11/16/2015
FATCA Helps IRS Net £5 Billion In Lost Tax
The IRS says the controversial law has made identifying offshore cash and investments that taxpayers have failed to declare easier.
Tax
11/16/2015
Some more radical common sense for Tax or...by Justin Urquhart Stewart
The argument over Tax Credits is very sensitive at various levels.
11/16/2015
ANDREW PIERCE: A very taxing revelation for saintly Clegg
One of the firm’s donors is Virgin Group Holdings, part of Sir Richard Branson’s empire.
11/16/2015
Bernie Sanders’s claims about his $1 trillion infrastructure plan
“I do believe that we must end corporate loopholes, such that major corporations year after year pay virtually zero in federal income tax"
11/16/2015
Brazil Concludes Four New TIEAs
The standard will broaden the tax authorities' access to financial transactions and expand the network of tax administrations involved in the process of information exchange.
11/16/2015
HMRC grows Affluent Unit in tax avoidance crackdown
A sharper focus on offshore banking activity and tax avoidance has seen HM Revenue & Customs grow its Affluent Unit by more than 50% in the past two years.
11/13/2015
Costa Rica Hails Recognition Of Tax Transparency Progress
It is important that the country takes seriously its commitment to being a cooperative jurisdiction in transparency and exchange of tax information
11/13/2015
UK leads on anti-corruption push, U.S. and China lag, campaigners say
Governments and campaign groups are concerned about company ownership transparency because webs of companies in secretive locations are important vehicles for money laundering.
11/13/2015
Diverted Profits Tax - The Clock is Ticking...
Against the backdrop of the wider BEPS agenda, the UK is seeking to levy a 25% tax on the diverted profits of groups that structure their affairs so as to avoid a UK taxable presence known as a “permanent establishment
11/13/2015
Crickhowell: Residents of town going offshore to avoid tax release video urging others to do the same
'Either we all pay tax, or none of us do'
11/12/2015
Is there "dirty" money strewn across the pristine sands of Barbados?
Barbados, An "Ethical" Tax Haven?
11/12/2015
Transition from UK IGA to the CRS - Deloitte
The Governments of the Crown Dependencies have provided an update on the proposals for the transition from the Crown Dependancies and Overseas Territories (CDOT or "UK FATCA") to the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) in 2017.
11/11/2015
America’s controversial global tax law has been slammed as ‘a masterclass in fiscal imperialism
Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, which came into effect in July 2014, all non-U.S. financial institutions are required to report the financial information of American clients who have accounts holding more than $50,000 directly to the IRS.
11/11/2015
Tax amnesty program
The 2015 Tax Amnesty program is a limited-time opportunity for the country's taxpayers to pay any outstanding tax liabilities
11/10/2015
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
11/08/2015
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.
11/06/2015
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.
11/06/2015
The double Mauritius
Admittedly, Mauritius does have a significant Indian diaspora and once had a large textiles industry.
11/06/2015
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.
11/06/2015
Brazil speaker faces ethics hearings over secret Swiss bank accounts
First-time legislator Fausto Pinato to lead investigation into Eduardo Cunha