08/24/2013
France cannot take any more taxes, government admits
The French are about to discover stinging rises in tax bills in their letter boxes
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08/23/2013
Auditor KPMG faces axe from standard chartered
Standard Chartered looks set to dump KPMG as its auditor after four decades of checking the bank’s books
08/22/2013
UK trio lead as Baker Tilly acquires accountancy rival in pre-pack deal
Baker Tilly turned to Stephenson Harwood for advice on the deal
08/21/2013
RSM Tenon appoints administrators; suspends shares
Three insolvency practitioners at Deloitte have been appointed as joint administrators to RSM Tenon.
08/19/2013
Italy deploys computer robot against tax cheats
Italy has one of Europe’s biggest grey economies and highest levels of cash transactions, making tax evasion a constant problem despite repeated crackdowns.
08/17/2013
Civil servants get tax breaks paid for by taxpayers
Some of Britain’s most senior civil servants are having some of their tax paid using public money.
08/13/2013
Norwegian Fund Manager Talks Tax Evasion
Tax evasion is therefore a "theme" that NBIM "follow[s] closely." Looking forward, Slygstad said that it could also "be an interesting area for us to focus on in the future.
08/13/2013
Greece to seize assets of tax dodgers
An estimated €60 billion in unpaid taxes and social security contributions are currently owed to the Greek government, leaving a gaping hole in the country's budget.
08/13/2013
Expats advised to prepare for new tax sharing regime in European Union
With the amount of financial information to be shared between European Union countries set to significantly increase over the next few years
08/13/2013
Tax as green policy tool: Six countries top chart in KPMG index
The KPMG Green Tax Index is intended to raise corporate awareness of the rapidly evolving and complex global landscape of green tax incentives and penalties
08/11/2013
French CGT rethink brings back wealth property buyers
Wealthy investors are rekindling their interest in French property now the government has clarified capital gains tax laws.
08/11/2013
'Cowboy' tax advisers face £1m in HMRC fines
"The proposals in this consultation will allow HMRC to further close in on the cowboy advisers promoting these high-risk schemes," David Gauke, the Treasury Secretary, said.
08/10/2013
Greek deputy PM says UK has become top destination for tax avoiders
He said that this led to Greeks increasingly looking to London to store their money. "Now it’s not Switzerland [that is] the first destination. The first destination is always London," he told The Independent.
08/08/2013
One of Britain's most wanted tax cheats 'caught after 10 years on the run'
Anthony Judge, who had spent 10 years in hiding after fleeing money laundering charges, was arrested after trying to enter Britain on a forged passport on July 4.
08/04/2013
Lib Dems plot tax raids on the rich
The Liberal Democrats are planning a raid on the wealthy after the next election
08/01/2013
HSBC replaces long-time auditor KPMG
Banks have come under pressure to change their auditors more frequently to keep accountants on their toes after lenders, some of whom have used the same auditor for over a century, were given a clean bill of health just before they were rescued in the 200
07/31/2013
New reports review jurisdictions’ information exchange - OECD
The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes has released peer review reports assessing the tax systems of 13 jurisdictions for information exchange.
07/30/2013
Expats warned over rental property crackdown by UK tax man
British expats who own rental property back in the UK or who recently sold a second property are being warned to get up to date with their tax liabilities
07/30/2013
Liechtenstein Bank Gets Non Prosecution Agreement, To Pay $23.8 Million
The NPA provides that LLB-Vaduz will not be criminally prosecuted for opening and maintaining undeclared bank accounts for U.S. taxpayers from 2001 through 2011
07/29/2013
Paris tax hunt sends French to Switzerland
Her comments came after Paris and Bern signed a deal earlier this month changing the way cross border inheritance is taxed, as part of a French drive to rake in taxes.