09/29/2016
Belgium tries to fix one of Europe’s most skewed tax systems
PM Charles Michel aims to rebalance system to support people on low to medium incomes
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09/29/2016
France Requests Bank Data From Switzerland In Tax Probe
The request letter states that the value of the assets may represent a several billion euro shortfall for the French Treasury
09/28/2016
DFID rapped by aid watchdog over international tax avoidance efforts
A number of key issues for the world’s poorer nations, such as bilateral tax treaties.
09/28/2016
RSM UK predicts future tax trends by George Bull
A new OECD report “Tax Policy Reforms in the OECD” reviews the tax reforms which were announced, legislated or implemented by OECD member states during 2015.
09/27/2016
Malta taxation on income and gains derived from intellectual property
As an international financial services centre, Malta provides for various fiscal incentives both to Malta companies and also to their shareholders. This makes Malta a very tax efficient jurisdiction where to set up companies to hold intellectual property
09/27/2016
Malta’s Refundable Tax Credit System
No tax is refunded which represents tax paid on profits which would have been allocated to the UA, IPA or FTA.
09/26/2016
Germany's 'James Bond' goes on trial over tax evasion
will asked to account for the operation of several bank offshore accounts, in Luxembourg, Liechtenstein and the Bahamas under aliases.
09/23/2016
Five Icelanders named in new leaked Bahama Papers
The Bahama Papers are a list of thousands of Bahamas-registered companies.
09/23/2016
Tax Free Cash Is A Driver For Expats Switching To QROPS
A QROPS has a 30% tax-free payment
09/22/2016
Leaks reveal Amber Rudd's involvement in Bahamas offshore firms
She was also involved in a company prospecting for diamonds in Siberia that was traded on a notoriously unregulated stock exchange.
09/22/2016
EU says no new wave of tax investigations against US companies
Vestager had triggered fears of new wave of scrutiny with weekend tweet
09/21/2016
EU Expects Tax Avoidance Fight to Reaffirm Continent's Relevance
Bloomberg BNA’s Premier International Tax Library is a comprehensive global tax resource.
09/21/2016
Unauthorised pensions withdrawals – does the punishment fit the crime?
It is easy to think that after all of the recent legislative changes anybody can get hold of their pensions pot at any time without tax consequences. However, unauthorised payments out of pension schemes can, and do, attract substantial tax charges. Two r
09/21/2016
Financial fraud incidents up 53% in first half of 2016 - expert comment
A new report from Financial Fraud Action UK has found that fraud in the UK payments industry has soared by 53% in a year, totalling £755 million in 2015. The report also showed that a financial scam was committed once every 15 seconds in the first h
09/20/2016
Denmark To Spend Up To $1.8M For Spilled Panama Papers Information On Tax Evaders
The ministry said communication with the mysterious source was made by means of encrypted channels.
09/20/2016
Brazil Declares Ireland Is Tax Haven
In the case of Ireland, tax officials noted that the country's income tax rate is less than 20 percentBrazil is one of the countries to label Ireland a tax haven.
09/20/2016
top ten accountancy firm reports 14% growth
The commercial benefits of the merger have been realised very early, which is particularly exciting for the future.
09/19/2016
Proposed Changes to Inheritance tax for UK residential property
These changes will have a large impact on any non-UK domiciled individuals (non-doms), or any offshore trusts settled by a non-dom, that hold UK residential property through an offshore company or similar arrangements such as a partnership.
09/19/2016
Revealed: Where offshore firms have been buying in Norfolk, Waveney and Fenland
Many of those companies are registered in the tax havens of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.
09/19/2016
Mercer & Hole expands with Day, Smith & Hunter merger
Mercer & Hole is to merge with Rickmansworth based accountants, Day, Smith & Hunter, on 1 October, with the firm gaining three partners