03/13/2017
Ghana Signs Double Taxation Agreement With Mauritius
The agreements were signed on Saturday March 11, 2017 at Port Louis
Tax
03/12/2017
Trump’s Panama Problem
Ricardo Martinelli, the ex-president of Panama facing extradition on corruption charges, helped him launch his first international property.
03/12/2017
Dearbhail McDonald: Offshore assets haul may net minnows rather than sharks
The offshore assets letter the Revenue sent to 500,000 taxpayers, is - if the menacing and, frankly, entirely confusing text is anything to go by - designed to scare the living hell out of us.
03/10/2017
India, Belgium sign protocol amending India-Belgium Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement
The signing of the protocol witnessed Sushil Chandra, Chairman CBDT on behalf of India and Jan Luykx, Ambassador of Belgium to India, on behalf of Belgium in attendance.
03/10/2017
Onshore tax evasion and avoidance: compliance and penalties
A more controversial aspect of the strategy to encourage non-compliant people to come forward voluntarily has been the use of 'nudge' letters.
03/10/2017
U.S. Emerging as ‘Leading’ Tax, Secrecy Haven, EU Report Says
The United States provides a wide array of secrecy and tax-free facilities for non-residents both at the federal level and at the level of individual states
03/10/2017
Threats and Opportunities Facing Ireland’s Corporation Tax Regime
It will deem certain passive income and gains of such offshore entities as being liable to tax in Ireland.
03/09/2017
New accord with Swiss to help detect tax evaders
Pakistan has already ratified the revised convention.
03/09/2017
Spring Budget 2017 - Deloitte
See both sides
03/09/2017
Prof Bourne: FATCA is not the only issue
Country reputation influences the behaviour of international banks, foreign governments and international institutions.
03/09/2017
Switzerland set to share details on Pakistan cash stashed in banks
It took Pakistan almost three years to negotiate and upgrade the existing treaty.
03/09/2017
HMRC sets two year window to appeal offshore bond withdrawals
The UK tax office has given policyholders two years to appeal unfair or disproportionate tax bills resulting from mistaken withdrawals from life policies.
03/09/2017
Seabank Group subsidiary is facing tax evasion probe
Group denies links to Panamanian jurisdiction
03/08/2017
RBC Closes Customer Accounts as Panama Papers Review Concludes
The leaks suggested politicians and business leaders channeled billions of dollars through offshore accounts using some of the world’s biggest banks.
03/08/2017
Canada taxman denies amnesty as more IoM schemes uncovered
Early dispute resolution, where appropriate, is in the public interest. Litigation is costly for everyone and the outcome of complex, tax-related litigation processes may be unsuccessful.
03/08/2017
Searching for hidden black money? London might be the place to start
Black money may be funnelled away in tax havens, but it is all controlled out of London
03/08/2017
UK advisers to alert HMRC if clients use offshore tax structures
Financial advisers in the UK could be required to notify HMRC of all clients using offshore tax planning structures.
03/07/2017
Latam tax amnesties test private banks stamina
Moving onshore could help the Swiss giants retain their piece of the pie.
03/07/2017
HK's proposed dedicated tax regime for offshore aircraft leasing
The Proposed Regime is expected to make Hong Kong an attractive jurisdiction for existing lessors to set up or expand operations and for new debt and equity investors to enter the aircraft financing market.
03/07/2017
Offshore tax evasion: compliance and penalties
HMRC received the data from the CDOTs in September 2016 and has begun the process of matching that data to information it already holds in order to decide who to investigate.