03/09/2018
EU set to add Bahamas, US Virgin Islands to tax haven blacklist
The grey list includes dozens of jurisdictions from all over the world.
Tax
03/09/2018
Changes to non-dom tax legislation: Saffery Champness
The Finance Bill, which will take effect from 6 April 2018, provides revised legislation regarding the recycling of benefits from offshore trusts via non-resident beneficiaries and the tax treatment of distributions to close family members of the settlor.
03/07/2018
Andersen Global Announces inks two Collaboration deals in Poland
A2Z Tax & Legal specializes in tax, legal, transfer pricing, consultancy services, including VAT consultancy, due diligence, customs consultancy, mergers & acquisitions, labor law, administrative law and valuation.
03/07/2018
HMRC warns offshore tax dodgers
Anyone with offshore assets is being warned to make sure they disclose them, or they could face new, tougher penalties.
03/06/2018
Sir Bradley Wiggins put money into ‘shocking’ Cup Trust tax avoidance plan
The charity was closed down by the Charity Commission last year after this newspaper exposed how it was used by wealthy donors in a scam designed to avoid tens of millions of pounds in tax.
03/05/2018
Pension trustees more alert to fraud risks but complacency remains survey finds
Meanwhile, almost two thirds of trustees (64 per cent) reported that they had received fraud risk training within the last year, up from just one in five (22 per cent) last year.
03/02/2018
New Dutch policy on tax evasion and avoidance published
The specific new legislative rules included in the policy will need to be approved by Dutch Parliament in the next couple of years and are therefore subject to discussion and potential changes.
03/02/2018
MEPs continue crackdown on tax avoidance
MEPs have taken EU finance ministers to task over their decision to remove eight countries from the tax haven blacklist just one month after it was first published
03/02/2018
Maltese MEPs don’t want new tax committee ‘wasting resources’ on Malta’s tax system
MEPs have set up a new committee to investigate tax avoidance practices across the EU: Malta could be a target
02/26/2018
Offshore companies owning UK residential property
New UK tax considerations in 2018
02/22/2018
Time Running Out For Offshore Tax Dodgers
RTC has no minimum cut-off value, so all taxpayers with unpaid offshore tax need to make a disclosure.
02/21/2018
Incoming FCA chair admits using tax avoidance scheme
The next chair of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority said he made an “error in judgement” when he used a tax avoidance film scheme promoted by Ingenious, a firm that has lost several court battles against HM Revenue & Customs.
02/20/2018
Surprise dip in tax from offshore-held property
HM Revenue & Customs has reported a surprise drop in the annual tax enveloped dwellings (ATED) take, which is payable mainly by companies that own UK residential property valued at £500,000 or above.
02/20/2018
HSBC Says Swiss Bank Tax Probe Could Cost More Than $1.5 Billion
The bank paid the French government 300 million euros ($370 million) in November to settle allegations that it helped clients hide assets from local tax authorities.
02/19/2018
Why we pay too much inheritance tax
The Inland Revenue is filling its coffers off the back of people’s lack of understanding of the rules. We answer your questions
02/19/2018
Gibraltar Marks 25th Year of HNWI Residency Scheme
Holders of Category 2 status are liable to income tax on only the first GBP80,000 of income.
02/14/2018
Explain your wealth or have it seized
Despite the picture painted in the BBC’s recent McMafia series, the UK is not necessarily awash of dubious foreign wealth. But what is the UK doing to clampdown on money laundering and increase transparency?
02/12/2018
Retrial for tax-dodging French ex-minister
The 65-year-old appealed his three-year sentence
02/09/2018
European Commission threatens UK with sanctions if no tax code agreement
There will no longer be a legal requirement for the UK to exchange information with EU member states on tax matters
02/08/2018
Paradise Papers: EU parliament votes to launch tax inquiry
Taxe 3 inquiry marks a further threat from the EU to the UK’s network of offshore tax havens