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
09/08/2015
New service line helping local businesses
Coaching, the latest service line to be added to Business Sense®, is headed up by 63 year old former US Navy submarine officer
09/08/2015
Greece Plans Property Tax Reforms
As part of the third bailout deal recently agreed with Greece's creditors, the tax must be restored.
09/07/2015
Black money trail exposed
According to some black money researchers, it is actually Indian black money routed back to India through foreign tax havens in the name of P Notes. Here is one such shocking example.
09/06/2015
QROPS – Back to Basics
But what happens if you decide to relocate during your retirement, or even move back home?
09/04/2015
Black money law: Beneficiaries in overseas discretionary trusts may face enquiry
he taxman will look through the trust and lift the veil with the basic presumption that the fund a trust holds belongs to the beneficiaries and not some foreigners or non-resident Indians.
09/03/2015
UK seems to relax pressure on Caymans over company register
Grant Shapps, Foreign Office minister, says on visit that Cayman Islands could use existing systems to help tax authorities
09/03/2015
Offshoring In The Current Tax Climate
Deloitte Jersey Tax Briefing
09/03/2015
Map reveals amount of land in the Cotswolds registered abroad
THE amount of land in the Cotswolds registered in foreign countries has been revealed in a stunning new map.
09/02/2015
Israel and the OECD good amnesty guide
How effective are these tax amnesties and are they attractive?
09/02/2015
St Kitts-Nevis signs US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act agreement
The United States welcomes St Kitts and Nevis’ commitment to enhancing global financial transparency
09/02/2015
Amnesty for offshore tax cheats
The plan targets both Korean residents and firms operating in Korea, said Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Choi Kyung-hwan.
09/02/2015
Under FATCA, firms have to report financial data held on file about any accounts controlled by US customers.
08/31/2015
The amount to be withheld will be the lower of either 33 percent of the gain on the sale or 10 percent of the sale price.
08/31/2015
It was also noted that the protocol "widens the boundary of tax information exchange to involve all types of taxation, and foresees an end to banking secrecy.
08/29/2015
U.S. closes in on offshore tax evasion
The Internal Revenue Service loses billions of dollars annually because of offshore tax evasion.
08/28/2015
According to FATCA regulations, sponsored entities must have their own Global Intermediary Identification Number (GIIN) for FATCA reporting and withholding purposes by 31 December 2015.
08/28/2015
The protocol aligns the definition of a 'resident of a contracting state' with the 2010 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Model Convention.
08/28/2015
We also discussed an issue that has been prevalent with the UK for some time
08/28/2015
Figures show that non-doms paying the ‘remittance basis charge’ amounted to less than 0.2 per cent of the taxpayers in the UK.