Managers of Wealth Offshore

OECD proposes agreement on sharing details of offshore accounts

42 countries have already committed to sharing tax details

DMS Offshore Investment Services Expands FATCA Task Force

Heading off Legislation that Allows IRS Access to Tax Information Related to Offshore Accounts

Turks and Caicos Islands : British MPs accuse Helen Garlick’s former office of wasting and mismanaging taxpayers money

In a strong criticism that is similar to how many residents of Turks and Caicos Islands feel about the Special Investigation and Prosecution Team, the Public Accounts Commitee of Britain’s House of Commons has accused Helen Garlick’s former wo

Jamaica: FATCA Registration Delayed

Local commercial banks and near banks regulated by the Bank of Jamaica, as well as other entities regulated by the Financial Services Commission, which are counted as Foreign Financial Institutions under US law, should now be engaged in registering online

U.S. charges Swiss asset manager in offshore tax fraud case

U.S. prosecutors on Thursday announced they indicted Peter Amrein, a Swiss asset manager, on charges that he assisted U.S. taxpayers in evading millions in taxes by hiding money in offshore trusts at multiple Swiss banks.

Guernsey: The Changing Role Of Family Office Offshore

Lisa Vizia of Saffery Champness in Guernsey examines the changing roles of offshore family offices in Guernsey and what the implications will be.

Bahamas: Treasurer for Merkel's Party to Quit as Tax-Evasion Debate Simmers

The treasurer for Chancellor Angela Merkel's party said he would give up his position in April, after facing criticism for transferring money into a Bahamas-registered trust in 1997 and as a widespread debate on tax evasion continues to simmer here.

FATCA net is tightening - says US lawyer

US lawyer Suzanne Reisman will tell Guernsey trust professionals how the FATCA net is tightening at STEP's evening lecture this month.

IBM Uses Dutch Tax Haven to Boost Profits as Sales Slide

Attracted by the Netherlands’ policies and extensive network of tax treaties, IBM joins companies such as Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. that have used Dutch subsidiaries to cut taxes.

Fraud Expert Says Vat Is Viable In The Bahamas

Kendrick Christie, president of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Bahamas Chapter, asserted that “Value Added Tax is viable in the Bahamas”.

Tax probe into Bermuda-based trio of Microsoft-linked entities

Three Bermuda Microsoft subsidiaries or affiliates are being investigated by another country for their various tax dealings on the island.

Department of Justice Program for Swiss Banks Can Mer Uan Trouble fo.S. Taxpayers with Undisclosed Offshore Accounts

Many participating banks have sent letters to their U.S. customers encouraging them to make voluntary disclosures and/or are closing their accounts

Australian Govt Announces Start Date For Offshore Banking Reforms

Reforms to Australia's Offshore Banking Unit regime will enter into force from July 1, 2015.

Swiss tax authority probes firm once led by economy minister

The Berne tax authority said it was investigating bank accounts, lease contracts, work contracts and commercial registers of a now liquidated Ammann-Group subsidiary company in Jersey, a British Crown dependency.

India and Fiji signed Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement

Government of India and the government of Fiji on 30 January 2014 signed a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement for avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.

Liechtenstein, China Ink TIEA

Liechtenstein's Foreign Affairs Office Director, Martin Frick, and China's Consular General in Zurich, Liang Jianquan, have recently signed in Vaduz a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) between the two countries.

Deloitte leapfrogs PwC to become top accountant: global survey

Deloitte has pipped rival PwC to become the world's top accountant by revenue in the face of rising pressure on fees and new rules boosting competition, a global survey showed.

Guernsey signs two more DTAs

Guernsey has completed two further bilateral Double Taxation Arrangements (DTAs).

Offshore scheme loses appeal over £80m unsettled tax

HMRC states certain investors that used the scheme since 2005 have settled some £20m in tax bills

Top tax haven got more investment in 2013 than India and Brazil - UN

The Caribbean archipelago, a tax haven otherwise dependent on tourism, has jumped up the league table of top investment destinations in the past five years.