Search Results for: tax evasion
Eurojust supports international operation against tax evasion through sham contracts
January 26th, 2024
Eurojust has supported the competent authorities in Germany, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland in a coordinated action against a group of suspects allegedly involved in tax evasion through sham contracts with foreign subcontractors. During an operation on 10 October, ...
Swiss bank UBS fined over tax evasion in French appeal
December 14th, 2021
A French court fined Swiss bank UBS 1.8 billion euros on appeal for its role in helping French residents commit tax fraud. UBS took the fight to the Paris appeals court after being initially hit with a 3.7-billion-euro fine ...
Ex-Head of Volkswagen suspected of tax evasion in Germany – Reports
July 31st, 2018
The prosecutors of the German city of Braunschweig are suspecting former head of Volkswagen AG Martin Winterkorn of tax evasion, local media reported on Sunday. The investigation began in 2017 in Munich, when a staff member at Sparda bank ...
Netherlands to introduce Registry Of Beneficial Ownership to fight Tax evasion
April 10th, 2017
One year after the revelations of the Panama Papers there is still a lot of work to do for the Netherlands to effectively prevent and fight widespread international money laundering structures and unlawful tax evasion. This is especially the ...
Credit Swiss is mired in an international tax evasion probe
April 3rd, 2017
Credit Swiss is mired in an international tax evasion probe into thousands of suspect bank accounts. A tip off to the Dutch police prompted raids in The Netherlands, Britain,Germany, France and Australia. The UK’s HM Revenue & Customs confirmed ...
UK: New Year brings in new penalties for enablers of offshore tax evasion
January 3rd, 2017
Accountants, bankers, lawyers and other advisors who enable offshore tax evasion will face tough new sanctions from today (1 January 2017). The new powers will see individuals or corporates who take deliberate action to help others evade paying tax ...
Greek Government Reports Nearly EU 1 Billion in Tax Evasion Fines, Asset Seizures
August 3rd, 2016
The Government of Greece has opened hundreds of tax-evasion cases against citizens suspected of hiding assets outside of country borders, already assessing some EU 810 million in fines from suspected scofflaws, according to Special Financial Prosecutor Panagiotis Athanasiou. The government, which began ...
Three key measures to fight tax evasion by multinationals
May 30th, 2016
One trillion euro is taken from the hands of citizens each year as a result of tax avoidance. That’s Euro 2000 per citizen. A large sum of money that won’t be invested in social security, education, job development or ...
Panama Says Tax Evasion ‘Not A Crime’ There
May 17th, 2016
It is a misnomer to call Panama a tax haven, but tax evasion in “not a crime” in the central American country and such a situation does not invite criminal proceedings, its Multilateral Affairs Minister Maria Luisa Navarro said ...
HMRC’s response to the ICIJ story on offshore tax evasion
April 5th, 2016
Jennie Granger, Director General of Enforcement and Compliance, HM Revenue and Customs, said: HMRC is committed to exposing and acting on financial wrongdoing and we relentlessly pursue tax evaders to ensure that they pay every penny of taxes and fines ...
