03/2018
Past tax advice cannot justify offshore non-compliance
Reasonable excuse less likely to work as mitigation under failure to correct regime
10/03/2018
HMRC wins capital gains tax battle
Private residence relief exempts a taxpayer from capital gains tax if they sell a property which has been their main residency for the time in which it was owned.
10/03/2018
Could an increase in stamp duty for non-UK residents work in practice? by Andrew Hubbard
But is tax residence the most appropriate test?
10/02/2018
55% of FTSE100 currently fail to publicly mention tax evasion
Failure to comply with the new law could result in unlimited financial penalties, ancillary orders such as confiscation orders or serious crime prevention orders, and serious reputational damage.
10/01/2018
'Game over': Macquarie's German tax scandal
Even with such a return, there had been a detailed approval process of convincing the Macquarie Bank board and its chief executive Nicholas Moore that the deal was worth the risks.