Managers of Wealth Offshore

The EU and Monaco ink new tax transparency agreement

The agreement provides that Monaco and EU Member States will automatically exchange information on the financial accounts of one another's residents from 2018.

Bermuda’s international business chiefs ready to swallow tax increases

Business chiefs said they “gave the Government credit” for cutting expenses and noted that the Caribbean Technical Assistance Centre, called in to review island taxes

Cayman Islands: Getting Up To Date On FATCA - A Recap And Update

FATCA requires information about US persons and their foreign accounts to be reported directly or indirectly to the IRS.

Swiss Private bank said to be probed in Italy for money laundering

Clients were sold insurance policies issued by Lichtenstein and Bermuda subsidiaries of the bank, the people said.

Zac Goldsmith must come clean over his offshore holdings and tax affairs says Labour

Labour Party puts pressure on Zac Goldsmith to explain tax position

Apple's latest tax avoidance ruse: Tech giant issues $12bn in bonds so that it doesn't have to move money out of low-tax offshore havens to pay dividends

The money will be held outside of the US and will be used to pay dividends and buy back shares from foreign investors.

Why buying in Andorra is not a taxing option

There are also newly implemented tax benefits and incentives to live there.

Settlors beware: control over the assets of a trust by Robert Gad and Alexa Muller

The establishment of an offshore discretionary trust (“the Trust”) by a South African tax resident person (“Settlor”) gives rise to various South African tax considerations.

International Tax News, February 2016 - PwC

authored by specialists in PwC’s global international tax network.

Isle of Man Tax Bulletin - Deloitte

Isle of Man Budget 2016/17

Think corporate tax avoidance is bad for Britain? With TTIP it could be about to get even worse

Under new trade deals being negotiated by the Government, US corporations would be able to challenge British tax laws in secret tribunals

FATCA Frustration: Could Expat Voting Impact the US Election?

US expats represent a larger community than the entire populations of Rhode Island, Montana, Delaware, South Dakota, North Dakota, Alaska, the District of Columbia, Vermont and Wyoming combined

Why Is Monaco A Haven For Tax Defaulters?

And in any case even renting of a studio apartment will do but in either case a wannabe resident has to open an account in one or more of its secretive banks with a minimum deposit of 5,00,000 euros.

UK stamp duty changes for expat buy to lets from April 2016

Top of the list for many will be the UK stamp duty changes, with a new 3% levy now being attached to expat and domestic buy to let and second homes.

“Heaven’s Door: Death As A Taxable Event”

There is a growing perception that death taxes are inherently inefficient, and, as an example, it is estimated that US Estate tax amounts to less than one percent of annual federal revenue

IRS Remains Focused on Off Shore Tax Enforcement

The IRS considered the Swiss program a success and is now looking beyond Switzerland to find additional US accountholders who may have engaged in offshore tax evasion.

Antigua: ECCB Governor seeks to speed up foreign banking agreements

The US act, introduced in 2010, is aimed at preventing US citizens from utilising offshore banks to avoid taxation and conceal wealth.

Indonesia tax amnesty may lure home some of $280 bil reportedy stashed in Singapore

The scheme will offer the well-heeled incentives to bring money back to the country but it won't require taxpayers to repatriate their assets

Cahuzac Tax Evasion Scandal: What about Andorra and Monaco?

European Member of Parliament Sven Giegold points at the hypocrisy of the Socialist government in tackling tax evasion in Switzerland while ignoring their special relationships with similar tax havens like Andorra or Monaco.

Kenya becomes the 94th jurisdiction to join OECD

Kenya has signed the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters.