07/16/2015
Guernsey chief minister Jonathan Le Tocq has defended the island’s position as an “international leader” in tax cooperation after it was placed on the European Commission’s tax haven blacklist last month.
07/16/2015
HM Revenue & Customs is consulting on a raft of new measures to clamp down on offshore tax evasion.
07/15/2015
The UK Government has introduced £40 billion in additional bank-only taxation over a period of a decade.
07/12/2015
Many pension savers will be tempted to use the new freedoms to invest in property. We investigate the risks
07/10/2015
But changes to bank levy and launch of new surcharge will also result in other banks – including Lloyds and RBS – paying more
07/10/2015
Challenger banks have had an unexpected hit that proportionally hits them more than global banks
07/10/2015
We do not know the amounts
07/10/2015
UK government proposals to abolish permanent non-domiciled status and reduce the status timeframe to 15 years could lead to “a mass exodus of older money”, a private client lawyer predicts.
07/09/2015
Struggling to pay off more than €300 billion CHF313 billion in debts, Greece is banking on Switzerland to help it recover a treasure trove of undeclared assets that tax cheats have stashed in alpine vaults.
07/09/2015
The Budget Report provides analysis on the changes, key facts and figures, and useful financial planning tips.
07/09/2015
n a Budget which will add dramatically to the length of the UK tax code, the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday proposed tax increases of £47bn while reducing welfare payments, increasing the minimum wage and reducing the corporation tax rate.
07/09/2015
Following Guernsey being placed on an EU tax 'black list' as a non-cooperative' jurisdiction, the OECD has come out in support of the island.
07/08/2015
There are estimated to be 1 million Britons living in Spain, with UK expatriates making up the largest group of European foreign nationals.
07/08/2015
Let’s be in no doubt, this was a radical Budget.
07/07/2015
Landlords say they may be forced to hike rents if Chancellor George Osborne sweeps away lucrative tax breaks in tomorrow's Budget.
07/07/2015
Chancellor George Osborne's family business made £6m in a property deal with a developer based in a tax haven, Paul McNamara and Guy Basnett investigate.
07/06/2015
The government made up of the left-wing Syriza party, whose survival likely depends on the referendum outcome, has promised to tackle tax evasion which hurts Greece's already devastated economy.
07/06/2015
Monica Bhatia, Head of the Secretariat of the OECD Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes said: "I am very surprised that Guernsey has been included in a list of non-cooperative jurisdictions. We are very pleased wi
07/04/2015
The bank is replacing its auditor as the industry moves to shake up the way the books are reviewed
07/04/2015
HM Revenue & Customs took in nearly £400m worth of inheritance tax payments in April, the biggest ever amount for a single month.