03/13/2015
French Tax Bulletin - BDO
The French Tax Authorities have recently replied to a number of queries raised by the Fédération Bancaire Française when it comes to the reporting of French-connected trusts including pension trusts.
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03/12/2015
CPA Ireland Signs Distribution Agreement with South African Counterpart
Will facilitate distribution of unique online course in South Africa
03/11/2015
UK to impose 25% Google tax on tech giants profits, says Chancellor George Osborne
Head of the national election in the UK this May, Chancellor George Osborne has proposed a ‘Google Tax’, a 25 percent tax on tech companies’ profits earned from their UK operations
03/11/2015
Vatican moves closer to ending decades of secret banking
The move would mark the latest step in the reform of the Vatican Bank — known as the Institute for Religious Works
03/10/2015
'Totally Incompetent' BBC Chair Told To Resign
The head of the BBC Trust has been told by a senior MP she is "totally incompetent" and should resign.
03/10/2015
Tony Wickenden: Don’t blame Ed Miliband on tax avoidance
Headlines that mislead over tax avoidance can discourage people from prudent planning
03/09/2015
Switzerland to sign tax deal with Germany to exchange tax information
Switzerland expects in the future to sign a deal with Germany to automatically exchange tax information
03/09/2015
UK to close loopholes with 'Google tax' initiative
The British Chancellor is set to close a number of loopholes used by Google, Amazon and other multinationals who have headquarters in Ireland.
03/09/2015
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat confirms that government has Swiss Leaks list
He said investigations are under way as to the origins of the funds hidden by former ministers Ninu Zammit and Michael Falzon.
03/09/2015
HM Revenue & Customs ramping up tax avoidance crackdown with £1m fine
HM Revenue & Customs is ramping up its tax avoidance crackdown by forcing ‘high risk’ schemes to reveal to clients that they are being monitored by the taxman and issuing £1 million fines.
03/08/2015
Greece Hires Spies to Clamp Down on Tax Avoidance
People will be employed on a short-term basis to help crack down on those avoiding value-added taxes
03/06/2015
Guernsey Treasury minister tells Labour to back off on tax
Guernsey's treasury minister has told the Labour Party not to "bash" the bailiwick on tax transparency.
03/05/2015
Tax avoidance – does everybody do it? by Andrew Hubbard
The distinction between tax avoidance and evasion used to be clearer, but the shifting sands of public and judicial opinion are such that nobody any more can say with any certainty where the limits of acceptable tax planning now lie.
03/05/2015
Expats in Spain Need to Declare Overseas Assets by End of March
Expats living in Spain need to submit their annual declaration of overseas assets by the end of March and exchange rates could have a big impact this year
03/05/2015
New Pacts With Amsterdam and Tokyo Boost Transfer Pricing in Hong Kong
This has led to heightened transfer pricing scrutiny from the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department in recent years.
03/05/2015
England Ashes heroes among cricketers facing large bills for tax avoidance schemes
Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs has sent demands to investors, including the former cricketers, in partnerships set up by the company Ingenious Media, which HMRC is challenging in the upper tax tribunal, claiming they constituted tax avoidance s
03/04/2015
Britain's elite still enjoying a tax break 100 years old
To qualify for that status, they simply need to show that their fathers were born outside Britain
03/04/2015
UBS Whistle-Blower Says Bank Has ‘Global’ Issue With Tax Evaders
The former UBS Group AG banker whose cooperation with the U.S. helped expose tax evasion by thousands of Americans says the Swiss bank used similar practices elsewhere and he’s eager to help European governments.
03/03/2015
Monaco latest to ink accord with Italy to end bank secrecy
The principality of Monaco has signed an accord with Italy aimed at ending banking secrecy, days after Switzerland and Liechtenstein inked similar pledges to exchange financial information with Rome
03/02/2015
Ninu Zammit, Michael Falzon tax returns show tax evasion while in office
His position has since been “regularised” through a government tax amnesty.