Managers of Wealth Offshore

Malta expected to sign US agreement regarding FATCA

Failure to meet these new reporting obligations would result in a financial institution suffering a 30 per cent withholding tax on certain US source income.

Gibraltar QROPS Denial a Waste of Time and Effort

HMRC is wasting time and effort by continuing to deny Gibraltar as an acceptable Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes jurisdiction

IMF Denies It Favors Wealth Tax

The International Monetary Fund issued a statement on November 05, 2013 denying that it favors a wealth tax

Portugal Gazettes Tax Regularization Decree

Jersey Finance welcomes progress in removing Jersey from French uncooperative jurisdictions list

Officials from Jersey met with senior officials from France’s Ministry of Finance last week (Thursday 31 October) and were told that Jersey’s significant efforts to ensure tax information requests are responded to swiftly and effectively are b

UPDATE 1-Britain says to sign tax agreement with Cayman Islands

"We will be signing this afternoon a tax information sharing agreement with the Cayman Islands, the first ever with an overseas territory," Osborne told parliament.

US to curtail offshore tax evasion in the Caribbean

The department said the FATCA is “rapidly becoming the global standard in the effort to curb offshore tax evasion

Watch out you Cayman Island sunbathers, UK’s Osborne is after you

UK chancellor George Osborne will be signing a tax agreement with the Cayman islands for the benefit of collecting tax information.

Argentina and Switzerland Agree to Push Through Tax Evasion Treaty

The deal is the latest step by Argentina--long famed for rampant tax evasion--to reach agreements with tax havens around the world to track down fiscal information on individuals and companies suspected of bilking the treasury.

Andorra deepens commitment to fight offshore tax avoidance and evasion

The Multilateral Convention provides for all forms of mutual assistance: exchange on request, spontaneous exchange, tax examinations abroad, simultaneous tax examinations and assistance in tax collection, while protecting taxpayers’ rights.

Cayman Islands Government : Convention on Tax Assistance Extended to Cayman

The UK is a party to the convention and, in accordance with legal requirements, Cayman must formally request that the UK extend the convention to this jurisdiction.

Jersey optimistic about removal from France 'blacklist'

There have been certain requests for information made by the French under the terms of our TIEA that remain outstanding

Guernsey signs 50th TIEA and receives praise from OECD

Guernsey has been commended for its leadership on tax transparency and cooperation by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) after concluding its 50th bilateral Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA).

Cayman Islands: What Does The Cayman Island IGA Really Mean For The Asset Management Industry?

The impact of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act on the asset management industry is profound.

Offshore Tax Scorecard: UBS, Credit Suisse, HSBC, Julius Baer

The crackdown has led to charges against UBS

Challenge to disclosure of information under a tax information exchange agreement (Cayman Islands)

The judge went on to order the Cayman Authority to revoke its consent to the use of information obtained in respect of two Cayman entities

Caymans dispute could harm co-operation

A ruling by a Cayman Islands judge may stop the Australian Tax Office investigating assets secretly held in the tax haven

PwC - Finance sector businesses must act now to be ready for global information exchange

Signing IGA’s are only one piece of the puzzle for Channel Island Financial services businesses to be fully geared up for efficient automatic tax information exchange

Jersey Finance welcomes IGA signing with the UK

Jersey Finance has welcomed the announcement that Jersey has signed an inter-governmental agreement on automatic exchange of tax information between Jersey and the UK

Guernsey signs ‘FATCA’ agreement with the UK

The agreement enhances the automatic tax information exchange provisions already in place between Guernsey and the UK under measures equivalent to the EU Savings Tax Directive.