02/12/2015
Tax evasion is not a victimless crime by George Bull
With the top 10% of income tax payers paying more than 55% of the UK’s income tax, we ask why politicians continue to portray these people as not paying their ‘fair share’.
02/12/2015
A former member of staff told The Independent that there were “skeletons in the closet” dating from before the financial crisis.
02/11/2015
Marat Safin denies tax evasion after reports link former world number one with Swiss bank accounts worth £3.2million
Former world number one Marat Safin has been linked with Swiss bank accounts holding up to £3.2million in three separate accounts
02/11/2015
Isle of Man hits back after Ed Miliband tax warning
Ed Miliband failed to do his research about the Isle of Man before issuing a tax avoidance warning
02/11/2015
The rate of American expats giving up U.S. citizenship due to tax laws will slow
Last year’s figure, according to these official statistics, had jumped by 14 per cent on the 2013 figure – which was also a record year.
02/10/2015
HSBC Swiss leaks: Who's who in the great tax avoidance scam?
Revelations about HSBC, headquartered in Britain and led at the time by Sir John Bond, have emerged that show the bank helped wealthy clients across the world evade hundreds of millions of pounds worth of tax.
02/10/2015
Clinton foundation received up to $81m from clients of controversial HSBC bank
The charitable foundation run by Hillary Clinton and her family has received as much as $81m from wealthy international donors
02/10/2015
The declaration that the “door for dialogue” is open is significant as it comes at a time when the Indian Government is stepping up its fight against tax evasion and fraud.
02/10/2015
Got a Swiss bank account? The ATO wants to hear from you
Hundreds of wealthy Australians holding secret Swiss bank accounts are being urged to come forward - or face investigation by the tax office.
02/09/2015
G20 Finance Ministers meeting in Istanbul this weekend still have much to do if the claim ‘the era of bank secrecy is over’ is to mean anything in developing counties.
02/09/2015
Jersey Finance has welcomed the roll out of a live registration platform, which will enable financial institutions in Jersey to comply with the reporting requirements of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act that comes into force this year.
02/08/2015
Business leaders say Ed Miliband failed to do his research in a tax avoidance warning to the Channel Islands.
02/08/2015
Jersey has captured beneficial ownership information on a corporate registry since 1999 and this information is available to law enforcement agencies.
02/08/2015
It should be noted that Bermuda has in fact had a central registry, of the kind being introduced in the UK, since the 1940s, and has been a leader internationally in this area.
02/08/2015
British offshore financial centres on Sunday criticised the leader of the opposition Labour Party after he threatened to put them on an international blacklist for tax avoidance if he wins a national election in May.
02/05/2015
Apple is also resisting pressure to have its tax information published publicly
02/05/2015
The data, contained in the Australian Tax Office submission to the federal inquiry into corporate tax avoidance, gives a fresh insight into how commonly multinational groups shuffle money between countries.
02/05/2015
Authorities Investigate Whether Swiss Bank’s Clients Used ‘Bearer Securities’ to Hide Cash
02/05/2015
Mr Obama’s intentions are, however, almost certainly doomed to failure
02/05/2015
Obama’s plan for the treatment of foreign profits is a reasonable one