07/06/2018
HMRC under fire over leaping to legal action
The institute argued this was because HMRC was chasing the greatest amount of tax revenue.
Tax
07/05/2018
Requirement to Correct tax due on offshore assets
The RTC applies to people who pay tax in the UK and relates to Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax or Inheritance Tax for any period where HMRC could raise a review as at 6 April 2017.
07/05/2018
Blick Rothenberg acquires private tax client practice
Westleton Drake, is a specialist private client tax practice, focusing on advising High Net Worth US families, executives and entrepreneurial business.
07/04/2018
Jersey signs double tax agreement with UK
This new Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) replaces an existing agreement from 1952.
07/04/2018
Cyprus – Luxembourg double tax treaty entered into force
This treaty is based on the latest international standards in terms of avoidance of double non-taxation and exchange of information. I
07/04/2018
Higher offshore tax evasion penalties explained
Each type of infraction is sub-divided into three categories: non-deliberate, deliberate, and deliberate and concealed.
07/02/2018
Taxpayers down €1.8bn as volatile markets hit banks
The Government will not see a return of the money sunk into Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide
07/02/2018
Mid-tier accountants Smith & Williamson post strong growth ahead of anticipated float
Last year Smith & Williamson had a round of unsuccessful merger talks with investment manager Rathbones.
07/02/2018
Guy Wildenstein cleared of tax evasion for a second time in Paris
Franco-American scion of art dealing dynasty was accused of hiding art and other property worth hundreds of millions of euros from French authorities
07/02/2018
Now the tax man is coming for average earners - so beware the financial 'cliff-edge'
In recent years British taxpayers have enjoyed welcome increases to the tax-free personal allowance and the amount they can inherit free of tax.
07/02/2018
Greeks turn to bank cards for tax avoidance
An employee holds a credit card in a shop in Athens, Greece, on June 30, 2018. The use of plastic money and electronic transactions in Greece have soared after the capital controls, according to a survey released in Athens, as two years since the introduc
07/02/2018
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There has recently been an increased investment in the Island's financial intelligence and enforcement agencies, while the submission also draws attention to the publication of the Financial Crime Strategy.
06/29/2018
OECD launches largest source of comparable tax revenue data
“It is a vital foundation for tax policy reform and in supporting efforts to raise domestic resources to fund development”.
06/28/2018
Hobby or investment?
The taxation of trophy assets
06/27/2018
HMRC Needs To Do More To Stem Tax Avoidance
CIOT also points out that ‘non-compliance’ is the same if tax avoidance or evasion happens on or offshore, which makes punishing expats and offshore taxpayers unfair.
06/26/2018
Double tax-treaties draw Henderson Far East back to London
This is due to ‘the greater number of double tax-treaty agreements between the UK and overseas jurisdictions’ that means companies are only taxed once, not twice.
06/25/2018
ING Belgium accused of helping Russian oligarchs avoid tax
Strawman companies are registered in tax haven companies, but consist of nothing more than a postbox address.
06/25/2018
Not so innocent abroad: taxman targets income from foreign holiday lets
Big new financial penalties loom for people hiding any overseas earningsr
06/21/2018
The auditor of Citi, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank was tipped off before regulatory inspection
Court filings: KPMG employees would receive bonuses if their engagements received no comments from inspectors
06/19/2018
Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo agrees €18.8m fine in tax case - sources
The final agreement has still to be signed off on both sides -- and Ronaldo's camp may yet get the prison sentence element removed in exchange for a higher fine.