- Managers of Wealth - Europe - Wealth, private banking and asset management news and opinion

Declare offshore wealth? Russia tycoons would rather ship themselves off shore

No official data has been made public on how many people have given up Russian residency to escape the law

Ireland at the heart of football tax probes

Cristiano Ronaldo and Mourinho have used Dublin to manage image rights cash

Number Of Top Rate Taxpayers Jumps By A Third

The reasons for the rise are cited as higher salaries and a reduction in pension contribution relief.

KPMG delivers new bombshell to partners over taxman's unpaid bill

KPMG wrote to hundreds of UK partners last week to outline tax bills running to tens of thousands of pounds, Sky News learns.

Thousands of British expats could face tax penalties for undeclared cash: report

Banks, building societies, insurance companies and investment companies are required to provide HMRC with data about their overseas clients’ accounts — including balances — by the end of today.

New Bamako Cardinal Allegedly Conceals Millions in Switzerland

Funds were then channeled from those through different banks before being eventually placed at seven accounts with the HSBC Private Bank in Geneva, Switzerland.

Celebrity film scheme to appeal £700m tax case decision

"Innocent investors went in on advice and if anyone has been immoral and unfair it's HMRC," reports UK newspaper the Daily Mail.

Grant Thornton on hiring spree in Ireland

Accountancy firm Grant Thornton is to create 250 new jobs in Ireland over the next 18 months.

Andersen Tax & Legal Launches in Germany

Eventually, all three locations will operate as Andersen Tax & Legal.

Prevention Better Than A Cure?

A company will commit the UK tax offence if a person associated with it criminally facilitates evasion of UK tax by another.

Beckham-backed film funding firm loses fight against £700m tax bill

Ingenious, whose investors also include Gary Lineker and which has backed films such as Avatar, says it will contest ruling

Swiss Spy Suspected of Monitoring German Tax Investigators

This exchange would effectively put an end to the secret Swiss bank accounts you often hear about in the news and movies.

Tax office quiet about Panama papers mishap

The secretary of state insisted, however, not to expect any great results in terms of tax collection, particularly since the transfers to the offshore accounts.

EU targets lawyers in tax-avoidance clampdown

Brussels is preparing to crack down on lawyers and accountants running tax-avoidance schemes for clients.

EU Commission Head Juncker to Address Committee on Money Laundering

The scandal over tax evasion schemes used by various financial institutions erupted in 2015.

Ukrainians crack down on Scottish tax-haven companies

Several SLPs have been named in Ukrainian criminal cases

Commission welcomes adoption of new rules to block #TaxAvoidance

Today’s agreement will ensure that companies cannot avoid taxation by abusing mismatches between countries’ tax treatment of certain income or entities

Leak reveals Denmark's richest families have a quarter of their wealth stashed in tax havens

A broad majority in Parliament has joined colleagues in the EU in taking measures to combat the use of tax havens.

Commission adopts new rules to block tax avoidance

Stops companies abusing tax mismatches between countries

Japan, Iceland reach basic agreement on tax convention

The convention is hoping to boost mutual investment and encourage economic exchange.