05/25/2017
Malta's tax rules 'compliant' with EU legal principles
Tax system not harmful, discriminatory or secretive
Tax
05/24/2017
EU Council Adopts Directive For Resolving Double Tax Rows
The council, comprised of the heads of state of the 28 member countries and the president of the European Commission, adopted a directive that requires dispute resolution mechanisms in double taxation controversies to be mandatory and binding with clear d
05/23/2017
PwC on the money with Close Brothers audit win
PwC is to take over from Deloitte as auditor of FTSE 250 UK merchant banking group Close Brothers following a formal tender process
05/23/2017
Andersen Tax Makes Debut in Poland
Under the name Andersen Tax, the firm will continue to provide tax and accounting services to businesses and individuals in the areas of transfer pricing, international tax law, direct and indirect taxes and real estate tax.
05/23/2017
Malta chairs 'awkward' EU talks on tax dodging
The minister, who said last Sunday that the Malta Files were "fake news", said on Tuesday that they contained nothing new because "you don't leak public data which is freely available online".
05/22/2017
UK leader steps up adviser clampdown over tax avoidance
We will legislate for tougher regulation of tax advisory firms.
05/22/2017
Dutch banks tighten rules for trust offices after Panama Papers
Details of the changes were found in internal documents of Holland Quaestor, the sector lobby group, obtained by the Financieele Dagblad the paper said on Monday.
05/21/2017
Formula 1 pays just £7m in tax despite having underlying profits of £350 million
The interest is used to reduce the profits for tax purposes under an agreement struck with Revenue & Customs in 2008.
05/20/2017
Muscat vows solid defence over Malta Files
If we don’t present a common front, irrespective of our political colour, it would endanger investment and jobs in Malta.
05/18/2017
UK advisers turning to law firms as IHT changes bite
A third of advisers say they are considering strengthening links with lawyers, while 22% are already working with legal firms.
05/15/2017
UBS is dispute with UK taxman
The skirmish is the latest in a long-running dispute with the taxman over losses suffered by banks during the financial crisis.
05/14/2017
Malta is no Panama
Calling Malta the “Panama of Europe”, he warned that “tax evaders” and “tax tricksters” could no longer count on doing what they were doing undetected.
05/13/2017
Labour announces £26bn raid on City of London with Robin Hood Tax
They warned that pensioners and savers with investments would be hit as much as bankers while the public would face higher interest rates as a result.
05/12/2017
Row ignites after Germany slams 'tax haven' Malta
The small island state responded immediately by questioning the minister's claim altogether.
05/12/2017
Dividend Tax-Free Allowance Cut 'Risks Family Businesses'
The group called on the government to abandon the plan.
05/11/2017
Norway's $940 billion wealth fund eyes possible repatriation of tax haven subsidiaries
The fund was not cited in the Panama Papers and there is no suggestion that the fund has done anything illegal.
05/10/2017
Data leak reveals details of 70,000 offshore firms in Malta - German state minister
'Malta is the Panama of Europe,' says NRW minister Walter-Borjans
05/10/2017
Russia, Japan To Sign New Double Tax Agreement
The text of the agreement has yet to be released.
05/09/2017
Election of Macron seen as positive for the French property market
He says he is confident but his movement En Marche is not an official political party needs to win seats in the country’s Parliament if he is to be able to govern effectively.
05/08/2017
KPMG launches finance option for SMEs
This new launch will provide independent competition to the broker market, and is the latest service provided by KPMG Enterprise.