09/21/2015
St. Kitts and Nevis: Government Shoulders Responsibility in A Globalised World by Signing FATCA
FATCA is designed to achieve American purposes
09/21/2015
Tax Evaders Targeted in United States Using Belize Accounts
The approval to do so has been given on Wednesday by a Miami based federal court.
09/18/2015
FATCA Update - Deloitte
Jersey Tax Bulletin
09/18/2015
These 1,000 companies will need to consider the new rules if they have economic activities in Australia, but book their Australian sales revenue offshore.
09/17/2015
Treaty-based information exchange isn’t very useful in efforts to detect offshore tax evasion.
09/17/2015
U.S. money-management firms including Oaktree Capital Group LLC and BlackRock Inc. have worked with industry veterans to start insurers offshore in the past year.
09/17/2015
Exclusive: company faces renewed questions over its fitness as security contractor at Australian detention centres on Manus Island and Nauru
09/17/2015
The Government of Guernsey has released a statement in relation to the closure of the UK Guernsey Disclosure facility.
09/16/2015
The U.S. law aims to crack down on Americans using foreign bank accounts to evade U.S. taxes all around the world.
09/15/2015
Offshore tax product in spotlight
Accountancy firm KPMG has hit the headlines across the Atlantic amid allegations about an Isle of Man-based offshore tax product aimed at high net worth Canadian residents.
09/15/2015
Jersey Disclosure Facility - Update
The Government of Jersey has released a statement in relation to the closure of the UK Jersey Disclosure facility.
09/14/2015
FACTA: Expect the unexpected (and the worst)
FATCA is a mutual effort to combat tax evasion and it would be mutually beneficial for both the countries.
09/14/2015
The Federal Council has now confirmed that the existing exemptions for CoCos and write-off bonds will be maintained for a limited period.
09/13/2015
‘Coordination, not harmonisation, is the way to go on tax matters,’ Finance Minister tells EU ministers
09/11/2015
A range of commonly held tax-incentivised savings wrappers are not recognised by the US, which has led to many clients coming to Vestra US with tax inefficient portfolios.
09/11/2015
A meeting of sub-committee of the Financial Stability and Development Council today also discussed issues regarding inter-regulatory co-ordination for reporting under FATCA,
09/10/2015
Our sweet deal for Apple leaves bitter taste for taxpayers
Some good news. Europe, which told Ireland to make payments to bondholders despite no legal obligation to do so, may be on the brink of giving us a financial break.
09/10/2015
Revenue & Customs 'winding down' inquiries into HSBC Swiss tax evaders
After reopening investigation into HSBC clients hiding money in Switzerland, HMRC admits it has still only prosecuted one tax cheat
09/10/2015
KPMG offshore 'sham' deceived tax authorities, CRA alleges
Multi-millionaire KPMG Canada clients paid virtually no tax in Isle of Man scheme, court documents show
09/09/2015
Tax avoidance and the law of unintended consequences by George Bull
From the perspective of tax authorities worldwide, tax avoidance is a massive example of the operation of the law of unintended consequences. At a time when tax authorities around the world are rushing to crack down on tax avoidance, it’s therefore