04/30/2014

Swiss Offshore Tax Evasion Enabler Pleads Guilty

Josef Dörig, 72, of Switzerland, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service in connection with his work as the owner of a trust company in Switzerland.

04/29/2014

OECD clamps down on companies’ tax treaty abuse

The widespread prevalence of "tax treaty shopping" and treaty abuse has led to the introduction of stricter rules by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development on the granting of treaty benefits

04/28/2014

Singaporean DTA With Barbados In Force

The DTA is intended to boost cross-border trade and investment between Singapore and Barbados by providing greater clarity on both parties' taxing rights to ensure that double taxation does not occur.

04/15/2014

Sebi lens on companies for stock tweak via Mauritius

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is collating data on these companies and the bank to zero in on the ones who could have used FII sub-accounts to channelize money into India through the Mauritius route to jack up their own stock prices