tax evasion

european-parliament

Ultimate owners of companies would have to be listed in central registers in EU countries

18/12/2014(0)
The ultimate owners of companies would have to be listed in central registers in EU countries, accessible to people with a “legitimate interest”, such as investigative journalists and other ... Read More
china-manufacture

No Longer Business as Usual in China

10/11/2014(0)
With heads of state and corporate chieftains in Beijing for a major economic summit meeting this week, China’s increasing economic nationalism is expected to be heavily debated. China is ... Read More
taxes

Governments sign deal against tax evasion

30/10/2014(0)
Fifty-one countries have pledged to pass on financial data after signing an agreement in Berlin to crack down on tax evasion. The transparency drive, which will launch the automatic ... Read More
tax

Italy uncovers EUR 1.7 bn vast corporate fraud

22/10/2014(0)
Italy’s financial police on Tuesday said they had broken up a ring of companies they believe used false accounting to defraud the state out of 1.7 billion euros ($2.2 ... Read More
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Espírito Santo Financial Files for Bankruptcy

10/10/2014(0)
Espírito Santo Financial, which was a large shareholder of the bailed-out Portuguese lender Banco Espírito Santo, lost a bid last week for creditor protection in Luxembourg. The Espírito Santo ... Read More
tax

Belize Firm Charged in $500 Million Tax-Evasion Scheme

10/09/2014(0)
IPC Management Services LLC, a Belize-based investment firm, and its founder were accused of a $500 million scheme to launder money and hide investments as part of a U.S. ... Read More
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MPs grill HMRC over accounts and new powers

18/07/2014(0)
HMRC’s chief executive, Lin Homer, has told MPs that it will let the National Audit Office check its forecasts for tax collection after it miscalculated figures by £1.9bn a ... Read More
swiss banks

Swiss banks threaten freeze on US accounts over tax evasion

08/07/2014(0)
Several Swiss banks have threatened to freeze American clients’ accounts unless they prove they are, or take steps to become, tax compliant, as the country’s lenders hurry to resolve ... Read More
law

Offshore Tax Crackdown Opens With 30% Penalties for Banks

30/06/2014(0)
The Internal Revenue Service is about to get an unprecedented look at bank accounts and investments U.S. citizens hold abroad, through a law that is making it harder to ... Read More
swiss banks

Swiss Lawmakers Revise FATF Bill

27/06/2014(0)
The Swiss National Council has adopted a bill to implement the revised Financial Action Task Force Recommendations, albeit with significant modifications that some lawmakers fear could put Switzerland at ... Read More
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