05/13/2014
Charges over Cayman Islands tax haven dropped
The charges, which carried jail terms of up to 25 years, were withdrawn by the Commonwealth Director in Sydney Local Court on Tuesday morning.
05/13/2014
The 2012 tax reform, which was approved by the Diet in March 2012, introduced a reporting requirement for offshore assets.
05/12/2014
Swiss bank pays $4.4mn to avoid US tax rap
The agreement is part of a US push to find tax dodgers and punish the banks that help them.
05/09/2014
'Central Asia and Africa may take place of Switzerland and Singapore as offshore banking havens'
They have signed up 47 countries today. there are more to come
05/08/2014
The move is a big step forward for governments that have mounted a concerted attack on evasion in the wake of the global financial crisis and a series of tax scandals.
05/07/2014
Switzerland has a low corporate tax rate to attract foreign firms and it been forced by the European Union to consider revising its corporate tax code
05/05/2014
Swiss Banks Follow The Money To Panama
Swiss banks have also been casting their net in the Latin American state.
05/05/2014
Russia Knows Europe Sanctions Ineffective With Tax Havens
Two years ago, a Dutch law firm prepared a pitch in Moscow to Russian businesses: come to the Netherlands and we can help you avoid taxes and keep your assets safe.
05/04/2014
U.S. Firms With Irish Addresses Get Tax Breaks Derided as ‘Blarney’
They’re all chief executive officers who have given back to their communities. They oversee thousands of American workers. And they run companies that have opted out of the U.S. tax system.
05/02/2014
Black money: India steps up pressure on Switzerland to share HSBC bank info
India has strongly objected to Switzerland’s denial of information about account details of certain Indians at HSBC’s Swiss bank branches, in whose cases “incriminating evidence of tax evasion” have been found here.
05/02/2014
Guernsey Wary Of Publicizing Ownership Information
Guernsey's Chief Minister and the head of Guernsey Finance have responded to UK Prime Minister David Cameron's recent letter calling for the creation of a public registry of beneficial ownership of Guernsey companies.
05/01/2014
Cayman, Belgium Sign Tax Information Exchange Agreement
Cayman's 35th, provides for the exchange of information for tax purposes
05/01/2014
Ex-Mizrahi Banker Said to Be Indicted in U.S. Tax Fraud Case
The bank wasn’t named as a defendant in the indictment filed yesterday in federal court in Los Angeles, which referred to “Bank A.”
04/30/2014
Did your Swiss Bank enter into a Non-Prosecution Agreement?
What does that mean for you and what actions should you take?
04/30/2014
Expats, offshore investors and multinational companies are the target of a new global tax network that is set to revolutionise how governments impose tax laws.
04/30/2014
Income tax paid by non-doms hits record high of £6.8billion
Pinsent Masons says that the figures show that, despite their popular image, non-domiciles make a very significant contribution to the UK Exchequer.
04/30/2014
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
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
It is clear the government still views offshore with suspicion and its agenda to raise tax from overseas interests is not waning as can be seen from the articles below.
04/28/2014
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.