Managers of Wealth Offshore

The Hidden Wealth of Nations: Gabriel Zucman details money lost by governments to tax havens

Zucman then moves on to discuss the data, calculating that of the world’s entire wealth

NZ welcomes Cook Islands measures to tackle tax avoidance

AEOI is at the heart of international efforts to reduce international tax evasion, and strengthen international efforts to increase transparency among financial institutions and tax administrations.

Update on UK disclosure facilities - SMP

This means that time is rapidly running out for UK taxpayers to make a disclosure of any UK tax irregularities to HM Revenue & Customs under the current facilities.

The double Mauritius

Admittedly, Mauritius does have a significant Indian diaspora and once had a large textiles industry.

Channel Islands removed from US tax haven blacklist

Also featured on the list were Gibraltar and the Isle of Man and the British Virgin Islands.

Brazil speaker faces ethics hearings over secret Swiss bank accounts

First-time legislator Fausto Pinato to lead investigation into Eduardo Cunha

MPs attack HMRC for 'failures' over tax avoidance reports

HM Revenue & Customs is still failing to report how much cash it has received from its efforts to address aggressive tax avoidance, a group of MPs has said.

As tax havens go, the US is worse than the Cayman Islands

The report notes that most countries scores have improved as the world is taking “real action” to tackle financial secrecy.

UAE signs agreement on exchange of information for tax purposes with Norway

The visit aimed to explore ways of developing and promoting the technical partnership as well as exchanging experience on financial and economic affairs between the two parties.

U.K. Offshore Tax Enforcement `Woefully Inadequate,' Panel Says

The agency should also publish and maintain a comprehensive list of the 1,140 types of tax relief identified by the Office of Tax Simplification and identify those which need to be monitored and have their costs and objectives evaluated

U.S. Ranks As Top Tax Haven, Refusing To Share Tax Data Despite FATCA

With its ambitious FATCA undertaking, the U.S. has cowed the world into submission. making foreign banks and foreign governments hand over what would be secret bank data about depositors.

HMRC 'tax gap' from PAYE and self assessment up by almost 10% in a year

The amount of tax lost to potential avoidance and evasion that should have been collected through pay as you earn (PAYE) and self-assessment has increased by almost 10% in a year, according to the latest figures from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

Barbados endorses OECD global standard for the automatic exchange of information

The event was held in conjunction with a meeting of the OECD's Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes that was also hosted in Barbados.

Maintaining low tax rates for capital gains good policy

The tax rate for capital gains is currently lower than that for most ordinary income, as it is a direct tax on savings and investment.

Global Forum on tax transparency pushes forward international co-operation against tax evasion

The imminent shift to the automatic exchange of information will send a strong warning to tax evaders.

Inniss: FATCA good for Barbados

Inniss has sought to assure Barbadians that far from being an attempt at witch-hunting, the law has benefits for the country.

Barbados and Slovakia sign tax agreement

It is the 37th treaty signed between Barbados and another territory while Barbados became the 74th country to sign an agreement with Slovakia.

Vexed issue of ethics: investing in hedge funds in tax havens

But it’s worth working through whether investing in hedge funds in tax havens is both legal and ethical.

£45m UK aid cash given to tax haven

UK paid out £45m to 13 countries on tax haven 'blacklist' in just one year

Review: ‘The Price We Pay’ Maps a Web of Offshore Tax Havens

The ideas in this densely packed but enlightening film can be challenging, but must be heard.