12/09/2015
RBS pays €23.8m to settle tax evasion inquiry into Coutts' Swiss operation
Settlement with German prosecutors, which involves immunity for any current for former staff, is latest embarrassment for bailed-out bank
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12/08/2015
More than 50 banks which helped American clients dodge tax in Swiss bank accounts receive immunity from criminal prosecution in US
Some 57 companies have rushed to sign up to the Department of Justice’s ‘Swiss Banks Programme’.
12/08/2015
RBS said to plan cost cuts at Coutts UK in first half of 2016
The unit had a 90 per cent cost-to-income ratio excluding restructuring, litigation and conduct issues in the third quarter
12/07/2015
Vatican appoints PricewaterhouseCoopers to audit accounts
The Vatican has ordered the first ever external audit of its accounts as part of Pope Francis' efforts to reform the Roman Catholic Church.
12/06/2015
Google, Apple and Starbucks would face 'laughable' fines for tax dodging under new rules
£300 penalties would be dwarfed by millions in potential profits for firms that take advantage of tax-avoidance schemes
12/04/2015
UK territories fail to open up about secretive companies
An agreement by all territories' leaders to keep central registers of company ownership comes more than a year after Prime Minister David Cameron encouraged them to create public registries.
12/04/2015
Isle of Man signs tax co-operation agreement with Spain
As part of the Isle of Man Government’s continuing commitment to meet international standards in tax co-operation and transparency, a Tax Information Exchange Agreement has been signed with Spain.
12/03/2015
Report: The EU will investigate McDonald’s for tax evasion
The European Competition Commission is planning to announce an investigation into McDonald’s for a deal made with Luxembourg to lower the company’s tax bills
12/03/2015
RBS considering sale of Ulster Bank Irish division - reports
RBS last year scrapped plans to sell the division after injecting £15.3bn during the financial crisis sparked by the property collapse.
12/02/2015
New offshore disclosure facility to be ‘tougher’ than Liechtenstein by Mike Down
With the registration for the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility closing on 31 December, a new ‘tougher’ offshore disclosure facility will take its place, giving tax evaders a ‘last chance’ opportunity to come clean. So what will th
12/01/2015
New Trax ‘Insight Demonstrator’ Helps Industry Prepare for Regulatory Obligations
Trax Offers Testing Environment for MiFID II Transaction Reporting
12/01/2015
Sean Connery's Wife Could Face Prison In 'Operation Goldfinger' Tax Case
She could even go to prison for up to two and a half years. At age 86, that is a daunting prospect.
11/30/2015
A new criminal offence for tax evasion
The government will introduce a new criminal offence that removes the need to prove intent for the most serious cases of failing to declare offshore income and gains.
11/30/2015
Clamping down on tax evaders
The new campaign is part of a drive to claw back an estimated offshore “tax gap” of £565m to the public purse
11/27/2015
Autumn Statement proposals you may have missed by George Bull
Now the Chancellor’s Red Box has closed for the final time this year, we take a more detailed look at Autumn Statement 2015…
11/27/2015
HMRC declares an end to 'hiding money in another country' from January
'Come to us before we come to you': Revenue unveils campaign to publicise new powers to demand personal financial details in 90 countries
11/26/2015
"Digital revolution" to tackle tax avoidance
Civil penalties for those who enable offshore tax evasion will be introduce - including the public naming of those who have enable evasion.
11/26/2015
Tax cheats who used Swiss bank accounts revealed
Bank secrecy rules in Switzerland long made it easy for foreigners to hide money there. In recent years the country has signed several agreements pledging to cooperate with foreign tax authorities.
11/26/2015
Jersey Tax Bulletin - Deloitte
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11/24/2015
Agreement for the avoidance of double taxation between Romania and Hong Kong
The agreement will come into power at the date of the last notification in which the parts inform one another with regards to the necessary procedures to get into power.