11/05/2015
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.
11/04/2015
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.
11/04/2015
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.
11/04/2015
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
11/03/2015
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.
11/03/2015
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).
11/02/2015
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.
11/02/2015
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.
11/01/2015
The imminent shift to the automatic exchange of information will send a strong warning to tax evaders.
11/01/2015
Inniss has sought to assure Barbadians that far from being an attempt at witch-hunting, the law has benefits for the country.
10/30/2015
It is the 37th treaty signed between Barbados and another territory while Barbados became the 74th country to sign an agreement with Slovakia.
10/30/2015
But it’s worth working through whether investing in hedge funds in tax havens is both legal and ethical.
10/30/2015
£45m UK aid cash given to tax haven
UK paid out £45m to 13 countries on tax haven 'blacklist' in just one year
10/30/2015
The ideas in this densely packed but enlightening film can be challenging, but must be heard.
10/29/2015
The IRS says it is now swapping taxpayer data reciprocally with other countries.
10/27/2015
The States of Guernsey has recently announced proposed amendments to the Income Tax Legislation that will be discussed at the States meeting starting on 25 November 2015.
10/27/2015
Much of the gap will relate to avoidance and evasion.
10/25/2015
Sunlight on tax havens
This figure has important consequences, as it represents money that should be in the tax base.
10/22/2015
The insurance industry offers a good example of how this tax can have unintended consequences.
10/22/2015
Dozens of firms have been spilling their secrets to the Justice Department about how they encouraged U.S. clients to hide money abroad