12/09/2016
Tax avoidance vs evasion debate immoral and inconsistent
He said that the argument that tax avoidance is legal over simplifies modern tax law, which has proven it to be illegal.
Tax
12/09/2016
L&G to change external auditor
A resolution to approve the appointment of KPMG will be put to shareholders at the company's AGM in 2018.
12/08/2016
Desert island risks
Offshore structures are used by investors as a tax efficient method of holding European real estate
12/08/2016
Apple-EU case was not the end of secret tax deals
The November 2014 leaked PwC papers, which came to be known as the LuxLeaks scandal, had revealed that Luxembourg had signed off secret deals with some 340 corporations from 2002 until 2010.
12/08/2016
HMRC chief calls for tax crackdown on Premier League footballers
Jon Thompson tells MPs that offshore image rights payments are most significant tax avoidance issue in football
12/08/2016
Netherlands Aaccused Of Making More Secret Tax Deals With Global Businesses
Last year the Netherlands made 236 secret tax deals
12/08/2016
Government equalises benefits of foreign and UK pensions
A total of 100 per cent of the income received from a recognised overseas pension scheme by an individual who is UK resident for tax purposes will be subject to UK income tax
12/07/2016
BRICS nations vow to automatic sharing of tax information
The 5-nation bloc expressed their continued support to all international initiatives towards reaching a globally fair and universally transparent tax system.
12/07/2016
Protocol Of Singapore-Russia Avoidance Of Double Taxation Agreement Enter Into Force
The changes are expected to enhance trade and investment flows between the two countries
12/06/2016
Real Madrid starlet Martin Odegaard turned down ‘tax evasion scheme’ used by Cristiano Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho
Documents uncovered by Football Leaks reveal the player's father was contacted by Spanish lawyers to take advantage of tax havens when he made the switch to Spain
12/05/2016
PwC poll reveals 70% of UK asset managers fear market access loss
Deep concern about Brexit’s effect on investment firms’ ‘passporting’ privileges
12/05/2016
Calls for probe into Jose Mourinho 'tax haven' claims
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo is another high profile name in football who is accused of having allegedly moved money to a "tax haven".
12/02/2016
Revealed: Coutts managed tax haven firms for controversial clients
The information was uncovered in the Panama Papers, a database of 11.5m documents leaked from the archives of the offshore law firm Mossack Fonseca.
12/02/2016
Hungary adds transaction tax rebate to 2017 stimulus mix
The tax had been due to raise 202.5 billion forints ($690 million) in 2017.
12/02/2016
HMRC 'haven't played with a straight bat' in KPMG case, claims counsel
The four executives are challenging the legality of the searches carried out at their homes and offices.
12/01/2016
No let up for HNWs from the taxman
The National Audit Office’s recent re-evaluation of HNWs will see HMRC taking ever greater interest in their affairs says Hannah Blakey.
12/01/2016
EP Panama inquiry committee granted permission to come to Malta
Alternattiva Demokratika chairperson Arnold Cassola says European Parliament committee probing money laundering, tax evasion and tax avoidance coming to Malta in early 2017
12/01/2016
EU Mulls ‘Substance Test’ to Determine Zero-Rate Tax Havens
Member countries “generally agree that the absence of a corporate tax system, zero or almost zero rate of taxation does not automatically mean that a jurisdiction encourages offshore activities”
11/30/2016
Cyprus: Changes In Tax Regime For Directors And Other Officers
Acceptance of a position on purely personal grounds does not of itself create an economic activity
11/30/2016
What has HMRC ever done for us?
If we want to encourage workers from abroad to come to the UK – and it still seems to be government policy to do so – we have to ensure that they are properly treated.