Managers of Wealth Offshore

Swiss Life Settles U.S. Offshore Tax Probe

The recovery...sends an unequivocal message that offshore evasion is still a high priority of Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation

Inheritance, estate and gift taxes could play a stronger role in addressing inequality and improving public finances

Inheritance Taxation in OECD Countries provides a comparative assessment of inheritance, estate and gift taxes across the 37-member OECD, and explores the potential role these taxes could play in raising revenues, addressing inequalities and improving the

Tax Blockers and US CLOs: Best Practice for Restructuring Distressed Assets

In line with prior downturns, over the last number of months we have seen a significant rise in the formation of 'tax blocker' subsidiaries for existing US CLO issuers with exposure to affected assets.

OECD sets sights on inheritance, estate taxes

The report argues that inheritance taxes, especially those that target relatively high value wealth transfers, can reduce wealth concentration and enhance equality of opportunity.

Property sales hit new record as MDA calls for extension in tax incentives

Government's stamp duty deductions scheme appears to be bearing fruit

Costs Risk in Appeals from the Irish Tax Appeals Commission

A recent High Court judgment considered the question of costs awards in these cases stated.

EU court to hear Government appeal on Fiat Chrysler tax deal ruling

Court to examine challenges by State, Fiat Chrysler and Luxembourg on state aid ruling

Is It Still as Easy to Hide $1 Billion 5 Years After the Panama Papers?

The papers shed a light on how Mossack Fonseca enabled a handful of wealthy individuals to create shell corporations to manage their assets and taxes.

The hacker, the tax haven, and what $200 million in offshore deposits can tell us about the fight against illicit wealth

In the past decade many governments have made a lot of progress in getting archetypal havens to start sharing information on the owners of offshore wealth.

MPs urged to demand the names of Canadians behind offshore tax shelters

Finance committee is re-starting probe into shell companies that was shut down five years ago

How easy is it for the MRA to lift the corporate veil to recover taxes?

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U.K.—Tackling Tax Avoidance

Governments since then have (too-) occasionally paid lip-service to that Protocol, whilst often ignoring it in practice—most recently in last year’s retrospective anti-forestalling measures for the restriction of Entrepreneurs Relief, for exam

Common ground for Maltese MEPs as EU moves closer to tax harmonisation

What are Maltese MEPs saying about EU moves towards tax harmonisation?

New home for Saffery Champness in Manchester

The firm’s Manchester team, which provides tax and general advice and audit and accounting services to individuals and businesses across the North West, has seen substantial growth in recent years, with the combined total of partners and staff membe

Tax Blockers and US CLOS: Best Practice for Restructuring Distressed Assets

With the Netherlands cracking down on tax evasion, the UK risks increasing isolation

The British overseas territories which already feature at the top of the global tax haven rankings risk becoming even greater facilitators of tax avoidance now that they are no longer constrained by the EU’s Code of Conduct on Business Taxation.

Cayman Islands: Updates regarding DITC portal and CRS and FATCA compliance

The update advises that the CRS reporting functionality in the DITC portal has been re-enabled

Code of Conduct Group chair: EU tax list ‘not a tax haven list’

The Code of Conduct Group was created in 1998 as part of the political commitment of the EU member states to assess potentially harmful preferential tax regimes and to tackle harmful tax competition in the EU.

Apex launches Australian tax services

Follows launch of corporate solutions via Throgmorton Australia.

Users as digital assets: highlights from a tax perspective

Therefore, users are to be taken into account as important assets for enterprises, capable of driving and changing the taxation approach of various transactions.