Managers of Wealth Offshore

SA as a centre for international fund managers is the tax environment a help or hindrance?

South Africa has a number of attributes that make it attractive as a place from which to manage international investment portfolios

FATCA: Rapidly Becoming The Global Model For Combating Offshore Tax

The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act is an important development in US efforts to improve tax compliance,

Swiss banks prepare to bow to US demands, ditch culture of secrecy

Listed banks which participate in the programme could start telling investors from next week whether or not they have to take provisions against possible fines

Guyana’s flank: The US steps up the war against tax evasion, money laundering

This is true not only for the international level, but more specifically for Guyana and the wider Caribbean

Island signs joint statement on tax info exchange

The Isle of Man is one of 30 countries to have signed up to a joint statement supporting the development of a single global standard for the automatic exchange of information between tax authorities.

Making fiscal decentralisation work: lessons from around the world - OECD

This is the first time that the revenue aspect of decentralisation has taken centre stage at a global level to allow countries to debate key questions about who should tax what and share good practices and experiences.

Cyprus agrees to renegotiate double tax treaty

India's Department of Revenue notified Cyprus as a non-cooperative tax jurisdiction

Costa Rica to Provide Financial Info on US Account Holders in Agreement Against tax evasion

The United States has signed agreements with the Cayman Islands and Costa Rica to counter offshore tax evasion, the US Treasury Department announced Friday.

BVI and Gibraltar sign tax info agreements with UK

The British Virgin Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, the Turks and Caicos Islands and Bermuda have signed tax information sharing agreements with UK Government.

Canada 'Appropriately Managed' Liechtenstein's Tax Info

The Canada Revenue Agency "appropriately managed" the information it received on offshore accounts in Liechtenstein, the Office of the Auditor General has said.

Guernsey among ‘early adopters’ of next steps to fight tax evasion

Now Guernsey is among a group of jurisdictions which has released a joint statement outlining its commitment to the “early adoption of the Common Reporting Standard being developed in the OECD.

Westpac closes hundreds of business accounts in Vanuatu

Hundreds of international business accounts will be closed down by the Westpac Bank in Vanuatu this weekend.

Cayman Islands agrees to report US citizens’ offshore assets under controversial law

The Cayman Islands has signed an agreement with the United States to combat offshore tax evasion pursuant to a controversial 2010 law that has caused some notable US expatriates to revoke their US citizenship.

Jersey Signs Tax Agreement with Slovenia

The agreement was signed by the Minister for External Relations, Senator Sir Philip Bailhache, and the Slovenian Ambassador, His Excellency Iztok Jarc.

Caymans & Costa Rica Sign U.S. Tax Evasion Pact---FATCA Gets Even Fatter

With other Swiss bank closures and 14 Swiss banks still under investigation, everything is different now.

Offshore Tax Havens Are Under Attack - But what About New Zealand?

New Zealand is generally perceived as a high tax country and consequently has not been a target in the international campaign against offshore tax havens.

Cayman Signs 32nd TIEA Agreement

Caribbean Journal is reporting that The Cayman Islands has signed a tax information exchange agreement with the Republic of Malta.

Bermuda Signs Tax Agreement With Poland

Minister of Finance Bob Richards today [Nov 25] signed a bilateral Tax Information Exchange Agreement [TIEA] with the Republic of Poland at the Polish Embassy in London.

Jim Love, Canadian Mint Chairman, Helped Run Offshore 'Tax-Avoidance Scheme' For Clients

Close friend of Finance Minister Flaherty has also served as tax adviser to government

Isle of Man gets top rating from OECD

The rating is based on a peer review assessment carried out by a team of experts on behalf of the OECD’s Global Forum, which involves 120 countries including the Isle of Man.