11/07/2013
French Assembly Passes Tax Evasion Bill
The French National Assembly has definitively adopted the Government's anti-tax evasion and major economic and financial crime bill. The legislation was passed by 358 votes to 198.
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11/07/2013
Portugal Gazettes Tax Regularization Decree
Portugal Gazettes Tax Regularization Decree
11/04/2013
Customs agents seizing increasing amounts of undeclared cash
The cash, often in bundles of 500-euro notes, is moving with political currents as some Europeans seek to hide their wealth from rising taxes, high-profile tax investigations and tightening rules at Swiss banks and other traditional havens.
11/04/2013
France Observes "Influx" Of Voluntary Tax Declarations
The "influx" of requests followed publication on June 21 of a circular, drafted by French Budget Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, detailing the exact conditions governing the treatment of voluntary declarations submitted by French taxpayers with unta
11/04/2013
Britain says to sign tax agreement with Cayman Islands
"We will be signing this afternoon a tax information sharing agreement with the Cayman Islands, the first ever with an overseas territory," Osborne told parliament.
11/04/2013
India Blacklists Cyprus for Not Providing Tax Data
The sanctions include a higher withholding tax on payments to, and transfer-pricing scrutiny on transactions with, Cyprus-based entities.
11/04/2013
Cayman Islands: UK tax agreement signed
The government signs a Tax Information Exchange Agreement with the United Kingdom, under which it will send all British nationals’ account information to the mother country.
11/02/2013
Taxman's 'shock troops' snatch back £100m from tax evaders
Teams focus on regions and industries rife with aggressive tax avoidance or evasion
10/30/2013
UK To MakePpublic True Owners of Companies in Drive Against Tax Evasion, Crime
UK to lift secrecy over who are real owners of companies
10/29/2013
France Publishes 2012 Tax Fraud Figures
The number of operations involving the most serious cases of tax fraud was up 1.5 percent in 2012 compared to 2011, amounting to 31.4 percent of total external audits carried out last year.
10/29/2013
German prosecutors say too early to settle UBS tax probe
One of the German authorities investigating the role of UBS in helping Germans dodge taxes said it is too early to settle the probe with the Swiss bank.
10/28/2013
Tax Evaders in Greece: “We Cannot Survive Otherwise”
Under the pressure of the economic crisis and political corruption, many people are especially claiming that tax evasion in Greece, is something of a “national sport.”
10/27/2013
Hungary : Exchange of information on tax issues between Hungary and the USA
Representatives of Hungary and the United States of America initialled an agreement to improve international tax compliance and assist the implementation of FATCA regulation.
10/23/2013
Aberdeen Asset Management loses appeal over £5.4 million tax bill
The firm entered into the scheme for three tax years more than a decade ago – but in 2007, HM Revenue and Customs issued notices over it.
10/22/2013
HMRC may impose VAT on platform charges
HM Revenue & Customs is investigating whether platform charges should be subject to VAT.
10/21/2013
German prosecutors search UBS's local offices in tax probe
The move is part of a broader campaign by the German authorities to fight tax evasion, following similar raids to unearth possible untaxed funds hidden in accounts at Credit Suisse and Julius Baer.
10/21/2013
Ukraine, EU to establish automatic exchange of tax information
Experts say the automatic exchange of tax information between Ukraine and the EU will provide additional opportunities to address the hiding of income in other countries and tax evasion.
10/20/2013
Ukraine, Czech Republic signed double tax treaty
The document provides for amendments to text on taxation and information exchange
10/19/2013
Down and out: the French flee a nation in despair
The failing economy and harsh taxes of François Hollande's beleaguered nation are sending thousands packing - to Britain's friendlier shores
10/16/2013
Ireland To End ‘Stateless’ Tax Avoidance Gimmick, Leave Others Untouched
Budget proposal would “ensure that Irish-registered companies cannot be ‘stateless’