08/24/2011

Swiss ambassador rejects US tax criticism

Switzerland's ambassador to the United States, Manuel Sager, has penned a letter strongly refuting “claims that Switzerland is fighting against handing over bank information about Americans who have cheated on their taxes.“

08/23/2011

Ex-UBS client ordered to give tax records to grand jury

U.S. prosecutors won a victory in their crackdown on offshore tax evasion when a federal appeals court said a former UBS client cannot assert his constitutional right against self-incrimination to avoid turning over his bank records to a U.S. grand jury.

08/07/2011

The Bahamas signs two new TIEAs

Today, Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. T. Brent Symonette, signed two TIEA with the States of Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands group of crown dependencies of the United Kingdom; and with Aruba, a Caribbean territory of the