10/31/2014

Are offshore structures still advantageous in 2014?

Although in the past eight years or so, various UK Governments have introduced legislation which has withdrawn some of the previously available tax advantages of such structures, they remain valuable tax planning vehicles in the right circumstances.

10/30/2014

Channel Islands sign tax agreement

Guernsey and Jersey have signed a multilateral competent authority agreement, which takes a further step toward the implementation of a new single global standard for automatic exchange of taxpayer information.

10/29/2014

Bank-Data Sharing Accord Expands Push to Find Tax Cheats

The accord to be signed by finance ministers in Berlin today signals global determination by governments to capture tax revenue after the U.S. pursued banks such as Credit Suisse for helping Americans cheat on their taxes and German authorities bought CDs

10/29/2014

Bank-Data Sharing Accord Expands Push to Find Tax Cheats

The accord to be signed by finance ministers in Berlin today signals global determination by governments to capture tax revenue after the U.S. pursued banks such as Credit Suisse for helping Americans cheat on their taxes and German authorities bought CDs

10/27/2014

Heads of Tax Administration agree global actions

The OECD/G20 Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Project and the move to automatic exchange of financial account information took centre stage when Heads of Tax Administration met on 23-24 October in Dublin, Ireland.

10/27/2014

Jersey 2015 Budget Stamp Duty Changes

The States of Jersey recently approved the 2015 Budget which contains some important changes in relation to stamp duty and Land Transaction Tax.

10/26/2014

U.S. Tax Update - Practical Aspects For Investment Funds

We are hosting a breakfast briefing on Friday 21 November covering key US tax topics and developments of which investment managers and other corporate service providers should be aware, including the US political environment and other changes to which the

10/24/2014

Swiss Banks Ask U.S. to Amend Proposed Tax Amnesty Deals

Swiss banks seeking to avoid U.S. prosecution by disclosing how they helped Americans evade taxes asked the Justice Department this week to back off a dozen demands, including that they cooperate with other nations.