03/04/2016

Common Reporting Standard (CRS) Draft Guidance Notes Published

The guidance notes do not cover all the obligations of Isle of Man businesses under the CRS but outline the options taken by the Isle of Man Government in their implementation of the CRS where choices were allowed within the CRS and the penalties that wi

03/04/2016

FATCA exceptions agreed by Swiss and US authorities

Accounts held by the lawyers or notaries of clients in Switzerland are now exempt from the United States’ Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act following the signing of an agreement by the countries’ authorities in February.

02/25/2016

Poorer countries handed role in tax evasion fight

The move follows criticism from some governments and campaign groups that plans drawn up over the past three years to tackle tax avoidance did not go far enough to help poorer countries collect corporate tax.