Managers of Wealth Offshore

Fears UK taxman is planning fishing trips

Legal experts are worried the removal of tribunal oversight on financial data requests from HM Revenue & Customs will launch speculative “fishing expeditions” against taxpayers.

Swiss can give bank client data to India in tax dodge case - court

The information sparked investigations in several countries and put Swiss banking secrecy in a harsh spotlight.

OECD stretches the truth to give the US a better transparency rating than Ghana

These Global Forum peer review reports are an amazing source of detailed information that we use for Tax Justice Network’s Financial Secrecy Index.

Blacklist, whitewashed: How the OECD bent its rules to help tax haven USA

Things have got a little more complicated though.

Wilderness gives ‘tax haven company’ slice in its Botswana paradise

Jennings said there can never be a case of tax avoidance against Botswana by Great Exploration or Xigera Lodge

Wall Street Fears New International Tax That Was Aimed at Tech

Bank lobbyists are now urging the Treasury Department to come up with a fix for last year’s tax overhaul that would lessen the pain from Gilti

BEPS Project Has Triggered Near-Global Tax Reform: OECD

The work follows the announcement that the EU was seeking to pursue new digital permanent establishment rules, potentially unilaterally if there wasn't an international consensus on such by 2020.

Dwindling UK non-doms pay record £9.4bn in tax

UK non-domiciled taxpayers handed over a record sum to HM Revenue & Customs in 2016/17 despite their numbers dropping by a quarter.

Relocating black stash: From Swiss banks to Caribbean & other havens

Once tax-evaded money or funds obtained through criminal means gets to havens abroad, there is little that the Indian government can do.

Island tax transparency could change after UK commitment

The directive requires member states to make registers of beneficial company ownership public by 2019 - 2020

Upcoming Tax Change Could Cost Commercial Property Owners More Than £8.6 Billion

As it stands for commercial properties in the UK, held by British property entities, the original purchase price is used to calculate the capital gain.

New Crack Down On Offshore Tax Dodgers Ready For Action

The UK has 64 tax exchange agreements under the common reporting standard.

Ukraine signs landmark agreement to strengthen its tax treaties

Ukraine becomes the 83rd jurisdiction to join the Convention

OECD joins with Argentina to fight financial crime

We are very grateful to the Argentine authorities for supporting this initiative

OECD to help Pakistan implement world tax standard

The OECD noted the good progress made by Pakistan on the implementation of the BEPS minimum standards

CITA defends tourism taxes and regulations

CITA denied that the licensing regime was “unpleasant or unreasonable”

20 EU states dragging their feet on beneficial owner lists

The crown dependencies, which include Jersey and Guernsey, have a different constitutional relationship with the UK compared to the overseas territories

Panama Papers: Politician to chawl resident, first cases sent to court

Panama Papers: At least 16 Indians face prosecution, cases were filed after foreign jurisdiction sent information on holdings, asset.

Kenya named among world's biggest tax havens where the rich hide wealth to evade taxes

Tax Justice Network cited Nairobi International Financial Centre as Kenya's tax haven

Global Forum publishes tax transparency compliance ratings for seven jurisdictions and welcomes three new members

The Global Forum also welcomed three new countries into its membership – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cabo Verde and Swaziland.