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Public Accounts Committee seeks to question HSBC over tax

Secret files included details of Irish people who made tax settlements

Budget set to hit banks with levy: Exchequer aims to raise £2.5 billion with hiked charge

Based on the size of banks' assets and liabilities, it is designed to penalise risky lending and trading, while incentivising firms to cut their use of wholesale funding.

Greece introduces new tax controls in 400 large enterprises, 900 cases of wealthy taxpayers

Authorities will also intensify pre-emptive actions and full-scale tax controls in 400 large enterprises and 900 cases of wealthy taxpayers.

MALTA: Investment Registration Scheme attracts 1,469 applications with €455.8m in assets

Italy and Switzerland have agreed an amendment to their double tax agreement (DTA) to enhance tax information exchange provisions

Tax-dodgers are 'not acceptable': Luxembourg Fin Min

The minister's comments come just days after McDonald's was accused by labour unions

Lisbon gets list of Swiss Leaks tax cheats

Portugal has received information on 611 taxpayers listed in the Swiss Leaks affair

Changes in Guernsey taxation to affect home owners and high net worth individuals - BDO

These changes are mainly in the area of personal taxation and are introduced by a number of Amendment Ordinances recently published, some of which are still to be laid before the Guernsey States of Deliberation.

EU Ruling on 15.5% French Social Charges

On 26 February 2015, the European Court of Justice ruled that France should not levy the 15.5% social charges on income received outside France by French tax residents who are not covered under theFrench social security regime.

Your Pension Funds and Succession Tax In The Canary Islands

There is a lot of discussion at the moment about the UK pension reforms and the options now available for your pension funds.

UK Tax Office Chief: Cleared to Share Leaked HSBC Swiss Data with Authorities

Lin Homer, the chief executive of HM Revenue & Customs, said it had reached a deal in the past few days with French authorities to pass on the data "to pursue wider offenses"

No HSBC account holders took tax amnesty offers

The document will not name any of the individuals for legal reasons and because it remains unclear whether all or some of those involved broke the law.

Analysis: PAC reignites tax 'code of conduct' debate

A number of tax professionals have argued that a new code of conduct is unnecessary, but some experts have expressed support for a kitemark, or charter, for advisers.

UK Pension Tax Changes Significant For Expats

Major changes to the tax treatment of private pension lump sums will come into effect in April 2015 and may be especially relevant for those who want to use the cash to relocate abroad.

Banks and accountants in the firing line by George Bull, Baker Tilly

Faced with the furore over the alleged involvement by HSBC in alleged tax evasion, politicians have been falling over themselves to propose a clampdown.

HSBC CEO Stuart Gulliver to appear before government committee today on tax allegations

HSBC CEO Stuart Gilliver will give evidence today alongside HSBC Chairman Douglas Flint with regard to allegations by Briitsh authorities that he has been party to tax avoidance

Swiss Banks Try to Keep Italian Clients After Tax Deal Is Signed

Swiss asset managers, faced with the prospect of an exodus of Italian funds, have won a reprieve.

Switzerland to sign tax deal with Germany in medium term: finance minister

Switzerland expects in the future to sign a deal with Germany to automatically exchange tax information

Commerzbank raided over possible tax evasion

Tax investigators and police have raided commercial offices in Germany as they looked into allegations of large-scale tax evasion with regard to profits made in Luxembourg. Commerzbank was at the center of the searches.

HSBC chief Gulliver pulled into bank’s tax scandal

The HSBC chief has UK non-domiciled tax status, allowing him to keep offshore income and capital gains out of the British tax net, because he is domiciled for tax purposes in Hong Kong, even though his job is based in London

Ninu Zammit confirms Swiss account, used recent amnesty to regularise tax position - denies links to oil scandal

Former minister suspended by the PN