Managers of Wealth Offshore

'Thought Provoking' Tax Conference Timed to Perfection

Eleven guest speakers addressed a range of matters from transparency initiatives to tax enforcement and data privacy.

Tax credits for oil and gas giants rise to $324 billion

This is because there are generous tax concessions available for spending that is greater than a company's assessable tax receipts, which can be carried over year on year.

Making Tax Digital has arrived

HMRC knows businesses will require time to become familiar with the new requirements.

Year-end and general UK tax planning for international clients

Care needs to be taken when spending time in the UK so as not to breach the UK Statutory Residency Test rules.

Leading global tax administrations agree collective actions on tax certainty, co-operation and digital transformation

Set out in concrete and practical terms a digital vision for Tax Administration 2030 and to help reduce compliance burdens for small and medium sized enterprises through the use of new technologies.

Corporate Taxation in the Global Economy By Christine Lagarde

The current international corporate tax architecture is fundamentally out of date.

Pay taxation, buy civilisation

A robust international tax system is the best defence against authoritarianism.

HMRC wins £40m legal case over tax avoidance scheme

"Promoters need to take note of this decision and make sure they contact HMRC urgently about schemes they haven't yet disclosed."

More than 50 properties in Scarborough owned by tax haven companies

Companies registered in Jersey own the largest share in Scarborough, with 35 properties.

Another tax amnesty scheme being prepared

The FBR has already sent out notices to high-net-worth individuals whose names do not appear on tax rolls.

Canada moves to criminalise 'reckless' behaviour by advisers

This plan includes and amendment extending the offence of money laundering to include 'recklessness' as an alternative criterion for prosecution.

HMRC wins £40 million battle against tax avoidance promoters

HM Revenue and Customs has won a legal case over tax avoidance scheme promoter Hyrax Resourcing Ltd, which will help the tax authority collect over £40 million in unpaid taxes.

What double taxation agreements mean for UAE residents

The Emirates has 123 double tax treaties in force or pending, which benefit expatriates and companies

ECLAC Reiterates call to reduce Tax Evasion in LAC

It adds that that tackling the high level of tax incompliance and illicit financial flows in the region is “more necessary than ever.”

Like Multinational Companies, Africa's Richest Are Hiding Wealth And Avoiding Taxes

The September 2018 AfrAsia Bank Africa Wealth Report says the total individual wealth held in Africa amounts to US$2.3 trillion.

Switzerland: Distance Selling Update

Other consignments into Switzerland are not considered in the assessment of the VAT threshold for e-commerce businesses.

Media Blackout as Israel’s Largest Banks Pay Over $1 Billion in Fines for US Tax Evasion Schemes

The settlements are the end result of a series of Department of Justice (DOJ) probes that were related to the DOJ’s 2007 investigation targeting UBS AG, Switzerland’s largest bank.

How shadowy tax havens skirt conservation efforts

Dark money foreign investments may bankroll deforestation and overfishing

Advisers risk 'sleepwalking' into criminal prosecution

A company has a defence to the offence if it can demonstrate a system of "reasonable procedures that identifies and mitigates its tax evasion facilitation risks".

Treaty to ‘dodge Kenyan tax’ deemed unconstitutional

“Today’s judgment validates our call for African countries to review all their tax treaties particularly those signed with tax havens.”