04/12/2015
Long-overdue tax revolt is finally under way in Britain
When I moved from New York to London in the mid-1990s as a foreign correspondent, I hired a British accountant to ease me into the country’s tax system.
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04/12/2015
‘HSBC has specifically targeted Argentina’
Tax Justice Network head John Christensen warns about the bank’s lobbying power
04/10/2015
Non-dom debate: Tories hit back with clampdown on inherited status
Yesterday Labour leader Ed Miliband said the current regime made the UK ‘an offshore tax haven for a few'.
04/10/2015
HMRC backs advice in fight against 780% tax charge appeal
Having misunderstood the tax position he failed to refer to the amounts in self-assessment returns.
04/09/2015
Misinformation dogs Labour promises to repeal Liberal non-dom regime by George Bull
Labour’s announcement today that it intends to abolish non-dom status for UK tax purposes has been dogged by misinformation on all sides. Contrary to much of the reporting, the modern concept of domicile only entered the tax system under the Liberal
04/09/2015
If Labour is serious about tax avoidance then why are they only going after non-doms?
Compared to non-residents, they barely even register on the scale
04/09/2015
France widens HSBC Swiss bank inquiry to global holding company
France is the latest nation to investigate activities at HSBC's Swiss private bank amid new allegations surrounding tax affairs.
04/08/2015
Labour vows to scrap 'tax haven' non-dom regime
A Labour government will scrap the non-dom regime if it comes into power with Ed Miliband to say it 'makes Britain an offshore tax haven'
04/08/2015
Diverted Profits Tax - Live - Deloitte
UK Diverted profits tax (DPT) applies at the rate of 25% from 1 April 2015 to profits of multinationals that have been artificially diverted from the UK.
04/08/2015
Non-dom capital gains tax comes into effect
Changes may prompt high-net worth individuals to reconsider their property investment plans
04/07/2015
Huge Profit Stokes Concerns Over Starbucks’s Tax Practices in Europe
Coffee chain paid less than 1% in corporate tax last year in the Netherlands, where its regional head office was based
04/07/2015
Baker Tilly warns businesses could be disqualified or restricted from raising further EIS or VCT investment following EC intervention
Baker Tilly is warning businesses that they need to take extra care in order to raise important funding from Venture Capital Trusts and under the Enterprise Investment Scheme.
04/06/2015
Foreign investors cry foul over Indian tax surprise.
U.S. and European investor groups have called for the Indian government to urgently clarify its tax regime for foreigners, following surprise attempts by tax inspectors to claw back money they say is owed on years of previously untaxed gains.
04/06/2015
German Econ Min: Would Freeze Bank Accounts of Greeks Suspected of Tax Fraud-Report
Germany would be willing to freeze the bank accounts of wealthy Greeks suspected of tax fraud
04/06/2015
HMRC closes buyout firms’ use of partnership tax loophole
The profits that executives share on deals with investors have historically been classed as capital gains and taxed at a lower rate than income, which meant buyout managers could sometimes pay rates of 18 per cent or less.
04/06/2015
Italy Amends Country 'Black Lists'
The "non-deductibility of costs" list now therefore includes only 46 tax jurisdictions. 21 have been cancelled as already having TIEAs in effect, namely: Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man, Gibraltar, the British Virgin Islands, Anguill
04/02/2015
British Expats Facing Confusion Over Onshore and Offshore Bank Accounts
British people and expats with accounts with international banks in the Channel Island of Jersey are facing confusion over a global clampdown on tax avoidance and money laundering
04/02/2015
Tax Evasion is Criminal
New criminal offences in crack down on tax evasion
04/02/2015
Greek government bets big on tax evasion crackdown in latest proposal
The FT has obtained a copy of Greece's latest proposal for bailout funds
04/01/2015
Guernsey Is Not a Tax Haven: KPMG
KPMG Head of Tax Tony Mancini discusses the Channel Islands and the accusations that the island chain isn't tax transparent