09/06/2015
QROPS – Back to Basics
But what happens if you decide to relocate during your retirement, or even move back home?
Tax
09/04/2015
Black money law: Beneficiaries in overseas discretionary trusts may face enquiry
he taxman will look through the trust and lift the veil with the basic presumption that the fund a trust holds belongs to the beneficiaries and not some foreigners or non-resident Indians.
09/03/2015
UK seems to relax pressure on Caymans over company register
Grant Shapps, Foreign Office minister, says on visit that Cayman Islands could use existing systems to help tax authorities
09/03/2015
Offshoring In The Current Tax Climate
Deloitte Jersey Tax Briefing
09/03/2015
Map reveals amount of land in the Cotswolds registered abroad
THE amount of land in the Cotswolds registered in foreign countries has been revealed in a stunning new map.
09/02/2015
Israel and the OECD good amnesty guide
How effective are these tax amnesties and are they attractive?
09/02/2015
St Kitts-Nevis signs US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act agreement
The United States welcomes St Kitts and Nevis’ commitment to enhancing global financial transparency
09/02/2015
Amnesty for offshore tax cheats
The plan targets both Korean residents and firms operating in Korea, said Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Choi Kyung-hwan.
09/02/2015
FATCA List – September 1, 2015
Under FATCA, firms have to report financial data held on file about any accounts controlled by US customers.
08/31/2015
New Zealand Proposes Property Withholding Tax for Offshore Investors
The amount to be withheld will be the lower of either 33 percent of the gain on the sale or 10 percent of the sale price.
08/31/2015
Italy Ratifies Switzerland, Monaco, Liechtenstein TIEAs
It was also noted that the protocol "widens the boundary of tax information exchange to involve all types of taxation, and foresees an end to banking secrecy.
08/29/2015
U.S. closes in on offshore tax evasion
The Internal Revenue Service loses billions of dollars annually because of offshore tax evasion.
08/28/2015
Jersey Tax Bulletin: FATCA Update - Deloitte
According to FATCA regulations, sponsored entities must have their own Global Intermediary Identification Number (GIIN) for FATCA reporting and withholding purposes by 31 December 2015.
08/28/2015
Protocol Amending Cyprus-South Africa Double Tax Agreement Signed
The protocol aligns the definition of a 'resident of a contracting state' with the 2010 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Model Convention.
08/28/2015
BERMUDA: Island off tax haven ‘radar’, Premier says
We also discussed an issue that has been prevalent with the UK for some time
08/28/2015
Options for non-doms going forward
Figures show that non-doms paying the ‘remittance basis charge’ amounted to less than 0.2 per cent of the taxpayers in the UK.
08/27/2015
Seychelles No Longer a Tax Haven for Indians
All these show how India is wooing the Indian Ocean island nation - vital for ensuring that strategic imprint in the region is not encroached by China.
08/26/2015
Swiss Banks to Pay $4.4Mln Fine to Comply With US Tax Regulations
Two more Swiss banks have reached resolutions with the Justice Department under its Swiss Bank Program.
08/26/2015
Barbados will be removed from blacklist - Inniss
Inniss made the point as he maintained that the international business and financial services sector is critical to the local economy
08/26/2015
Which will come first: A decision in the FATCA legal challenge or the first exchange of info?
The Federal Court of Canada has committed to issuing its decision in the case before Sept. 15