Managers of Wealth Offshore

BVI concludes negotiations with US on FATCA by Ross Munro, Harneys

The initialling of the agreement comes after several months of dialogue with the US Treasury. At this stage, the final text of the IGA has not been released.

Bank deal with Switzerland of no use catching former tax cheats: Treasury

Treasury officials have admitted an agreement with Switzerland to open up its secret bank accounts for scrutiny is powerless in netting tax cheats who have already closed their accounts

Cayman Islands: Banks ready for FATCA

President of the Cayman Islands Bankers’ Association Mike McWatt says banks operating locally are ready for the implementation of the U.S. Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act

Congress Urges Department of Justice to Use All Enforcement Tools Necessary to Go After U.S. Taxpayers with Undisclosed Offshore Accounts

Recently, the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing on the ongoing effort to collect unpaid taxes and penalties on offshore bank accounts.

Hunting Lost Revenue in Offshore Tax Havens

Fishermen clean a fresh catch along a beach in the Cayman Islands, a well-known tax haven.

Bermuda: International Tax Information Exchange In Bermuda Clarified

In The Minister of Finance v Bunge Limited [2013] CA(BDA) 4 CIV the Court of appeal considered a notice (Notice) issued to Bunge Limited (Bunge) by the Attorney General pursuant to a request from the Government of Argentina (Request) under an Agreement be

Apple sent billions offshore to avoid Australia tax

Apple shifted billions in untaxed profits from its Australian operations to Ireland over the past decade

What price taxation? Swiss privacy and the truth about offshore banking

Nowhere was the unedifying hubris of the bankster classes more obvious than in Swiss real estate.

Seychelles' New FSA To Regulate Offshore Financial Sector

The authority's Chief Executive Wendy Pierre confirmed that the FSA has the capacity and the commitment to fulfill its mission, which is to provide a sound regulatory system in compliance with international laws and practices.

Anguilla: Premier Meade On Offshore Financial Sector

“At the end of the day, I think he was convinced to say that the British Overseas Territories were the best regulated tax jurisdictions anywhere in the world.”

Russia targets offshore investors

The Russian Finance Ministry will offer companies based offshore but with operations in Russia a choice: either disclose their ultimate beneficiaries and maintain their zero tax rate, or pay taxes at the higher Russian rate.

Information exchange in Guernsey: the road to FATCA and beyond

Guernsey has been at the forefront in participating in international initiatives to promote tax transparency and fight tax evasio

Senate Investigations Committee To Question DOJ And Swiss Officials On Illegal Offshore Banking

The Permanent Subcommittee On Investigations will hold a hearing on “Offshore Tax Evasion” on Wednesday, February 26, 2014, at 9:30AM, in Room G-50 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. More information can be found on the Subcommittee’

Expats With Property in UK to Face Capital Gains Tax

Expats non-resident in the UK who own British property will become liable for capital gains tax from next year.

Cyprus and Norway sign agreement to avoid double taxation

Cyprus and Norway have signed an Agreement on the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Tax Evasion, concerning Income Taxes, as well as a relevant Protocol.

Bermuda cited as G-20 focuses on multinational tax issues

The world’s top economies agreed on Sunday to develop stricter rules on cross-border taxation to close loopholes that have allowed multinationals such as Starbucks Corp, Google Inc, Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc to avoid paying taxes.

Barbados To Expand Double Taxation Network

Barbados' financial-services sector is rated as the second-largest source of foreign exchange earnings, behind tourism, for which new markets are being sought outside of Canada.

Gibraltar Widens Tax Change Network

Parliament unanimously approved new legislation on Friday that will dramatically expand Gibraltar’s network of agreements for the exchange of tax information.

Israel : Triggered by the Netanyahu scandal? New 'revolutionary' bill leaves little option for tax evasion in Israel

When wealthy Israelis and tycoons put their money in tax havens around the world, they could not have imagined that they would be exposed

G20 agrees on new rules to combat offshore tax evasion

The world's top financial officials have ramped up co-operation to combat offshore tax evasion after the G20 meeting in Sydney signed off on a global standard for the worldwide automatic exchange of tax information.