Tax & Regulation
Spanish princess’s husband gets six years over €6m tax fraud
The brother-in-law of King Felipe VI of Spain has been sentenced to six years in prison and fined more than €500,000 (£426,565, $530,810) after being found guilty of charges including embezzlement, fraud and tax evasion.
Retirement | 20 Feb 17
Easier rules for small DB pension transfers considered
The UK government is open to considering a relaxation of the current rules around defined benefit pension transfers where the saver’s entitlement is quite small, a new consultation paper released on Monday showed.
British widow in France refunded over pension advice
A British widow has been refunded for poor advice she received from a UK adviser while living in France.
Tax & Regulation | 20 Feb 17
Aus eyes beneficial ownership list in tax avoidance crackdown
The Australian government is consulting on setting up and maintaining a register that would reveal the identities of the companies’ beneficial owners.
Tax & Regulation | 17 Feb 17
UK tax office warns on two tax avoidance schemes
HM Revenue & Customs has warned of a new disguised remuneration tax avoidance scheme that uses payment via annuities as a means to avoid income tax and national insurance contributions (NICs).